'The role of sustained shared thinking, play and metacognition in young children’s learning'

Abstract

But solitary play, shared play, co-operative and collaborative play are not discrete 'stages' that the child works through. These experiences also support children in developing a greater awareness of their own development and learning, through building on their ... Thus, recent studies in the area of early childhood education ( ECE) have examined the role of play in supporting children's development of ' metacognitive' and ... adult as 'sustained shared thinking' during such interactions .