Play Research

What's important to remember when reading my blog is that none of what I share about 'PLAY' is new.  These are not Tracey Walsh's thoughts.  Many people have done the research and learning to support what I share.  What I do believe to be true, though, is that we have to know the research that supports our beliefs and the play within our programs. Encouraging kindergarten programs to be more play-based means that we need to be able to name the learning that happens in play.  We talk about this at our K-3 Pedagogical Sessions- how we need to focus on the learning that happens and be able to name it.

I highly recommend visiting Lisa Murphy's Ooey Gooey site to learn more.  I have purchased her Vygotsky..............,,,Oh My dvd because I want to be more confident about encouraging 'play-based learning.' Here is a quick capture of the research she shares that supports offering developmentally appropriate programs in play.

Vygotsky


Piaget


Waldorf There is solid, world-renowned research behind 'play' as being the developmentally appropriate way of learning for young children.