Developed as a companion volume to ""The Play's the Thing"", this book defines and analyses the concept of master player based on videotaped observations of pre-school children at play. By interweaving sequences of play together with their dialogue about them, the authors model how teachers can work as a team to develop their understanding of a particular child and of the value of children's quality play, and how they can support it. The in-depth discussion between the authors reveals the multi-facted nature of play, individual differences in both teachers' and children's styles, and the complexity of intervention decisions made by teachers.
| ISBN: | 9780807735824 |
| Publication date: | 31st January 1997 |
| Author: | Gretchen Reynolds, Elizabeth Jones |
| Publisher: | Teachers' College Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | Early Childhood Education Series |
| Genres: |
Educational psychology Child, developmental and lifespan psychology Pre-school and kindergarten |