Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School

By Edward Miller, J. Almon. 2013

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The language of play: developing preschool vocabulary through play following shared book-reading (2018, background): “…play in classrooms is dwindling, as educators and policymakers emphasize other activities believed to be more educationally effective (Elkind, 2008; Miller & Almon, 2009) However, data show that playful learning promotes language, cognitive, and social skills that are critical for academic…”
Preservice Teachers' Personality Traits and Engagement in Creative Activities as Predictors of Their Support for Children's Creativity (2014, background): “These trends are evident in the preschool years as well, as teachers experience pressure to prepare children for the increasing academic rigors and stringent expectations of the elementary school years (Hirsh-Pasek, Gollinkoff, Berk, & Singer, 2009; Miller & Almon, 2009).”
Guided Play: Where Curricular Goals Meet a Playful Pedagogy (2013, background): “…necessity for this kind of flexibility in the preschool classroom, an unfortunate recent trend is the growing prevalence of preschool curricula and testing materials that are oriented solely toward content-focused education, particularly in reading and math (for review, see Miller & Almon, 2009).”
Conceptualising play-based learning from kindergarten teachers’ perspectives (2016, background): “From an education-oriented perspective, however, the use of play for learning purposes is popularly discussed in early childhood research, with many advocating for its inclusion in classrooms. Some advocate for play in the classroom simply for its ability to make tasks fun for students, translating ”
Is Kindergarten the New First Grade? (2016, background): “It called for a “reversal of the pushing down of the curriculum that has transformed kindergarten into de facto first grade” (Miller & Almon, 2009, p. 63).”
Play in Kindergarten: An Interview and Observational Study in Three Canadian Classrooms (2014, background): “While many researchers and policy makers alike agree that play is important to children’s development (e.g., Miller and Almon 2009; OME 2010), these claims are not without controversy.”
PK-3: What Does It Mean For INstruction? (2017, background): “Early childhood educators worry that efforts to create continuity between the early elementary grades and preschool will result in “pushing down” an emphasis on a narrow set of academic skills, as well as reducing time and attention to social-emotional development and play (Miller & Almon, 2009).”