Hande Ilgaz

Using a narrative- and play-based activity to promote low-income preschoolers’ oral language, emergent literacy, and social competence

Ageliki Nicolopoulou, Kai S. Cortina, Hande Ilgaz et al. · Early Childhood Research Quarterly · 2015 · 173 citations

Kindergarten Education, Language Development, Education +16

Supermarket Speak: Increasing Talk Among Low‐Socioeconomic Status Families

Katherine E. Ridge, Deena Skolnick Weisberg, Hande Ilgaz et al. · Mind Brain and Education · 2015 · 127 citations · Full text

Language Development, Atypical Language Development, Education +25

The language of play: Developing preschool vocabulary through play following shared book-reading

Tamara Spiewak Toub, Brenna Hassinger‐Das, Kimberly Turner Nesbitt et al. · Early Childhood Research Quarterly · 2018 · 112 citations · Full text

Early Education, Child Literacy, Early Literacy +13

Using the Transformative Power of Play to Educate Hearts and Minds: From Vygotsky to Vivian Paley and Beyond

Ageliki Nicolopoulou, Aline Barbosa de Sá, Hande Ilgaz et al. · Mind Culture and Activity · 2009 · 87 citations

Vivian Paley, Social Pretend Play, Language Development +17

Shovels and swords: How realistic and fantastical themes affect children's word learning

Deena Skolnick Weisberg, Hande Ilgaz, Kathy Hirsh‐Pasek et al. · Cognitive Development · 2015 · 80 citations · Full text

Fantastical Themes, Child Literacy, Children's Literature +10