by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Williamson, P. A. & Silvern, S. B. (1992). “You can’t be grandma; you’re a boy”: Events within the thematic fantasy play context that contribute to story comprehension. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 7, 75-93.1Abstract:This study examines how...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Pellegrini, A. (1984). Identifying causal elements in thematic-fantasy play paradigm. American Educational Research Journal, 21(3): 691-701.1Abstract:This study examines the effect of adult-directed and peer-directed thematic play on both immediate and sustained...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Page, A. (1983). Children’s story comprehension as a result of storytelling and story dramatization: A study of the child as spectator and as participant (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.Abstract:This study examined...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Fink, R. S. (1976). Role of imaginative play in cognitive development. Psychological Reports, 39: 895-906.1Abstract:This study addresses the potential roles of imaginative play (or creative role-playing) on two foundational cognitive abilities of children initially...
