Importance of Play and the Cognitive Development of Children Marlene Joy M. Cepeda Western Governors University Abstract The focus on academic success and high assessment scores has led many educators and administrators to perceive play as an unimportant part of a child’s development. But play does lay a good foundation developmentally for children. Through each different types of play‚ a child develops the necessary skills in order to succeed. When children are given opportunities
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“Children Need to Play‚ Not Compete”‚ by Jessica Statsky: A Critique What makes Jessika Statsky’s “Children Need to Play‚ Not Compete” an effective piece in the arguments on whether the competitive sports may harm children both physically and psychologically‚ is her use of clear thesis statement and a full forecast of the reasons she offers to justify her position. Statsky carefully picks her key terms‚ such as by sports‚ for example‚ she means to describe both contact and non-contact sports that
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Cache level 1 Award in an Introduction to Early Years Settings. The value of play for babies and young children – Task 1 (1.1 & 1.2) Developmental Area Ways play can support the area of development The value of play in the area of development Physical Walk forwards‚ backwards and sideways. Walk on tip-toes. Running‚ stopping and starting. Jump up and down on the spot. Jump a distance. Crawl through a barrel or tunnel. Throw‚ catch and kick a ball. Carrying and passing‚ Climbing
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Analysis of “Children Need to Play‚ Not Compete” Sports for children in the United States have increased dramatically over the past three decades. Many believe that parents and coaches are becoming too involved in youth sports practices. In the essay “Children Need to Play‚ Not Compete” by Jessica Statsky‚ Statsky states her opinion that children should be focused on playing the game and having fun‚ instead of focused on winning the game. She also states and supports how parents and coaches are
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Questions and Activities Please read the checklist at the end of this assessment before you begin. 1. Why is play important for children? Play is important for children because playing is the process that essential to children’s developmental progress. Children need to go through each level of process to generate‚ develop and enhance their developmental progress and well being. In playing‚ children will need to use their physical ability‚ able to explore and apply their creativity and naturally started
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The article Children Need to Play‚ Not fight by Jessica Statsky basically battled non-need of fighting theory in youth. She took the side totally against this idea. She advised over the earlier decades’ spread of battling speculation in child ages. Their gatekeepers were inclined to give watchful thought on the outcome of the diversion or match. The inventor raised some her unmistakable purposes behind right how this speculation wasn’t correct. In her article‚ she said "each sorted out amusement
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Richland Lane was untrafficked‚ hushed‚ planted in great shade trees‚ and peopled by wonderfully collected children. They were sober‚ sane‚ quiet kids‚ whose older brothers and sisters were away at boarding school or college. Every warm night we played organized games—games that were the sweetest part of those sweet years‚ that long suspended interval between terror and anger. On the quiet dead-end street‚ among the still brick houses under their old ash trees and oaks‚ we paced out the ritual
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Study of Literature in Elementary School Literature is yields of writing and spoken substance. Generally‚ literature tells anything from creative writing to be literally work like as poetry‚ drama‚ fiction and nonfiction which have an aim to work of the creativity of the imaginations (Lombardi‚ n.d). Too few of children in elementary school who learnig about literature because the schools are more focusing them on the main lesson such as mathematics‚ science of language‚ social‚ biology and
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Why Children Should Play School or Organized Sport “Research has shown that participation in outside of school sports and or other organized sports is associated with lower dropout rates‚ reduced problem behaviors‚ and increased school performance. Children build interpersonal skills‚ positive assets needed to become active and productive young adults. Studies suggest that children who are involved with after school sports or organized sports have higher self esteem‚ lower depression rates
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disorder (Parritz & Troy‚ 2014‚ p. 150). Twin studies have been used to show the genetic factor in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Twin studies can be useful because there are two sets of the same deoxyribonucleic acid. This allows researchers to compare and contrast the differences between twins. One twin study in particular used twins from the Netherlands Twin Registry. Dutch twins that were born within the years 1992–1996 were used for the study (Derks‚ Dolan‚ Hudziak‚ Neale‚ & Boomsma‚
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