In the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP), there is a strong statement that early childhood teachers should:
A. Recognize that self-regulatory, linguistic, cognitive, and social benefits are obtained from young children participating in high-quality play.
B. Insure that play is eliminated from the early childhood curriculum.
C. Scaffold and model aspects of rich, mature play.
D. Both A and C.
E. All of the above.
Question 2
Play has historically been identified as an important part of childhood. Who was one of the first people to recognize this significance?
A. B. Sutton-Smith.
B. David Elkind.
C. Fredrick Froebel.
D. Plato.
E. All of the above.
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