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"Children who experience success are more likely not only to want to repeat the experience, but to want to take on new or more difficult challenges as well. Play gives children the opportunity for success." -Rogers & Sawyers, 1988

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What We Know

Age Level
Newborns Play and Learning
0-6 months
Making Room for Literacy (video podcast)
0-5 years
Interests Lead to Learning (video podcast)
0-5 years
Play: How Important Is It?
0-8 years
Toddlers Play & Learning
1-2 years
Choosing Toys for Toddlers
2-3 years
New PLAYing on and the Road to Literacy
2 - 5 years
The Role of Children's Interest in Early Literacy and Language Development
2 - 6 years
New Building Language & Literacy Through Play
2 - 6 years
New From Play to Literacy: Implications for the Classroom
3-5 years
NewThe Play-Literacy Nexus and the Importance of Evidence-Based Techniques in the Classroom
3 - 6 years
Making Play all it can be (video)
2-8 years
Using Observation Strategies as Children Play (video)
2-8 years
Preschoolers Play and Learning
3-5 years
Play's Potential In Early Literacy Development
3-5 years
Why Play = Learning
3-8 years
School Age Play and Learning
5-8 years

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Activities

Age Level
Using Toys to Support Infant-Toddler Learning and Development
0-2 years
BAM! Radio – How Singing Songs with Infants and Toddlers Helps Brain Development
0-3 years
Go Play: Making the Most of Playtime with your Child
0-3 years
Learning Numbers Through Play
0-5 years
Story Boxes: A Hands-On Literacy Experience for Children with Visual Impairments
0-5 years
Getting Kids Involved: Creating Opportunities for Learning (video)
0-5 years

Parent Practice Guides for Infant Literacy Experiences
0-5 years
Dramatic Play for Toddlers (podcast)
1-3 years
Up, Down and All Around (podcast)
1-3 years
Books, Nooks, Literacy and Hooks
2-5 years

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Special Needs

Age Level
How we Play: A Guidebook for Parents and Early Intervention Professionals [PDF]
0-3 years
Learning through Play: My Baby's Hearing
0-3 years
Universal Design for Play Tool [PDF]
0-3 years
Activities/Routines that incorporate Assistive Technology
0-5 years
Zac Browser: Zone for Autistic Children
5-10 years

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