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Scaffolding, analysis and materials: contributing factors in an unexpected finding of advanced infant/toddler pretend play?

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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by Anne-Marie MorrisseyAnne-Marie Morrissey
As part of a longitudinal study, infant/toddler pretend play development and maternal play modelling were investigated in dyadic context. A total of 21 children were videotaped in monthly play sessions with their mothers, from age 8 to 17 months. Child and mother pretend play frequencies and levels were measured using Brown’s Pretend Play Observation Scale. Child IQ assessments at 5 years (Stanford–Binet IV) indicated average to high ability levels (M = 122.62). Descriptive analyses showed that children’s levels of pretend development were markedly in advance of age-typical expectations. With a previous analysis showing no specific associations between play levels and IQ, intensive maternal scaffolding, data analysis approaches and use of abstract play materials are proposed as possible contributory factors to the children’s advanced pretend play development.

History

Journal

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volume

12

Issue

2

Pagination

195 - 213

Publisher

Sage Publications

Location

London, Eng.

ISSN

1476-718X

eISSN

1741-2927

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2014, Sage Publications