Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Children´s Play, Pretense, and Story: Studies in Culture, Context, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Susan Douglas
€ 63.65
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Children´s Play, Pretense, and Story: Studies in Culture, Context, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Paperback. Editor(s): Douglas, Susan Louise; Stirling, Lesley. Num Pages: 334 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMC; JNLA; JNSG2; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
At the heart of this volume is the recognition that children's engagement with play and story are intrinsically and intricately linked. The contributing authors share a passionate interest in the development and well-being of children, in particular through their use of imagination and adaptation of the everyday into play and stories. Following these principles, the volume explores the connections between play, story, and pretense with regard to many cultural and contextual factors that influence the way these elements vary in children's lives. In a departure from earlier collections on play and story, the authors take a particular focus on normative ... Read more
At the heart of this volume is the recognition that children's engagement with play and story are intrinsically and intricately linked. The contributing authors share a passionate interest in the development and well-being of children, in particular through their use of imagination and adaptation of the everyday into play and stories. Following these principles, the volume explores the connections between play, story, and pretense with regard to many cultural and contextual factors that influence the way these elements vary in children's lives. In a departure from earlier collections on play and story, the authors take a particular focus on normative ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848725447
SKU
V9781848725447
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Susan Douglas
Susan Douglas is a developmental linguist specializing in language acquisition in children with autism spectrum disorder. Her research interests include syntactic and semantic acquisition, narrative development, and the discourse structure of pretend play. Lesley Stirling is a linguist and cognitive scientist working on descriptive and typological linguistics, semantics, and ... Read more
Reviews for Children´s Play, Pretense, and Story: Studies in Culture, Context, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
'This richly eclectic work draws on various perspectives to examine the dynamic interplay between pretend play and narrative and the complex issues that children on the autism spectrum encounter in these areas. The themes and viewpoints explored not only deepen our theoretical understanding, but also highlight new avenues for research and practice within diverse sociocultural contexts and an ever-changing, techno-oriented ... Read more