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1	The Importance of Imaginative Play in Child Development Plocha, Aleksandra Helena January 2007 (has links) Thesis advisor: Julia Fisher / The future of imaginative playtime in the lives of children today is at great risk. Currently, 40% of schools are considering eliminating- or have already eliminated- recess from the school day. The goal of this essay is to argue the irreplaceable value that imaginative play has in contributing to the cognitive, emotional, and social growth of a child. In making a case for the importance of play in child development, all three of these areas of potential growth will collectively be considered as true development of the child. To lay the foundation for these specific categories of benefits, it is necessary to understand the general biological background supporting the innate importance of play, as well as the previous work of those who have researched this subject. Once this information is presented, the cognitive, emotional, and social benefits of imaginative play will be explored in more detail, and the effects of play deprivation and play reintroduction will be discussed. In this manner, it is the aim of this presentation to demonstrate the exceptional importance of imaginative play. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2007. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Psychology. / Discipline: College Honors Program. Psychology, General imaginative play child development cognitive benefits social benefits
2	Pretend Play at Home: Creating An Educationally Enriched Environment for Emergent Literacy Among Preschool-Aged Children Anderson, Kelly King 15 July 2005 (has links) This thesis will illustrate how pretend play can be used in the home for educational purposes. The major emphasis of the work will be emergent literacy, however, application principles can be applied in all subject areas. Parents who desire to expand their child's literacy skills while exposing the child to an arts enriched home environment need ideas and tools developed with supportive research to strengthen and focus their efforts. These tools will greatly expand parental resources by offering several principles as a guide for adapting existing classroom materials for home use. The following Seven Components form the core foundation for adapting pretend play materials to aid the home learning environment curricula: (1) Child as Active Participant (Vygotsky; Piaget). (2) Parent as Role Model for Dramatic Play and Literacy, serves as Facilitator, and Co-player (Haight and Miller; Vygotsky). (3) Physical environment could be anywhere: car, office, or bedroom. (4) Resource material: should be able to use common found objects in home, with limited preparations or expense. (5) Play Content needed to provide elements of literacy: cognitive learning, symbol representation, oral language, self-expression, listening and comprehension (Goodman). (6) Promote creative and fun learning experience with a relaxed, informal atmosphere. (7) Play should be process and discovery oriented, and not for performance (Brown and Pleydell; Tuge). This thesis will also examine the preliminary results of a study for parents and children who applied a curriculum developed with the core components and explored the participants' interest level in such activities. Recommendations for further research will also be made. pretend play emergent literacy preschool parents homeschool dramatic play theatre for young audiences theater interactive play make believe imaginative play socio-dramatic play Jean Piaget L.S. Vygotsky Vivian Paley Victoria Brown Haight and Miller Film and Media Studies Theatre and Performance Studies
3	Utilizing Play to Help Adopted Children Form Healthy Attachments Sallot, Coleen Michelle 26 April 2021 (has links) No description available. Behavioral Psychology Behavioral Sciences Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Therapy Clinical Psychology Counseling Psychology Developmental Psychology Educational Psychology Families and Family Life Individual and Family Studies Neurosciences Pedagogy Psychology Social Psychology Social Work Special Education Technology Therapy Design Early Childhood Education Educational Technology Elementary Education Information Technology Instructional Design Mental Health Preschool Education child adoption foster care domestic adoption international adoption trauma abuse neglect ambiguous loss attachment attachment theory therapy play therapy play social play self-directed play imaginative play video games role-play games virtual therapy

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