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This module seeks to build on students' concept of children's play/playful learning and will support them to engage with diverse perspectives and approaches. It provides a theoretical and practice foundation for implementing a play-based curriculum in the early years. A critical awareness of the complex relationship between play, children’s learning & development and the themes of Aistear The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework will facilitate a reflective approach to play pedagogy. Beginning with reflections on play experiences, the module will provide opportunities for the critical examination of theoretical, historical and cultural perspectives on play, followed by a detailed analysis of different kinds of play and what children do in play in a cross section of settings and contexts. Finally, it builds the capacity of students to provide for, support, and assess children’s learning through play.
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