Research & Suggested Reading
Articles
"'Where Do the Bears Go?' The Value of Child-Directed Play" by Genan T. Anderson, Anita Rae Spainhower, and Ann C. Sharp. Young
Children. (May 2014).
“Real literacy in a school setting: Five-year-olds take on the world” by Nigel Hall. The Reading Teacher. Vol 52. No.1 (September
1998).
"The Use of Play and Inquiry in a Kindergarten Drama Centre: A Teacher's Critical Reflection" by Laura Hope-Southcott. Canadian
Children. Vol. 28. No. 1 (Spring 2013).
“Assessing and Scaffolding Make- Believe Play” by Deborah J. Leong and Elena Bodrova. Young Children. (January 2012).
“Research on Play” Research synthesized from: The complete folder of Play: Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Development.
http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/pages/PDF/play.pdf
“Symbolic Play and Emergent Literacy” by Sandra J. Stone and William Stone
The Importance of Play: Supporting Kindergarten. Saskatchewan Online Curriculum (October 2010)
"Neuroscience, Play and Early Childhood Education: Connections, Implications and Assessment" by Stephen Rushton, Anne Juola
Rushton, and Elizabeth Larking. Early Childhood Education. (November 21, 2009).
"Holding on to Play: Reflecting on Experiences as a Playful K-3 Teacher" by Lisa D. Wood. Young Children, (May 2014).
Books
"Explorations- Learning Through Inquiry and Play” by Lalie Harcourt and Ricki Wortzman. Pearson Canada Inc. Toronto, Ontario. 2012.
"The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter: The Uses of Storytelling in the Classroom" by Vivian Gussin Paley
“From Play to Practice- Connecting Teachers’ Play to Children’s Learning” by Marcia L. Neil and Walter F. Drew with Deborah E. Bush
"'Where Do the Bears Go?' The Value of Child-Directed Play" by Genan T. Anderson, Anita Rae Spainhower, and Ann C. Sharp. Young
Children. (May 2014).
“Real literacy in a school setting: Five-year-olds take on the world” by Nigel Hall. The Reading Teacher. Vol 52. No.1 (September
1998).
"The Use of Play and Inquiry in a Kindergarten Drama Centre: A Teacher's Critical Reflection" by Laura Hope-Southcott. Canadian
Children. Vol. 28. No. 1 (Spring 2013).
“Assessing and Scaffolding Make- Believe Play” by Deborah J. Leong and Elena Bodrova. Young Children. (January 2012).
“Research on Play” Research synthesized from: The complete folder of Play: Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Development.
http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/pages/PDF/play.pdf
“Symbolic Play and Emergent Literacy” by Sandra J. Stone and William Stone
The Importance of Play: Supporting Kindergarten. Saskatchewan Online Curriculum (October 2010)
"Neuroscience, Play and Early Childhood Education: Connections, Implications and Assessment" by Stephen Rushton, Anne Juola
Rushton, and Elizabeth Larking. Early Childhood Education. (November 21, 2009).
"Holding on to Play: Reflecting on Experiences as a Playful K-3 Teacher" by Lisa D. Wood. Young Children, (May 2014).
Books
"Explorations- Learning Through Inquiry and Play” by Lalie Harcourt and Ricki Wortzman. Pearson Canada Inc. Toronto, Ontario. 2012.
"The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter: The Uses of Storytelling in the Classroom" by Vivian Gussin Paley
“From Play to Practice- Connecting Teachers’ Play to Children’s Learning” by Marcia L. Neil and Walter F. Drew with Deborah E. Bush
