lecture 4 Flashcards
infant play types
sensori motor
fucntional
symbolic
pretend play
sensorimotor
first 18 months
explore objects by feeling and sucking
functional
begins in 2nd year
use objects for function designed for
symbolic
begins in 2nd year
use objects to represent other objects
pretend play
cognitively sophisticated
taking on someone else point of view
older siblings and parents can increase level and complexity
smilanskys stages of play
functional
constructive
socio-dramatic
gaming with rules
functional play
manipulating objects in a functional msnner
constructive
making things with objects
socio dramatic play
acting out
gaming with rules
adjusting ones behaviour to pre arranged rules
parten
social participation - how we encode it -
unoccupied
solitary - playing alone
onlooker- watching others play
parallel- no direct interaction but playing near others
associative- responding to peers
coordinated- complementary interactionwsn
why is play important
pelligrini and smith - physical development
infancy - improving coordination
pre schooler- exercise play- balance fitness
middle childhood- rough and tumble - boundaries
importance of symbolic play
emotional development
theory of mind skills 0 ability to be aware of another mental state
importance of socio dramatic play
increasingly complex social competence
involves planning, negotiation, compromise resolution of conflicts
development of imagination
improves language and cognitive skills
functions of play
psychological - expression of emotions
physical task directed behaviours , fitter, coordination balance
cognitive- use of creative thinking, imagination
language- practice communication
social - practice reciprocity