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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

What We Know | Activities | Special Needs

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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
The Role of Children's Interest in Early Literacy and Language Development	2-6 years
Preschoolers Play and Learning	3-5 years
Play's Potential In Early Literacy Development	3-5 years
Books, Nooks and Literacy Hooks (video podcast)	3-5 years
Children's Right to Play: An examination of the Importance of Play in the Lives of Children Worldwide	3-5 years
Why Play = Learning	3-8 years
Does Play Matter? - video	3- 12 years
School Age Play and Learning	5-8 years
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Activities	Age Level
Parent Practice Guides for Infant Literacy Experiences	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
Interests Lead to Learning (video podcast)	0-5 years
Making Music: Literacy Tips for Parents	0-6 years
Dramatic Play for Toddlers (podcast)	1-3 years
Up, Down and All Around (podcast)	1-3 years
Parent Practice Guides for Toddler Literacy Experiences	2-3 years
Finger Plays and Action Verses For Children	2-8 years
Parent Practice Guides for Preschool Literacy Experiences	3-5 years
Invention Playhouse	3- 12 years
Pounce the Word matching Game	5-6 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
Toy Adaptations	0-8 years
Zac Browser: Zone for Autistic Children	5-10 years