Achieving Learning Goals through Play: Teaching Young Children with Special Needs Book

1	Why is play important?	3
2	Changing perceptions of play in early childhood education	7
3	Adapting play for children with special needs	15
4	A planning matrix for play	29
5	Individualizing goals for play	41
6	Block play : how high is our tower?	59
7	Sand and water play : mud pies are delicious!	69
8	Pretend play : I'll be the mommy, and you be the daddy	75
9	Manipulative play : real materials are best	81
10	Outdoor games and play : see how fast I can go!	87
11	Play with music and rhythm : beating our drums and tooting our horns	93
12	Play with creative materials : getting messy with glue and paint	99
13	Emergent literacy : please read me a story	105
14	Catalog of play activities : embedding learning goals in play	113
15	Big groups, little groups : let's all learn together	149
16	Learning social skills through play	157
17	Connecting home to school and beyond : enabling families to participate in the classroom and community	167
18	Achieving Jasmine's learning goals through play	175
App. A	Sources for adaptive equipment and learning materials	187
App. B	Guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice : adaptations for preschool children with disabilities	193
App. C	Resources for including children with special needs	201
App. D	Play checklists	207
App. E	Reproducible planning matrices and play quiz	229