Play and inclusion

Nind, Melanie; Flewitt, Rosie and Theodorou, Fani (2014). Play and inclusion. In: Cologon, Kathy ed. Inclusive Education in the Early Years: Right from the Start. Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand.

Abstract

This chapter focuses on:
Play as the cornerstone of early childhood development and an entitlement of every child; how practitioners can enable children’s involvement in play whatever their challenges; the various roles of practitioners as supporters of play, mediators of play and play partners; the role of play in helping practitioners to know, relate to and assess all children including those with differences in social, physical and cognitive development;