ISBN : 9782924651568
Year of publication : 2018
Nombre de pages : 152
Langue : Anglais#French</trp-gettext#!trpEnglish#
By playing with building blocks, children learn to build themselves and their understanding of the world. In this book, Jacqueline Thériault and Manon Doucet highlight the richness and relevance of this play material for the overall development of young children.
Based on recent research describing the two facets of play with this material - physical construction activity and symbolic activity - the reader will discover that children go through various stages of development in their play, enabling them to develop a variety of skills and acquire a variety of knowledge. In this volume, the authors recall the role of the teacher in the use of these play materials, provide numerous examples of activities and draw attention to the urgent need to facilitate access to them for "at-risk children".
Abundantly illustrated with pre-school children's productions, this volume is designed to remind those working with young children of the importance of play in general, and building with blocks in particular, in everyday practice.
Their book is also aimed at teachers, specialized teachers and students in pre-school training, both at CEGEP and university.
Jacqueline Thériault holds a doctorate in educational science and is Professor Emeritus at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. She has devoted her career to training teachers working with young children. She is the author of several volumes, articles and conferences on the emergence of writing and the role of play in early childhood development and learning.
Manon Doucet has a doctorate in education and is a full professor at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. She teaches at the Unité d'enseignement en adaptation scolaire et sociale. Her teaching and research interests include affective and behavioral difficulties, metaemotion, social skills and supporting teachers in their educational practices. Since 2010, she has been conducting research with school staff in adult general education and vocational training, in a continuing education context, on the development of intervention strategies for special needs students. She is the author of several publications on these subjects. Since January 2018, she has held the position of dean in the deanery of studies.
