Developed as a companion volume to "The Play's the Thing", this book defines and analyses the concept of master player based on videotaped observations of pre-school children at play. By interweaving sequences of play together with their dialogue about them, the authors model how teachers can work as a team to develop their understanding of a particular child and of the value of children's quality play, and how they can support it. The in-depth discussion between the authors reveals the multi-facted nature of play, individual differences in both teachers' and children's styles, and the complexity of intervention decisions made by teachers.
- ISBN10 0807735817
- ISBN13 9780807735817
- Publish Date 1 January 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 February 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Teachers' College Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 144
- Language English