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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"symbolic play"”.
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Assessment of the Symbolic Play of Hearing-Impaired Preschoolers
… was a descriptive evaluation of the Nicolich Symbolic Play Coding System and its validity when used to assess the play of hearing-impaired children. Results from this investigation implied that overall, this system was able to be used with hearing-impaired children. Reported findings indicated …
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Exploring the Contribution of Videotaped Documentation to Children's Symbolic Play
… how documentation contributed to children's symbolic play. The naturally occurring symbolic play of two children, five-years-old, was videotaped in their classroom for four weeks. Edited segments of their symbolic play were then given to the children to revisit and reflect on with the …
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The Role of Symbolic Play With Peers in Producing Social-Cognitive Change Among Five- and Six-Year-Old Girls
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The relationship of developmental functioning to symptom presentation in young children with ASD
… assessed. Specific symptoms, joint attention, symbolic play, gestures, and RSB, as well as general symptom categories were assessed in children with ASD (n=10) and children with typical developmental (n=10) who were matched on mental age and gender. Method: Measures of social communication, …
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Similarities and Differences in the Play Skills of Young Children with Autism and Children without Disabilities
… children spend most of their time engaged in play. Children with autism often display deficits in play ability, especially symbolic play. The purpose of the current study was to examine the similarities and differences in play skills of a group of 19 children with autism compared to a group of …
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Play more and play better: why play in early years is important for children's future language, mathematical and mental health development?
… PhD project intends to explore the importance of play in child development. To examine the longitudinal influence of play on children's learning and mental health development, I conduct three studies by using the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children population cohort and the National …
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Exposing a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to more than one language in the home : is it beneficial?
… pre-verbal skills were assessed during free-play using the Rossetti-Infant Toddler Language Scale (Rossetti, 2006), while their receptive and expressive language skills were assessed using the Mac-Arthur Bates Communicative Development Inventory: Words and Gestures (Fenson, Marchman, Thal, …
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Creating a World in the Sand: A Pilot Study of Normative Data for Employing the Sand Tray as a Diagnostic Tool With Children
This descriptive study was designed to evaluate the way in which children, normal children ages 9-10 approach and carry out the task of creating a ‘World’ in the sand tray. A clinical group comprised of abused and neglected children was evaluated to determine how they approached the task. Both …
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Treatment Effectiveness in Preschool Education- A Look at Affective Variables
… in communication, social interaction, and symbolic play. Neither intellectual ability nor academic achievement, two variables frequently used for measuring intervention effectiveness, are included as diagnostic criteria. Yet IQ scores are often used as entry criteria for treatment studies …