Pete King

The Play Cycle in Practice (eBook, ePUB)

Supporting, Observing, and Reflecting on Children's Play

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how the Play Cycle can help practitioners to observe and understand children's play and support their interactions with children. It explains the six elements of the play cycle - pre cue, play cue, play return, play frame, flow, and annihilation - and shows how practitioners can use this to guide their interventions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040411070
• Artikelnr.: 74817866

Autorenporträt

Pete King is a Senior Lecturer at Swansea University and the Programme Director for the MA in Developmental and Therapeutic Play. He is co-author of The Play Cycle: Theory, Research and Application, and his research has been published both nationally and internationally in academic journals. Pete has been involved in children's play since 1996 and this book is a combination of nearly 30 years professional practice, teaching, research.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword - Dr Shelly Newstead and Kathy Brodie
Introduction: How it all began
Chapter 1: The Play Cycle Revised and updated
Chapter 2: The Play Cycle and The Play Environment
Chapter 3: The Play Cycle and Child-Led Play
Chapter 4: The Play Cycle and the Role of the Adult
Chapter 5: The Play Cycle Observation Method (PCOM)
Conclusion: A Brief Recap of the Play Cycle and Potential Challenges for
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