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The Importance Of Symbolic Play As A Component Of The Early Childhood Curriculum, Sheila Reed
The Importance Of Symbolic Play As A Component Of The Early Childhood Curriculum, Sheila Reed
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Educational research has linked the quality of early childhood education programs to a reduction in special education enrollment and later academic success (Smith, 2004). High quality programs offer curriculums with academics and socialization. Russian developmental psychologist and social constructivist, Lev Vygotsky, believed culture and social interaction guide cognitive development. He, also, suggested that play stimulates the development of abstract thought (Santrock, 2006). The purpose of this literature review was to determine the importance of Symbolic play as an early childhood curriculum component for the development of cognitive and social skills.
Rubin (as cited in Umek & Musek, 2001) identified role …