Play In Early Childhood Development

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mediated by gender (Boyd & Pellegrini 113).

“Rough and tumble” play, unlike fantasy play, is not uniformly accepted as being beneficial for children. The reason for this lies in its apparent similarity to aggression. Often times, rough and tumble play has been confused with aggression on the playground by teachers and supervisors. Close behavioral and structural examinations, however, show that the 2 behaviors are distinct for most children. Behaviorally, aggression is empirically distinct from rough and tumble play (Boyd & Pellegrini 115).

For my field placement for Methodology I class, I observed the third grade of Thomas Ford Elementary School. It was interesting to observe the third grade because I currently tutor some of the students in fifth grade at Thomas Ford. I thought it would be interesting to observe a younger grade. While I was there, I took interest in a particular student who was seated in the back of the classroom, where I was observing. He was placed in the back corner for being a constant disruption to the class. There were also two other students who had permanent seats in the back, however, they were on the opposite side of the room where they could see the teacher, and...