Kids can learn more from guided play than from direct instruction, report finds
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 24, 2022
They could learn just as much—or more— when it comes to literacy, numeracy and executive function skills critical to early academic success, according to a new review of 17 studies of play. Guided play, unlike free play, means there is a learning goal set by an adult and children are ‘ gently steered’ to explore.
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