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What are they saying when they play?Students talk and play, but what are they saying? This study looks at:
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People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. -Dale Carnegie
Background to ResearchThis action-research project focused on creating play-based learning experiences that would keep students engaged, increase communication with peers, and develop language complexity while learning virtually or in-person. The educational research had a deficit in examining and comparing communication amongst primary students playing and learning in virtual and in-person settings. Previous research focused on the impact that online education had on young children’s socio-emotional and language development, however prior to 2020, these areas were considered within physical classrooms or teleconferencing health therapy (Singha, 2020). There was limited empirical research around students learning, playing, and communicating while practicing social distancing parameters while learning in-person, such as mask-wearing, physical distancing, and students unable to share learning/play materials with peers (Kim, 2020; Taylor & Boyer, 2020).
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Kim, Jinyoung. (2020). Learning and teaching online during Covid-19: Experiences of student teachers in an early childhood education program. International Journal of Early Childhood, 52: 145-158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13158-020-00272-6
Singha, S., Warr, M., Mishra, P., Henriksen, D., & The Deep Play Group. (May 27, 2020). Playing with creativity across the lifespan: a conversation with Dr. Sandra Russ. Association for Educational Communications & Technology, 64: 550-554. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-020-00514-3
Taylor, M. E., & Boyer, W. (2020). Play-based learning: Evidence-based research to
improve children's learning experiences in the kindergarten classroom. Early Childhood Education Journal, 48(2), 127-133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10643-019-00989-7
Singha, S., Warr, M., Mishra, P., Henriksen, D., & The Deep Play Group. (May 27, 2020). Playing with creativity across the lifespan: a conversation with Dr. Sandra Russ. Association for Educational Communications & Technology, 64: 550-554. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-020-00514-3
Taylor, M. E., & Boyer, W. (2020). Play-based learning: Evidence-based research to
improve children's learning experiences in the kindergarten classroom. Early Childhood Education Journal, 48(2), 127-133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10643-019-00989-7