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ERIC Number: EJ676594
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
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Play as the Leading Activity of the Preschool Period: Insights from Vygotsky, Leont'ev, and Bakhtin.
Duncan, Robert M.; Tarulli, Donato
Early Education and Development, v14 n3 p271-92 Jul 2003
Discusses ideas from Vygotsky, Leont'ev and Bakhtin to show how fantasy play acts as its own zone of proximal development that contributes to the development of symbolic mediation, the appropriation of social roles and symbols, and the preschool child's preparation for elementary school. (JPB)
Descriptors: Child Role, Cognitive Development, Educational Theories, Language Acquisition, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Pretend Play, Role Playing, Symbolic Learning
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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