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9 References and resources recap

Chapter 1 – References

Bubikova-Moan, J., Næss Hjetland, H., & Wollscheid, S. (2019). ECE teachers’ views on play-based learning: a systematic review. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 27(6), 776-800. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2019.1678717

Brooke, E., Edwards, S., & Blaise, M. (Eds.) (2014). The SAGE handbook of play and learning in early childhood. SAGE. http://digital.casalini.it/9781473907164

Brooker, L., & Edwards, S. (Eds.) (2010). Engaging play. Open University Press.

Danniels, E., & Pyle, A. (2018). Defining play-based learning. In R.E. Tremblay, M. Boivin, R. Peters (Eds.) & A. Pyle (topic Ed.), Encyclopedia on early childhood development. https://www.child-encyclopedia.com/play-based-learning/according-experts/defining-play-based-learning

Fleer, M. (2021). Play in the early years (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108908153

Laevers, F. (2000). Forward to basics! Deep-level-learning and the experiential approach. Early Years: An Educational Research Journal, 20(2), 20–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/0957514000200203

Nolan, A., Kilderry, A., & O’Grady, R. (2006). Young children as active learners. Early Childhood Australia.

Nolan, A., & Paatsch, L. (2018). (Re) affirming identities: implementing a play-based approach to learning in the early years of schooling. International Journal of Early Years Education, 26(1), 42-55.

Robertson, N., Morrissey, A.M. & Rouse, E. (2018). Play-based learning can set your child up for success at school and beyond. Science Education News, 67(1), 50-51.

Roskos, K., & Christie, J. (2001). Examining the Play–Literacy Interface: A Critical Review and Future Directions. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 1(1), 59-89. doi:10.1177/14687984010011004

Stagnitti, K., & Lewis, F. M. (2015). Quality of pre-school children’s pretend play and subsequent development of semantic organization and narrative re-telling skills. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 17(2), 148-158. doi:10.3109/17549507.2014.941934

Stagnitti, K. E., Paatsch, L., Nolan, A., & Campbell, K. (2020). Identifying play skills that predict children’s language in the beginning of the first year of school. Early Years, 1-15. doi:10.1080/09575146.2020.1865280

Wood, E. (2014). The play-pedagogy Interface in Contemporary Debates. In L. Brooker, M. Blaise, & S. Edwards (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Play and Learning in Early Childhood (pp. 145–156). SAGE.


Chapter 1 – Digital artefacts (videos, podcasts, interactives) reference details

David, N., Cain, K. & Fennelly, S. (Creators). (2022). What is play-based teaching and learning: Engaging with this chapter. In Play-based teaching approaches: Assessing learning through play. Deakin University. https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/play-based-teaching-approaches/chapter/chapter-1/

Robertson, N. & Nolan, A. (Authors). David, N., Cain, K. & Fennelly, S. (Producers). (2022). Opportunities of play-based learning experiences. In Play-based teaching approaches: Assessing learning through play. Deakin University. https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/play-based-teaching-approaches/chapter/what-is-play-based-learning/

Robertson, N. & Paatsch, L. (Creators). Bass, C., Fennelly, S., & David, N. (Producers) (2022). Play within primary classrooms. In Play-based teaching approaches: Assessing learning through play. Deakin University. https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/play-based-teaching-approaches/chapter/play-and-learning/

David, N. & Cain, K. (Creators). (2022). Engage and extend: Memories of play and learning. In Play-based teaching approaches: Assessing learning through play. Deakin University. https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/play-based-teaching-approaches/chapter/play-and-learning/

Robertson, N. & Nolan, A. (Authors). David, N., Cain, K. & Fennelly, S. (Producers). (2022). Exploring Parten’s stages of play. In Play-based teaching approaches: Assessing learning through play. Deakin University. https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/play-based-teaching-approaches/chapter/play-and-learning-theoretical-perspectives/

Robertson, N. & Nolan, A. (Authors). David, N., Cain, K. & Fennelly, S. (Producers). (2022). Exploring the teacher’s role in play-based approaches. In Play-based teaching approaches: Assessing learning through play. Deakin University. https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/play-based-teaching-approaches/chapter/the-teachers-role-in-play-based-learning-approaches/

Robertson, N. & Paatsch, L. (Creators). Bass, C. and David, N. (Producers) (2022). Differentiation in practice: Chapter 1. In Play-based teaching approaches: Assessing learning through play. Deakin University. https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/play-based-teaching-approaches/chapter/play-based-approaches-and-differentiation/

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