Play = Learning: How Play Motivates and Enhances Children's Cognitive and Social-Emotional Growth
- ISBN-10
- 0199885389
- ISBN-13
- 9780199885381
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-08-24
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Dorothy Singer
Description
In Play=Learning, top experts in child development and learning contend that in over-emphasizing academic achievement, our culture has forgotten about the importance of play for children's development.
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