A Systematic Review of Play-Based Interventions Targeting the Social Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Educational Contexts
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DOI: 10.1007/s40489-021-00286-3
Abstract: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience social communication difficulties which can be compounded by increased social demands and expectations of the school environment. Play offers a unique context for social communication development in educational… read more here.
Keywords: communication skills; communication; skills children; social communication ... See more keywords
Putting play in its place: presenting a continuum to decrease mental health referrals and increase purposeful play in classrooms
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DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2019.1643993
Abstract: ABSTRACT Recent shifts in elementary instruction over the past few decades have resulted in less play-based engagement in schools. Simultaneously, children are being referred for counseling or mental health services at startling rate. As members… read more here.
Keywords: play; mental health; play place; play based ... See more keywords
Review of the roles of materials, permissiveness, and structure in play-based social interventions for autistic youth
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DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2022.2152534
Abstract: ABSTRACT For youth on the autism spectrum, play offers rich opportunities for the development of social competence. Play-based activities are well suited for social skills interventions because the structure of the game play can easily… read more here.
Keywords: structure; materials permissiveness; based social; play ... See more keywords
“It’s Everyone’s iPad”: Tablet use in a play-based preschool classroom
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DOI: 10.1177/1476718x20983835
Abstract: Although existing literature has established that technologies are utilized in play and can be supportive of learning, utilization of technologies in play-based classrooms is not commonplace. This study is an holistic examination of a successful… read more here.
Keywords: play based; play; based preschool; use ... See more keywords
A pairwise randomised controlled trial of a peer-mediated play-based intervention to improve the social play skills of children with ADHD: Outcomes of the typically-developing playmates
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276444
Abstract: To examine the effectiveness of a play-based intervention for improving social play skills of typically-developing playmates of children with ADHD. Children (5–11 years) were randomised to an intervention (n = 15) or waitlisted control group… read more here.
Keywords: typically developing; children adhd; play; play based ... See more keywords
Metabolomic Shifts Following Play-Based Activity in Overweight Preadolescents.
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DOI: 10.2174/1573396313666170113145553
Abstract: BACKGROUND Play-based activities can be a positive intervention to increase participation of overweight children. Metabolomics can reveal elemental shifts in the metabolome, lending to potential mechanistic explanations behind improvements in physiological systems. OBJECTIVE To elucidate… read more here.
Keywords: eight weeks; based activity; overweight preadolescents; play based ... See more keywords
Nascent Inquiry, Metacognitive, and Self-Regulation Capabilities Among Preschoolers During Scientific Exploration
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01790
Abstract: There is common agreement that preschool-level science education affects children’s curiosity, their positive approach toward science, and their desire to engage with the subject. Children’s natural curiosity drives them to engage enthusiastically in all forms… read more here.
Keywords: scientific exploration; exploration; self regulation; play based ... See more keywords
Play-Based Activities with a CoderBot Robot on a Pediatric Ward: A Case Study
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10071209
Abstract: Being hospitalized is a threatening and stressful experience for many children. From a psychological point of view, children may experience increased feelings of anxiety and fear that can negatively influence their behavioral, cognitive, and emotional… read more here.
Keywords: based activities; activities coderbot; coderbot robot; case study ... See more keywords