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More than just play: The significance of mutually directed adult‐child activity

Margaret Henry School of Early Childhood Studies, Brisbane College of Advanced Education, 130 Victoria Park Road, KELVIN GROVE QLD 4059
Pages 35-51 | Published online: 07 Jul 2006

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Sue Waite, Sue Rogers & Julie Evans. (2013) Freedom, flow and fairness: exploring how children develop socially at school through outdoor play. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning 13:3, pages 255-276.
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Ursula Kolbe. (1993) Co‐player and co‐artist: New roles for the adult in children's visual arts experiences. Early Child Development and Care 90:1, pages 73-82.
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Kammi K. Schmeer, Britt Singletary, Kelly M. Purtell & Laura M. Justice. (2021) Family Disruption and Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Family Issues 44:1, pages 112-138.
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Jacob Kruse, Yuhao Kang, Yu-Ning Liu, Fan Zhang & Song Gao. (2021) Places for play: Understanding human perception of playability in cities using street view images and deep learning. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 90, pages 101693.
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Elin Reikerås. (2020) Relations between play skills and mathematical skills in toddlers. ZDM 52:4, pages 703-716.
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Seo-hee Ahn & Yoon-kyung Jeong. (2019) The Relationship between Maternal Cognitive and Emotional Support during Play and Children’s Cognitive Flexibility: The Mediating Role of Interest. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 31:2, pages 99-119.
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Erin E. Barton, Gounah Choi & Evelyn G. Mauldin. (2018) Teaching Sequences of Pretend Play to Children With Disabilities. Journal of Early Intervention 41:1, pages 13-29.
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Nora Schneider, Eveline Geiser, Laura Gosoniu, Yulianti Wibowo, Gertrude Gentile-Rapinett, Mayke Tedjasaputra & Sudigdo Sastroasmoro. (2018) A Combined Dietary and Cognitive Intervention in 3–5-Year-Old Children in Indonesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients 10:10, pages 1394.
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Erin E. Barton, Elizabeth A. Pokorski, Erin M. Sweeney, Marina Velez, Stephanie Gossett, Jia Qiu, Celia Flaherty & Maddisen Domingo. (2018) An Empirical Examination of Effective Practices for Teaching Board Game Play to Young Children. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions 20:3, pages 138-148.
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Angela Pyle, Christopher DeLuca & Erica Danniels. (2017) A scoping review of research on play‐based pedagogies in kindergarten education. Review of Education 5:3, pages 311-351.
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Patrick Ip, Nirmala Rao, John Bacon-Shone, Sophia Ling Li, Frederick Ka-wing Ho, Chun-bong Chow & Fan Jiang. (2016) Socioeconomic gradients in school readiness of Chinese preschool children: The mediating role of family processes and kindergarten quality. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 35, pages 111-123.
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Erin E. Barton. 2016. Handbook of Early Childhood Special Education. Handbook of Early Childhood Special Education 267 286 .
Mary Kay Kenney. (2012) Child, Family, and Neighborhood Associations with Parent and Peer Interactive Play During Early Childhood. Maternal and Child Health Journal 16:S1, pages 88-101.
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Kenneth R. Ginsburg. (2007) The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds. Pediatrics 119:1, pages 182-191.
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Dale C Farran & Whasoup Son-Yarbrough. (2001) Title I funded preschools as a developmental context for children’s play and verbal behaviors. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 16:2, pages 245-262.
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