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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Play assessment (Child psychology)"”.
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The Politics of Play: A Sociocultural Analysis of Play in the Context of State Preschool Standards
… seen an explosion of brain research and early childhood policies resulting in academics as a priority at state-funded preschools. Although strongly supported through a century of research, play often is pushed out by a more formalized, academic curriculum. Under the direction of the No Child …
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Toward a valid and reliable measure of play: the dimensions of play framework
While it is established that play is important for development, researchers do not have a measure that examines both play type and complexity. Existing measures are limited to examining play type without complexity, complexity of a specific play type, or ethnographic measures. Based on a …
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A naturalistic observation of the play behaviour of children with autism spectrum disorders /
Cognitive and social levels of play engaged in by four-to-eight-year-old children with autism spectrum disorders were examined in naturalistic classroom settings. In addition, play at home was compared with play at school via parent and educator interviews. Seventeen school-age children, their …
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A Measurement System for Monitoring Play in Typically Developing Children and Children with Autism
… measurement system was developed to monitor play in children with autism and typically developing children. The study was conducted in a preschool operated in conjunction with a center-based program for children with autism. The development of the measurement system was based on observations …
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Assessing Optimal Sibling Training Conditions: An Empirical Approach.
… of the study was to investigate the effects of play materials on the interactions between a child with autism and her sibling. Three conditions were assessed: open choice, materials chosen by the child with autism, and materials chosen by the typically developing sibling. Within each activity, …
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The Play Behaviors of Young Children Exposed to a Traumatic Event
… between exposures to a traumatic event and play behaviors of child witnesses to the World Trade Center terrorist attacks in 2001, using a subsample of 71 children from the NYC Young Children's Project (NYCYCP) interviewed 9-12 months after the event. Child Behavior Checklist broadband scales …