Play, It's the way young children learn

 

Play, It's the way young children learn (pamphlet) from the Early Childhood Funders is available in six languages. It is intended to help teachers and parents understand the importance of play and integrate play into daily practice.

 

Now available to read online: English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Farsi.

For printable versions (double-sided in pamphlet style):
English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese

 

Play, It's the way young children learn finds that:

 

• High-quality preschools provide lasting benefits.

 

• Play contributes to school success in many ways.
  Through play, children develop representational competence, oral language and narrative understanding, positive approaches to learning, logic, self-regulation and social negotiation.

 

• The teacher is the key to the play-centered curriculum. Teachers use keen observation to assess and support children’s learning and development through play. Teachers facilitate play through responsive interactions with children.

 

Play, It's the way young children learn includes information on how parents can support play:

 

• Provide playthings that kids can use in a variety of ways; encourage children to play with ordinary household objects.

 

• Encourage imaginative play and ask children about their play.

 

• Take kids outdoors and encourage exploration of natural materials.

 

• Look for early care and education programs where children learn through play.

 

Download Play, It's the way young children learn:
English , Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Farsi

For printable versions (double-sided in pamphlet style):
English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese