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Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Very Good dust jacket. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed. Gaithersburg, Maryland: Psychosocial & Educational Publications, 1990. INSCRIBED to "Ruth" and SIGNED by co-author Sara Smilansky directly on the front free endpaper. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. The jacket has light shelfwear but NO chips, tears or fadiong. Square and tight. Sharp corners. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Previous owner's ink stamp [Yeshiva Day School] on the front pastedown endpaper. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin nottes. Numerous tables. Two appendicies. Bibliography. Bound in the original gray boards witth a silver-stamped blue cloth spine. Complete with dust jacket. From an AI overview: "Facilitating Play: A Medium for Promoting Cognitive, Socio-Emotional, and Academic Development in Young Children is a 1990 book by Sara Smilansky and Leah Shefatya that outlines how structured and imaginative play drives childhood development. Core Concepts of the Book. Four Types of Play. Smilansky and Shefatya identify four distinct stages or types of children's play: Functional Play: Simple, repetitive muscle movements and object manipulation (like shaking a rattle or running).Constructive Play: Building, drawing, or creating objects and structures. Dramatic and Sociodramatic Play: Pretending to be roles, acting out scenarios, and cooperating with peers in make-believe play.Games with Rules: Pre-arranged rules and structure that require participants to adjust their behavior (typically emerging around age six). Elements of Sociodramatic Play. The authors emphasize sociodramatic play as a vital tool for complex thought and emotional growth. They outline six key criteria to measure quality sociodramatic play: Taking on a make-believe role. Transforming objects to represent other items.Expressing pretend actions and situations.Persistence (sustaining the play episode for 10 minutes or more). Social interaction between two or more players. Verbal communication related to the play theme." GoodReads rating: 4.5 stars. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Sara Smilansky. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xiv, 270pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…