Inclusive Play
Practical Strategies for Children from Birth to Eight
- Theresa Casey - President of the International Play Association
This extremely practical and child-focused book gives you the tools you need to make sure all the children in your care are included and involved in the play opportunities of your setting.
Inside the Second Edition, new content includes:
- Consideration of the early years curricula across the whole of the UK
- A new chapter on risk and challenge in play
- New case studies
- International examples
- Full coverage of the Birth to Eight age range
- Consideration of inclusive play from a children's rights perspective
A key book for those in practice, and underpinned by sound theory, this book will help you encourage and support inclusive play throughout your setting; it is packed with activities for you to try, ideas for small changes to make that can have a big impact and clear guidance on writing a play policy.
With a focus on appreciating children as individuals, this book is essential for all early years practitioners and those studying early years at any level.
'This is an essential book for all early years practitioners looking for practical strategies to enhance and challenge their current play practices and thinking. It is a practical and child-focused book underpinned by sound theory and it provides activities and ideas for those small changes which can have such a big impact on inclusive play for children from birth to eight, throughout a setting. This second edition builds on the successful first edition and the new content includes consideration of early years curricula across the whole of the UK; a new chapter on risk and challenge in play; new case studies; international perspectives; full coverage of the birth to eight age range; and consideration of inclusive play from a children's rights perspective' -
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'Attractively set out and well illustrated, [with] a very useful resource section. Casey has a clear and accessible writing style and is plainly dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of play. This book will help practitioners to audit their setting in terms of the opportunities it provides for play in different contexts, and its focus is clearly on appreciating children as individuals...In particular, the concept of "quick actions for change" could be applied successfully in many contexts [reminding] us that effective practice is reflective and highlights the importance of close observation to engage in active analysis of your setting. Perhaps every establishment should adopt this approach' -
SEN Magazine www.senmagazine.co.uk
'Written from the author's deep commitment to young children's play, this second edition is straightforward and enthusiastically written and packed with good advice and activities to both enhance and challenge current play practices and adults' thinking. It's a great combination of initial theoretical justification followed by many good examples of play situations to which practitioners can relate' -
Professor Emeritus Janet Moyles, Early Years & Play Consultant
Interesting book, good structure, not core txt
The text will be useful across a range of modules on play and is therfore chosen as a supplemental text
This book will be used to supplement various taught sessions for the module on Communication, Learning and Play. The first year B.Ed students will be doing placements in Children's Centres across London, and therefore need to take into account issues about diversity and inclusion.
Extremely useful for students working in diverse environments; putting theory into practice.
Practical book about play.
The activities and how to set up an inclusive playground are thought provoking. The author shows us, that it is possible to have inclusive play.
Useful practical guide for those students who approach their learning from their practice settings.
Quite a good book to supplement for generic modules on the Childhood Studies course.
This book provides an excellent resource in today's inclusive society. The photocopiable resources and diagrams give a great focus to the student with simple ideas that can make a wealth of difference within the school setting.
