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Play as a Model for the Middle Grades
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-06-15)
Play in the lives of children of all ages is on the decline. This decline is even more dramatic in the middle grades, as in this context, play is almost non-existent and has been replaced with a rise in negative qualities ...
Where the Magic Begins: The Nexus of Commercially-Given Narratives, Pretend Play, and Literacy Learning
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016)
While research has suggested that pretend play can give children invaluable experience in
such literary practices as story ideation, creation, and renegotiation, character development, and reading and writing rehearsal, ...