This title discusses how the typical learning centres in preschool classrooms - blocks, pretend play, music, reading, art, and others - can be adapted for children with special needs.

This easy-to-read book discusses how the typical learning centers in preschool classrooms - blocks, pretend play, music, reading, art, and others - can be adapted for children with special needs. As with the first edition, the author explains the importance of play as a medium for learning and describes ways to teach general and specific learning objectives through the informal use of toys and classroom materials. Included in the book are sample activities, two chapters on how to help children learn to play in groups and make friends, and play checklists. This completely revised and updated edition contains a new chapter on emergent literacy and new information on the role of physical and occupational therapists in supporting children with special needs.

The Role of Play in Early Childhood Education
Why Is Play Important? The Role of Play in Early Childhood Education
Adapting Play for Children with Special Needs
Writing and Planning Goals and Objectives for Children with Disabilities
A Planning Matrix for Play
Individualizing Goals for Play
Let's Play: Embedding Teaching and Learning Goals in Play Activities
Block Play: How High Is Our Tower? Sand and Water Play: Mud Pies Are Delicious! Housekeeping and Other Pretend Play: I'll be the Mommy and You Be the Daddy
Manipulative Play: Real Materials Are Best
Outdoor Play: See How Fast I Can Go! Play with Music and Rhythm: Tooting Our Horns and Beating Our Drums
Playing with Creative Materials: Getting Messy with Glue and Paint
Catalog of Play Activities: Embedding Learning Goals in Play
Emergent Literacy: Please Read Me a Story from My New Book
Playing Together and Making Friends
Learning Social Skills Through Play
Helping Parents to Help Their Child Make Friends
Big Groups, Little Groups: Let's All Learn Together
Case Study: Jasmine