by Brooke Andrews | Nov 27, 2017 | Archive: Language and Play, preschool, social skills
In our practice we offer a variety of play groups to help early learners develop executive functioning skills, social skills,and language. To promote these skills, we utilize the PRoPELS framework (Bodrova & Leong, 2007). Play supports development Research...
by Brooke Andrews | Nov 25, 2017 | Archive: Language and Play
Different types of toys result in different types of interactions As we head into the holiday season, manufacturers and toy companies are happy to bombard us with their latest and greatest toys. Many of these toys are electronic ranging from robots to tablets. One...
by Brooke Andrews | Nov 24, 2017 | Archive: Language and Play, literacy
Play and Literacy Play and literacy go hand in hand. According to play expert and professor Sarah Smilanky, “Problem solving in most school subjects requires a great deal of make-believe, visualizing how Eskimos live, reading stories, imaging a story, writing it...
by Brooke Andrews | Nov 19, 2017 | social skills
Costco and Social Skills? Would you believe I have never been to Costco? Maybe it’s because we are a family of two or maybe it’s my love for Trader Joe’s, but I am never buying a single box of toothpaste ever again! My Costco experience was different from my...
by Brooke Andrews | Nov 3, 2017 | preschool, social skills
Social Skills in Preschool Just like any other skill, social skills and play develop in stages. By the time children reach preschool, they are engaging in a much more interactive form of play called cooperative play. During cooperative play, children organize...
