{"product_id":"the-plays-the-thing-teachers-roles-in-childrens-play-9780807752418","title":"The Play's the Thing: Teachers' Roles in Children's Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eResponding to current debates on the place of play in schools, the authors have extensively revised their groundbreaking book. They explain how and why play is a critical part of children's development, as well as the central role adults have to promote it. This classic textbook and popular practitioner resource offers systematic descriptions and analyses of the different roles a teacher adopts to support play, including those of stage manager, mediator, player, scribe, assessor, communicator, and planner. This new edition has been expanded to include significant developments in the broadening landscape of early learning and care, such as assessment, diversity and culture, intentional teaching, inquiry, and the construction of knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew for the \u003cem\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/em\u003e of \u003cem\u003eThe Play's the Thing\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Additional theories on the relationship of teachers and children's play (e.g., Vygotsky and the role of imaginary play and Reggio Emilia's image of the competent child).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Current issues from media content, consumer culture, and environmental concerns.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Standards and testing in preschool and kindergarten.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Bridging the cultural gap between home and school.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Using digital technology to make children's play visible.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Recent brain development research.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e And much more \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e is faculty emerita in human development at Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, California. \u003cstrong\u003eGretchen Reynolds\u003c\/strong\u003e is on the faculty in the early childhood education program at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada. Their other books on play include \u003cem\u003eMaster Players\u003c\/em\u003e (Reynolds \u0026amp; Jones) and \u003cem\u003ePlaying to Get Smart\u003c\/em\u003e (Jones \u0026amp; Cooper).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Teachers College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461253501202,"sku":"9780807752418","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3f746be-5253-4390-8fae-381172039657.jpg?v=1730061135","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-plays-the-thing-teachers-roles-in-childrens-play-9780807752418","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}