Enriching conversations with children at play

Check out this article on using conversations to deepen play-based learning.  I LOVE an article that gets to the point. This one is short, sweet and intriguing.  Isn’t it interesting and exciting that educators, parents included, are focusing more on conversations?  If learning is all about relationships between ideas and between people, starting with conversations is key.  If the engaged learner is more successful, how better to engage someone than to ask a good question?

5 Tips for Talking to Children at Play

February 07, 2012  by Marissa Rasavong

An early childhood expert says that what teachers and parents say (and do not say) during play-based learning can make a big difference for children.