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What is Symbolic Play

Chapter 1
Handbook of Research on Critical Issues in Special Education for School Rehabilitation Practices
An object is used to represent another object that is not present. A player is pretending with toys or props.
Published in Chapter:
Play Experiences in Early Childhood Education: Inclusion of Children With Special Needs
Lin Moore (Texas Woman's University, USA) and Elaine Zweig (Collin College, USA)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7630-4.ch001
Abstract
Educators can consistently support the active engagement and learning of children with and without special needs in inclusive environments. Definitions and theories of play are examined and the benefits of play described. Experts agree that play is fundamental to children's healthy physical, social and emotional learning, cognitive and language development, and creativity and problem solving. Examples of instructional strategies to facilitate free and guided play illustrate a variety of roles enacted by educators. The importance for children with special needs to be afforded opportunities for indoor and outdoor play experiences is highlighted. The chapter concludes with recommendations for future research, policies, and a call to action for advocacy.
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Chapter 13
Play in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Development and Characteristics
Where children use objects, actions, or ideas to represent other objects, actions, or ideas using their imaginations to assign roles to inanimate objects or people.
Published in Chapter: Play in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Development and Characteristics; From: Handbook of Research on Play Specialism Strategies to Prevent Pediatric Hospitalization Trauma
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Chapter 10
To Develop the Sense of Activity Through Play in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Case Study in Early Childhood
It is a play that appears in the development of children between 2 and 7 years old that consists of simulating actions, situations, objects or characters that are not in the development of the recreational activity.
Published in Chapter: To Develop the Sense of Activity Through Play in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Case Study in Early Childhood; From: International Perspectives on Modern Developments in Early Childhood Education
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Chapter 5
The Role of Play in Promoting Resilience
Play mode in which the child creates things, people, and situations in his or her mind, regardless of their actual presence.
Published in Chapter: The Role of Play in Promoting Resilience; From: Handbook of Research on Play Specialism Strategies to Prevent Pediatric Hospitalization Trauma
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Chapter 9
Parenting in Dyads With an ASD-Child: An Overview of the Challenges and Intervention Perspectives Through Attachment Theoretical Framework
Symbolic play represents a developmental milestone usually achieved at around two years of age. It is the ability to use objects or toys to represent other objects or actions during play sessions (i.e., to use a banana as if it were a mobile phone).
Published in Chapter: Parenting in Dyads With an ASD-Child: An Overview of the Challenges and Intervention Perspectives Through Attachment Theoretical Framework; From: Exploring Best Child Development Practices in Contemporary Society
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