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Understand theoretical approaches to play and learning

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‘Understanding and encouraging toddler play’ from the Community Playthings website.

This article looks at three theorists who are especially important to our understanding of play – Jean Piaget, Mildred Parten, and Lev Vygotsky. They describe play in different ways, but each one is useful for understanding the play behaviour you see.

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Presentation

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