Playing with language: imaginative play, language development and technology

Authors

Lisa K. Kervin, University of WollongongFollow
Robyn Ewing, University of Sydney
Jon Callow, University of Sydney
Kathleen Rushton, University of Sydney

RIS ID

107874

Publication Details

Kervin, L., Ewing, R., Callow, J. & Rushton, K. (2016). Playing with language: imaginative play, language development and technology. In R. Ewing, J. Callow & K. Rushton (Eds.), Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood (pp. 21-40). Port Melbourne, Australia: Cambridge University Press.

Abstract

This chapter has been co-authored with Lisa Kervin, University of Wollongong. It considers the importance of building on children's innate creativity and imagination. This aspect will be discussed alongside the role of imaginative play in language and literacy development. The relationship between traditional play and digital play as a new way of playing with language is also explored.