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A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play

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Dramatic play book!
A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play

A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play
Vivian Gussin Paley
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Paperback

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The buzz word in education today is accountability. But the federal mandate of "no child left behind" has come to mean curriculums driven by preparation for standardized tests and quantifiable learning results. Even for very young children, unstructured creative time in the classroom is waning as teachers and administrators are under growing pressures to measure school readiness through rote learning and increased homework. In her new book, Vivian Gussin Paley decries this rapid disappearance of creative time and makes the case for the critical role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of young children.

A Child's Work goes inside classrooms around the globe to explore the stunningly original language of children in their role-playing and storytelling. Drawing from their own words, Paley examines how this natural mode of learning allows children to construct meaning in their worlds, meaning that carries through into their adult lives. Proof that play is the work of children, this compelling and enchanting book will inspire and instruct teachers and parents as well as point to a fundamental misdirection in today's educational programs and strategies.

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Dramatic play book!.......2007-05-06

Used this in a college class about play! Paley's book meets and exceeds my expecations! Wonderful ideas about capturing and documenting children's dramatic play

A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play.......2005-10-03

I enjoy all of Vivian Paley's books, but this one is especially timely and pertinent since I am part of a kindergarten readiness transition team for a school district in Pennsylvania. Ms. Paley is very clear about the importance of play during the early childhood years and brings her beliefs across in a simple and convincing format. I bought a copy for each member of our team with the hope that it will illicit thoughtful discussion and lead us toward some needed changes in our views of what is significant in our relationships, interactions and guidance of young children as we make policies, and set out to prepare children for elementary school and beyond.

A Child's Work: the Importance of Fantasy Play.(book)(Book Review) : An article from: Childhood Education

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A Child's Work: the Importance of Fantasy Play.(book)(Book Review) : An article from: Childhood Education
Suzie K. Mohler
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Release Date: 2005-09-12

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Title: A Child's Work: the Importance of Fantasy Play.(book)(Book Review)
Author: Suzie K. Mohler
Publication: Childhood Education (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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A Child's Work - The Importance of Fantasy Play

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A Child's Work - The Importance of Fantasy Play
VG Paley
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPXKEY

A Child's Work : The Importance of Fantasy Play

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A Child's Work : The Importance of Fantasy Play
Vivian Gussin Paley
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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