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#Policy paperI was not able to locate a copy of the Zeigler article, please use this article instead:Chien.classroom engagement and readiness.pdfRead the Kagan & Lowenstein Article (Zigler et al Ch. 5):School Readiness and Children’s Play: Contemporary Oxymoron or Compatible Option?, Bredekamp Article (Zigler et al Ch.10):Play and School Readiness, and Zigler & Bishop-Josef Article (Zigler et al Ch. 1):Play Under Siege: A Historical Overview. Go to the website http://www.acei.org/playpaper.htm and readPlay: Essential for All Children, the position paper of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI). Then imagine your administrator has just told you that you can no longer have free play or dramatic play in your classroom. Respond to this scenario by writing a 2-3 page statement (opinion) paper that defends play in the context of the early childhood classroom, appropriately referencing what you have read in the Kagan & Lowenstein, Bredekamp, and Zigler & Bishop-Josef articles and the ACEI position paper.NOTE: This assignment has been identified as a critical task for student e-portfolios

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Free Play or Dramatic Play in Classrooms
Free Play or Dramatic Play in Classrooms 1
Free Play or Dramatic Play in Classrooms 
The educational landscape of prekindergarten schools has changed a great deal to reach the 
present form we see.  On top of this, it is an ever changing process and numerous researches and 
models tend to have greater impact on this. The idea behind the researches is to make continuous 
improvements in the education system so that the schools can produce children with such 
competencies which are relevant in the present scenario.  
There are a number of models of classroom engagement which show different kinds of child 
outcomes. Free play being one of the most popular classroom engagements has mixed opinions. 
Every classroom engagement has its pros and cons but we should opt for the one which has more 
pros than cons.  The children who are provided good opportunities for exploration and free play 
tend to have more advanced mathematics, developed language skills and spatial skills (Johnson 
et al., 1987). 
On the other hand, children following the instructional model have greater gains in terms of basic 
academic skills. They might be good at letters, numbers and knowing how to write their names. 
While children following scaffolding have developed problem-solving skills (Rogoff, 1990) or 
literacy skills (Henderson et al., 2002). Thus, every model has its own advantages and these all 
skills are essential for children and we cannot afford to eliminate any. However,

# Policy paperI was not able to locate a copy of the Zeigler article, please use this article instead:Chien.classroom engagement and readiness.pdfRead the Kagan & Lowenstein Article (Zigler et al Ch....

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