Education Liaison Librarian
Sara Evans
she/her/hers
Contact:
JCKL 2446
saraevans@ucmo.edu
saraevans@ucmo.edu
660-543-8502
Subjects: Administrative Support (Minor), Business Teacher Education (Minor), Career and Technical Education (MS, Certificate), College Student Personnel Administration (MS), Counseling (MS), Curriculum and Instruction (MSE), Early Childhood Education (Minor, MSE, Certificate), Early Childhood Special Education (Minor), Educational Leadership (MSE, EdS, MSE), Educational Studies and Training (BS), Educational Technology (MS, EdS), Elementary Education (BSE, MSE, Certificate), Elementary Mathematics (MSE, EdS), Family and Consumer Sciences (Minor), Health Education (Minor), Instructional Technology (Minor), Library Science and Information Services (MS, Certificate), Literacy Education (MSE), Middle School and Junior High School Education (BSE), Physical Education (BS, MS, Certificate), Secondary Education (BSE), Social Studies (Minor), Special Education K-12 (BSE, MSE, Certificate), Teaching (MA)
The Importance of Play
“Play is the work of the child.” – Maria Montessori
“The playing adult steps sideward into another reality; the playing child advances forward to new stages of mastery.” – Erik H. Erikson
Teachers and parents know that play is an important part of childhood, a belief that is supported by Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky. Play "...helps children to master issues related to affect, cognition, language, and/or social understanding."
Clark, C. D. (2004). Play. In C. Spielberger (Ed.), Encyclopedia of applied psychology. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier Science & Technology. Retrieved from http://login.cyrano.ucmo.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/estappliedpsyc/play/0
