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Developing Play in an Inclusion Setting
Tools of the Mind and Roanoke County Public Schools
Angela Alvis, MA.Ed Sharon Sheppard, Ed.S.
Jessica Johnson and Kyndal Smith, Preschool Teachers
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Developmental Influences of Play
• Creates Zone of Proximal Development for many areas of development
• Facilitates separation of thought and action
• Facilitates the development of self- regulation
• Impacts motivation
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During play children have…
• More mature memory • More mature attention • More self-regulation
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3 Components of Make-Believe Play
1. Imaginary situation
2. Role Play 3. Roles have
rules
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The Development of Play
The first signs of what Vygotskians would call
“play” emerge in typically developing children around 18
months of age when they begin to use
everyday objects, such as phones, in pretend
ways.
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Why do some children have a hard time with play?
Prerequisites for play
– The ability to communicate with gestures, emotional expressions, symbols or words
– The ability to engage in joint attention and imitation
– The ability to be flexible and quickly adapt to change
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Supports for Play
Make-‐ Believe Play
Make-‐ Believe Play
Environmental Supports (props, sensory baskets,
costumes)
Environmental Supports (props, sensory baskets,
costumes)
Play Support (scripts, visual schemas)
Play Support (scripts, visual schemas)
Teacher Support (modeling) Teacher Support (modeling)
Peer Support Peer Support
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Building Basic Play Skills
• Underlying cognitive Skills – Imitation – Joint attention – Basic language – Simple play scripts – Symbolic substitution
Supports in Play Centers • Environmental
support – sensory materials – Large central props – Wearable props – Visuals
• Play support (scripts) • Teacher support
(modeling) • Peer support
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Play Themes Tools of the Mind curriculum has five set
themes throughout the year. v Family v Grocery
v Restaurant v Doctor/Hospital
v Pet/Vet
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