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Transdisciplinary play-based assessment (TPBA) is a training method for early intervention professionals to assess the development of children from birth to age 6. The phases of TPBA are explained and illustrated; and child behavior is interpreted. Guidelines and observations of cognitive, social-emotional, communication and language, and sensorimotor/development skills are presented. An explanation of how to complete the summary/rating is reviewed....
5) Play
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Play has been studied according to its social categories and content. Children's play is involving, child-directed and process-oriented. This program explores the contents and social dimensions of play and the important role of adults in facilitating childrens' play.
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These sequences show children from 7 to 30 months playing, uninterrupted by adults. They show the remarkable exploratory powers of the under 3s and the value of this type of play in encouraging concentration and therefore cognitive abilities. There are 6 ten minute sequences, with infants sometimes alone and sometimes in pairs, showing favoured schemas of action emerging at different ages. Each of the six sequences consists of a child/children playing...
8) Vermont kids
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In the summer of 1975 John Marshall and Roger Hart documented the outdoor play activities of the children in a small Vermont town. Roger had just completed his dissertation from Clark University on the geography of children. John's 13 hours of 16mm footage comprised part of his detailed research on children's outdoor lives, studying the role of play in children's psychological development as well as its relationship to their understanding of nature...
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Learning, playing and learning through play are complex issues that we have tried to simplify and explain with this film. It shows learning taking place through self chosen, enjoyable activities. By following one boy for a year (from his third to his fourth birthday) we see clearly how his development and learning are progressed through his rich play experiences. He is seen playing at home indoors and out and sometimes at his playgroup. He plays on...
12) Pretend play
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This consists of source material of children's pretend play featuring children from 20 months to 7 years. The 11 sequences can be used individually for observation. Also, as they are presented chronologically by age, they clearly show the developmental stages of pretend play. Sequences show learning taking place in all major areas, physical, cognitive, language, social, emotional and creative. There is also a good opportunity for discussion of gender...
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Physical play is the first type of play to emerge but also the least researched and most neglected by educators. However this is rapidly changing as educators realize just how vital it is from many points of view. Inbuilt psychological drives mean that children want to be able to do things for themselves and physical play leads to children becoming adept at using their bodies. Being motivated to succeed at tasks is an important factor in effective...
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For babies, playing is learning. So lets get learning and moving with the Curious Buddies! Explore different types of movement, warm up with stretches, balance on one foot, jump up and down, clap, waddle, get loose, and move! Highlights include: Physical activity and dance; concepts of fast, slow, big small; yoga, stretching and balance; head, shoulders, knees, and toes; popular motion-based songs, rhymes and games; diverse musical styles.
16) Duka's Dilemma
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Personal and intimate, this film follows the drama of a Hamar family in crisis, the high points of which are the birth of the new wife's child, and nine months later, a heated dispute between the mother-in-law and her son, which leads to the building of a new house.
17) Arrow Game
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A group of boys engages in an arrow fight in the village clearing. They shoot blunt arrows, practicing their aim and learning to dodge the shots.
19) Child's play 2
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In this clever, playful sequel, voodoo and terror meet when an innocent-looking doll is inhabited by the soul of a killer who wasn't ready to die. Althogh the doll was destroyed by fire, Chucky is reconstructed by a toy factory and then seeks young Alex Barkley in order to possess his soul.
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Playtime Can Be Magical! Take a flying leap of fantasy with the cutest, funniest friends on the block, because it's Time to Play! Join Kermit, Fozzie, Piggy, Animal, Gonzo and our newest Muppet Summer as the whole gang uses their power of imagination to transport themselves from Miss Nanny's preschool playroom into out-of-this-world adventures full of music, surprises and silly fun.
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