There is researched evidence that play has direct and indirect impact on children's later academic achievement. In early childhood it is important to allow children to explore the world around them with hands on activities, where they can use their language and imagination. When you see little ones "just playing" know that they are busy preparing for their futures.
Reading Skills
There are studies that have show the effect of play in literacy and phonics awareness. Play even without literary props have enhanced children reading and writing skills, and pretend play have also increased phonics awareness. When children are playing pretend they use new language, expands there vocabulary, and use the materials around them as symbols that later aids in reading skills.
Communication Skills
Pretend or dramatic play has also helped to to build communication skills, perspective reasoning, negation skills, compromising and cooperation. During dramatic play children create the opportunity to use complex language and social interactions.
Math Skills
Children math skills are build through board games, which enhance counting, and games that build problem solving skills. Blocks, sand and water play builds the foundation for logical math thinking and scientific reasoning, as well as cognitive problem solving.
When your child is playing pretend with army men, playing with a kitchen set with a friend or playing a board game, they are busy gaining reading, communication, and math skills that will set them up for success!
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