Play is a skill that a lot of our learners need to be taught. It doesn’t come as naturally to kids with autism or other developmental delays. Some children don’t like natural play because it’s unstructured. Here, we discuss how to teach play and the best way to help learners develop these critical skills. Teaching play skills is essential to success, as children learn so much through play. Many daycares and preschool programs carve out significant time for unstructured play, so it’s important that children have the skills they need to engage and participate. Another key component of play is interaction with peers, or social play.
Play is such a huge topic, and when teaching play skills, it helps to start with what’s developmentally appropriate for a child’s age. With early learners, it may be as simple as helping them allow an adult into their space. From there, you can begin to teach imitation. We discuss play teaching best practices, closed and open-ended play activities, and how to use play scripts. We’re hosting a webinar about play in June, which will be hosted on our membership site afterwards, as well as a blog post about video modeling. Head to our website for more information about both.
What’s Inside:
- Why play is an essential skill for success.
- How to teach play to early learners.
- How to use play scripts.
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