Play and Young Children 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 What We Know Age Level Newborns Play and Learning 0-6 months Screen Sense: Setting the Record Straight- Research-based Guidelines for Screen Use for Children Under 3 Years Old 0-3 years Making Room for Literacy (video podcast) 0-5 years Interests Lead to Learning (video podcast) 0-5 years Developmentally Appropriate Practice Virtual KITS 0-5 years Play: How Important Is It? 0-8 years Toddlers Play & Learning 1-2 years Choosing Toys for Toddlers 2-3 years Building Language and Literacy Through Play (pdf) 2-5 years The Role of Children's Interest in Early Literacy and Language Development (pdf) 2-6 years Building Language & Literacy Through Play 2-6 years Play: Creating Time and Tools for Children to Synthesize and Integrate Concepts 3-5 years Preschoolers Play and Learning 3-5 years Moving Beyond Screen Time: Redefining Developmentally Appropriate Technology Use in Early Childhood Education (pdf) 3-5 years Play's Potential In Early Literacy Development (pdf) 3-5 years Play, Mathematics and False Dichotomies 3-6 years Taking the long view on play in early childhood education 3-6 years Playful learning: Where a Rich Curriculum meets a playful pedagogy 3-6 years Teacher-led? Child-guided? Find the Balance in Preschool Classrooms 3-6 years The Play-Literacy Nexus and the Importance of Evidence-Based Techniques in the Classroom (pdf) 3-6 years Why Play = Learning (pdf) 3-8 years School Age Play and Learning 5-8 years Top of Page Activities Age Level Using Toys to Support Infant-Toddler Learning and Development (pdf) 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 Making the Most of Playtime 0-8 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 Assessing and Scaffolding Make-Believe Play 3-5 years Top of Page 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 Guidelines (pdf) 0-3 years Examples of Assistive Technology for Young Children 0-5 years Zac Browser: Zone for Autistic Children 5-10 years
