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Using Schema Play Theory to Advocate for Free Play in Early Childhood

Using Schema Play Theory to Advocate for Free Play in Early Childhood

Murphy, Lisa
Bernt-Santy, Heather

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Child PsychologyGeneral Education

ISBN10: 0807787248
ISBN13: 9780807787243
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: Nov 21 2025
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
The host of the internationally popular early childhood podcast That Early Childhood Nerd provides a framework for understanding the importance of free play.

Free play is disappearing from the lives of too many young children, leaving them vulnerable to negative effects on their physical and mental health, social and emotional growth, and academic development. Heather Bernt-Santy makes a powerful, research-based case for taking children's right to play seriously. She helps readers understand and resist the pressures and cultural influences that set up barriers to free play. Early care and education practitioners will learn how to see, support, and interpret play to those who are skeptical or unsure of play's benefits. Each chapter includes a scenario that offers readers the opportunity to closely observe children's play through the lens of Chris Athey's schema play theory. This framework will help educators advocate for play by identifying its contributions to children's overall development.

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