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Play and Its Role in the Mental Development of the Child
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Language DevelopmentEducationPreschool DevelopmentEarly Childhood EducationPsychologyPreschool TeachingSocial SciencesPredominant FormChildren's LiteratureCognitive DevelopmentSocial-emotional DevelopmentDevelopmental ActivityEarly Childhood ExperienceDevelopmental DisorderDevelopment —Child PsychologyCognitive ScienceDanceSocial SkillsEarly Childhood DevelopmentGlobal Developmental DelayPlay StudiesChild DevelopmentPhysical DevelopmentEarly EducationInfant DevelopmentPreschool EducationMental Development
In speaking of play and its role in the preschooler's development, we are concerned with two fundamental questions: first, how play itself arises in development — its origin and genesis; second, the role of this developmental activity, which we call play, as a form of development in the child of preschool age. Is play the leading form of activity for a child of this age, or is it simply the predominant form?