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Spotlighting the Importance of Play in the Lives of Young Children


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In this episode of "Conversations from Studio B," host Jan Hodson talks with Dr. Margaret A. King, professor emerita of the Ohio University Patton College of Education. King has over 40 years of experience as an early childhood teacher, professor, and consultant. She is the author of numerous publications on a range of early childhood topics.

Hodson and King are joined by Roy Schlegel, account manager with Playworks, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the recess experience in schools. They discuss the importance of play in the development of children.

For more information, visit:

 

The Value of Play : http://www.education.com/reference/article/value-play/

Children’s Right to Play : http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/420212/Children-s-right-to-play-defended

In Defense of Childhood: http://www.indefenseofchildhood.org/research.html

Play and Children’s Learning: http://www.naeyc.org/play

Children’s Rights: http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources/child.asp

Children’s Right to Play: http://www.bernardvanleer.org/Childrens-right-to-play-An-examination-of-the-importance-of-play-in-the-lives-of-children-worldwide

PlayWorks: http://www.playworks.org/splash.php?r=%2F

American Association for Child the Childs Right to Play: http://www.ipausa.org/