"When asked to describe her job, a kindergarten teacher said that teaching 5-year olds is like trying to keep crickets in a basket: when you open the lid to put in a few more crickets, the others jump out." (Bodrova and Leong, 2008)
"For example, research shows that mature dramatic play promotes children's development of self-regulation and other valuable capacities. But many children have not reached mature play-dramatic play in which they act out specific roles and plan their play-and some will not acheive this level without teacher action. Defending underdeveloped and immature play as a valid part of the school day for preschool and kindergarten children often backfires, leading to general devaluation of play and its role in child development. It is important when using terms like play to carefully specify their meaning."-(Copple and Bredekamp, 2008)
Amber,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your post about Dramatic Play. I feel dramatic play is of great importance with young children, with expression of feelings, and inspiring creativity. Working with children who have been affected by domestic violence has really shown me the importance of dramatic play also from a therapeutic perspective. Although, dramatic play is so essential for all children and development.