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Play Scaffolding

Play Scaffolding is an instructional framework within play-based learning contexts that systematically supports children's developmental progress through tailored adult or peer-guided interactions, differentiated by its focus on incrementally fostering cognitive, social, and emotional competencies during playful activities.

78

Publications

4.6K

Citations

184

Authors

88

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

35

Parents

Publications

78

The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children

Michael W. Yogman, Andrew S. Garner, Jeffrey Hutchinson et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2018 · 721 citations

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Guided Play: Where Curricular Goals Meet a Playful Pedagogy

Deena Skolnick Weisberg, Kathy Hirsh‐Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff · Mind Brain and Education · 2013 · 434 citations

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Taking Shape: Supporting Preschoolers' Acquisition of Geometric Knowledge Through Guided Play

Kelly Fisher, Kathy Hirsh‐Pasek, Nora S. Newcombe et al. · Child Development · 2013 · 323 citations

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Play in the Preschool Classroom: Its Socioemotional Significance and the Teacher’s Role in Play

Godwin S. Ashiabi · Early Childhood Education Journal · 2007 · 290 citations

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Preschool teachers’ talk, roles, and activity settings during free play

Susan Kontos · Early Childhood Research Quarterly · 1999 · 185 citations

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Authors

184

  1. KH
    Kathy Hirsh‐Pasek

    Temple University, United States

    3 publications · 1.5K citations

    3

    h-index

  2. RM
    Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

    University of Delaware, United States

    3 publications · 1.5K citations

    3

    h-index

  3. MF
    Marilyn Fleer

    Monash University, Australia

    2 publications · 65 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. AM
    Anne‐Marie Morrissey

    Deakin University, Australia

    2 publications · 50 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. SP
    Sofia Papavlasopoulou

    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

    2 publications · 49 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

88

  1. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    243 citations

  3. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Education and Early Childhood Development

    Fredericton, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  5. University of Cyprus

    Nicosia, Cyprus

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    122 citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    197 citations

  7. Auckland University of Technology

    Auckland, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    117 citations

  8. Temple College

    Temple, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    1.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Early Childhood Education Journal

    6 publications · 677 citations

    6

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  2. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

    2 publications · 111 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 86 citations

    2

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  4. ZDM

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Childhood Education

    2 publications · 25 citations

    2

    h-index

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