A mandate for playful learning in preschool : presenting the evidence /

We are robbing young children of play time to give them a head start on academic skills like reading and mathematics. Yet scientific evidence suggests that eliminating play is taking preschool education in the wrong direction. This text provides a counterargument to the rising tide of didactic instr...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy.
Weitere Verfasser:
Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Zusammenfassung:
We are robbing young children of play time to give them a head start on academic skills like reading and mathematics. Yet scientific evidence suggests that eliminating play is taking preschool education in the wrong direction. This text provides a counterargument to the rising tide of didactic instruction on preschool classrooms.
Umfang:
1 online resource (138 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
9786613018496
1-283-01849-7
0-19-972426-1
Schlagworte:
Play.
Learning.
Early childhood education.
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