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Chapter 3 – References

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Department of Education. (2021). Professional learning program orientation materials: Differentiated/Play based inquiry learning in the Early Years of Schooling. State Government of Victoria. https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/profdev/Pages/professional-learning-program-orientation-materials.aspx

Edwards, S. (2017). Play-based learning and intentional teaching: Forever different?. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 42(2), 4-11. https://doi.org/10.23965/AJEC.42.2.01

McAfee, O., & Leong, D. J. (2011). Assessing and guiding young children’s development and learning. Pearson Education, Inc.

McLachlan, C., Fleer, M., & Edwards, S. (2018). Early childhood curriculum: Planning, assessment and implementation (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2017.1369397

Nutbrown, C. (2011). Key concepts in early childhood education and care. Sage.

Stagnitti, K., Bailey, A., Hudspeth Stevenson, E., Reynolds, E., & Kidd, E. (2016). An investigation into the effect of play-based instruction on the development of play skills and oral language. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 14(4), 389-406. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718X15579741

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