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"Children who experience success are more likely not only to want to repeat the experience, but to want to take on new or more difficult challenges as well. Play gives children the opportunity for success." -Rogers & Sawyers, 1988

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What We Know	Age Level:
Newborns Play and Learning	0-6 months
Infant/Toddler Play As A Way Of Enhancing Intellectual, Social & Emotional Development	0-3 years
Making the Most of Playtime	0-3 years
Understanding Early Literacy	0-5 years
Developing and Supporting Literacy-Rich Environments for Children	0-8 years
Better Kid Care: Play Is the Business of Kids	0-12 years
Babies from Birth to 12 Months: Becoming Aware of the World Around Them (Power Point Presentation)	0-1 year
Babies Play and Learning	3 months – 1 year
Toddlers Play & Learning	1-2 years
Toddlers from 12 to 24 months: Becoming Active Explorers of the World Around Them (Power Point Presentation)	1-2 years
Choosing Toys for Toddlers	2-3 years
Toddlers from 24 to 36 Months: Becoming Complex Thinkers (Power Point Presentation)	2-3 years
Play: A Vygotskian Approach, ages 2-5 years (video)	2-5 years
What Are Children Learning When They Play	2-6 years
Preschoolers Play and Learning	3-5 years
Teacher Play Interaction Styles and Their Impact on Children’s Oral Language and Literacy Play	3-5 years
Creativity and Play: Fostering Creativity	3-8 years
The Role of Pretend Play in Children’s Cognitive Development	3-8 years
Telling Stories with Blocks: Encouraging Language in The Block Center	3-6 years
Literacy-Rich Environments	3-8 years
Play and Literacy	3-6 years
From Play to Literacy: Implications for the Classroom	3-8 years
The Importance of Being Playful	3-8 years
Scaffolding Early Literacy Through Play	3-8 years
Does Play Matter? (Video)	3- 12 years
School Age Play and Learning	5-8 years
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Activities	Age Level:
Infant Play: Growth and Development	Birth-1 year
Parent Practice Guides for Infant Literacy Experiences	0-2 years
BAM! Radio – How Singing Songs with Infants and Toddlers Helps Brain Development	0-3 years
Investigations: A Responsive Approach to Infant Curriculum	0-3 years
Go Play: Making the Most of Playtime with your Child	0-3 years
Learning Numbers Through Play	0-5 years
Making Music: Literacy Tips for Parents	0-6 years
Parent Practice Guides for Toddler Literacy Experiences	2-3 years
Finger Plays and Action Verses For Children	2-8 years
Parent Practice Guides for Preschool Literacy Experiences	3-5 years
Prongo Fun Games	3-6 years
Creative Play Helps Children Grow!	3-6 years
Dramatic Play and Literacy	3-6 years
Literacy Activities for Day Care and Preschool Settings	3-6 years
Literacy Activities for Kindergarten	3-6 years
Dramatic Play Theme Ideas	3-8 years
Literacy Adventures	3-8 years
Creating a Literacy-Rich Classroom	3-8 years
Invention Playhouse	3- 12 years
Preschool/Kindergarten Activities	4-6 years
Pounce the Word matching Game	5-6 years
Connecting a Computer Center to Themes, Literature, and Kindergartens’ Literacy Needs	5-7 years
Elementary Activities	6-8 years
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Special Needs	Age Level:
How we Play: A Guidebook for Parents and Early Intervention Professionals	0-3 years
Learning through Play: My Baby's Hearing	0-3 years
Universal Design for Play Tool	0-3 years
Activities/Routines that incorporate Assistive Technology	0-5 years
The Effect of Disabilities on Play Skills	0-5 years
Toys and Playtime Tips for Children with Special Needs	0-5 years
Universal Design Means Toys for Everyone	0-5 years
Identifying Toys with Universal Design Features: Multiple Considerations	0-5 years
Tactile Symbols	0-5 years
Playing with Switches	0-8 years
Toy Adaptations	0-8 years
Play and Children with Special Needs	0-8 years
Assistive Technology Resources for Play	0-8 years
Independent Ratings and Reviews of toys for Children with Special needs	0-8 years
Creating Play Environments for Children with Disabilities	0-8 years
Let’s Play: A Guide for Toys for Children with Special Needs	0-8 years
Computer Play with Young Children	1-8 years
Pretending, Storytelling, and Participation	3-5 years
Activity Ideas for Students with Severe/Profound/Multiple Disabilities	3-12 years
Zac Browser: Zone for Autistic Children	5-10 years