[Reading, Writing, & Roleplaying] The play's the thing
THE PLAY'S THE THING - The Associated Press released an article on the importance of play in education that gives a brief mention to fantasy role-play:
Vivian Paley, a former kindergarten teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and now an author and consultant, says the most vital form of play for young children involves fantasy and role-playing with their peers.
"They're inventing abstract thinking, before the world tells them what to think," Paley said in her speech to the conference.
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