It is an essential part of every child's healthy growth, their development (Isenberg & Quisenberry, 2002). ... This has been proven many times by numerous studies but it is important that we also take a look at the parents role in play. ... There have been many studies that link play to learning. ... Joan Isenberg and Nancy Quisenberry of The Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) state, "Play is not only children's unique way of learning about their world, but also their way of learning about themselves and how they fit into their world, building on familiar know...

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The story may be one that he or she has been read before so they "know" the story and are rehearsing what they remember of it in their head and using the pictures to guide them if they have forgotten. ... The children playing parallel have gained library or studying skills because they have learned to sit next to each other with out being a disturbance. ... No matter what types of play a child engages in, they are developing essential skills. ...

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