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From earliest infancy, play is the primary way children learn. Through play, children eagerly use all the "tools" they have at their disposal - their bodies, their relationships with their family and peers, and the world around them. Play enhances all the domains of healthy development including: cognitive, motor, language and literacy and social and emotional skills. It is through play that much of children's early learning is achieved. Training participants will learn to identify the types and stages of play, justify the inclusion of play in the curriculum, identify teaching strategies to enhance play and demonstrate teaching strategies that provoke children to more complex play and thought processes. Videos, vignettes, and interactive activities will be included.

Trainer: Renee Falanga-Brenner, Early Childhood Specialist
Mid-Hudson Regional Early Childhood Direction Center

This workshop is appropriate for all staff and modalities of care, especially FDC, GFDC, and DCC.