Developmental Progression in Play Behavior of Children between Nine and Thirty Months. I: Spontaneous Play and Imitation

Largo, R. H.; Howard, Judy

doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1979.tb01622.x

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“…Responsiveness to verbal requests concerning identification of objects did not correlate with any exploratory play behaviour observed at nine and 12 months (Largo and Howard 1979). In particular, children with extensive visual exploration and little mouthing and banging did not identify more objects upon verbal request than children with little or no visual exploration and more mouthing and banging.…”

Section: (B) Relationship Between Spontaneous Play Behavior and Respomentioning

confidence: 72%

“…Sixteen children in each of eight agegroups between nine and 30 months were tested as described in Part I of this study (Largo and Howard 1979).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The children's play was observed in a structured play situation (Largo and Howard 1979). The children's play was observed in a structured play situation (Largo and Howard 1979).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It was the purpose of this study to investigate the relationship between the developmental progression of play behaviour and language development in children between the ages of nine and 30 months. The children's play was observed in a structured play situation (Largo and Howard 1979). The amount andvariety of vocalizations, words and sentences displayed during the play session were the measures of expressive language.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Developmental Progression in Play Behavior of Children between Nine and Thirty Months: II: Spontaneous Play and Language Development

Largo¹,

Howard²

1979

Develop Med Child Neuro

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SUMMARY The relationship between play behavior displayed in a structured play situation and language development was studied cross‐sectionally in 85 children at eight age‐levels between nine and 30 months. There were no correlations between types of play behavior, in particular functional play (appropriate use of objects on the child's own body), representational play (appropriate use of objects on a doll or another person), or symbolic play (substitution of present objects for absent ones) and speech measures such as total number of words and of vocalizations, number of different words and different vocalizations, and number of sentences. Identification of objects upon verbal request was not related to any type of play behavior, but comprehension of verbal requests for functional or representational play was positively correlated with the display of functional or representational play. The children did not respond to verbal requests for functional or representational play unless these types of play behavior were part of their spontaneous play repertoire. Understanding of prepositions seemed to be related to spatial concepts expressed in play behavior, such as container play or arranging chairs around a table and setting the table. RÉSUMÉ Evolution developmentale des comportements dejeu chez les enfants de neufd 30 mois. II: Jeu spontani et de“veloppement du langage La relation entre le comportement de jeu manifesté dans une situation structurée de jeu et le développement du langage a étéétudiée transversalement et longitudinalement par groupe d'âge chez 85 enfants à huit niveaux d'âge entre neuf et 30 mois. II n'est pas apparu de corrélation entre les types de comportement de jeu, en particulier les jeux fonctionnels (emploi approprié d'objets sur le propré corps de 1'enfant), jeux de représentation (emploi approprié d'objets sur une poupée ou une autre personne) ou jeux symboliques (remplacement d'objets absents par des objets presents) et les mesures de langage telles que le nombre total de mots et de vocalises, le nombre de mots et de vocalises différents, et le nombre de phrases. L'identification d'objets sur demande verbale nétait reliée à aucun type de comportément de jeu mais la compréhension des demandes verbales pour les jeux fonctionnels ou de représentation dtait relide positive‐ment avec l'expression de jeu fonctionnel ou de représentation. Les enfants ne répondaient aux demandes verbales de jeu fonctionnel ou de représentation que si ces types de comportement de jeu faisaient partie de leur répertoire de jeux spontanéa. La compréhension des prépositions semblait reliée aux concepts spatiaux exprimés dans les comportements de jeu, tel que les jeux‐gigogne ou les arrangements de chaises autour de la table avec mise du couvert. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Entwicklungsfortschritte beim Spielverhalten von Kindern im Alter zwischen neun und 30 Monaten. II: Spontane Spiel‐ und Sprachentwicklung Die Beziehung zwischen dem Spielverhalten in einer vorgegebenen Spielsituation und der Sprachentwicklung wurde in einer Quers...

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Section: (B) Relationship Between Spontaneous Play Behavior and Respomentioning

confidence: 72%

“…Sixteen children in each of eight agegroups between nine and 30 months were tested as described in Part I of this study (Largo and Howard 1979).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The children's play was observed in a structured play situation (Largo and Howard 1979). The children's play was observed in a structured play situation (Largo and Howard 1979).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Developmental Progression in Play Behavior of Children between Nine and Thirty Months: II: Spontaneous Play and Language Development

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1979

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“…Nine-month-old infants are fascinated with inserting things into containers. First they try inserting their hands into containers (Largo and Howard, 1979a). Later, they try inserting blocks into containers and then try to shake the containers.…”

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Separating containers from non-containers: A framework for learning behavior-grounded object categories

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Cultivating the imagination: Caregiver input during pretend play with toddlers at elevated likelihood for autism

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Plate,

Britsch

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Autism Research

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Toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may exhibit less pretend play than their neurotypical counterparts. Previous research suggests that caregivers' input during play influences children's play behavior, and children's behavior may in turn prompt caregivers of differently developing children to talk about play in different ways. Caregiver input about pretend play during toy play at home was examined at 18‐ and 36‐months in toddlers with an older sibling with ASD, who are at elevated likelihood (EL) for ASD (n = 40), and toddlers with typical likelihood (TL) for ASD (n = 12). EL toddlers were classified into three outcome groups: EL‐ASD (n = 10), EL‐no diagnosis (EL‐ND; n = 14), or EL‐language delays (EL‐LD, n = 16). Caregiver utterances were categorized according to the types of pretend and non‐pretend play suggested (e.g., pretending with inanimate objects vs. using objects for their intended function). Pretend utterances were further categorized as related or unrelated to the child's own actions. All caregivers produced proportionately more utterances about complex types of pretend play over time. At 36 months, caregivers of autistic toddlers produced proportionately fewer pretend play utterances, and proportionately fewer pretend play utterances were related to EL‐ASD toddlers' actions compared to their neurotypical peers. These findings highlight bidirectional effects between caregivers and toddlers during play. While EL‐ASD toddlers may provide less frequent opportunities for caregivers to talk about complex types of pretend play, the current study highlights caregivers' high levels of attunement to their toddlers' play skills.

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Developmental Progression in Play Behavior of Children between Nine and Thirty Months. I: Spontaneous Play and Imitation

Cited by 77 publications

References 11 publications

Developmental Progression in Play Behavior of Children between Nine and Thirty Months: II: Spontaneous Play and Language Development

Developmental Progression in Play Behavior of Children between Nine and Thirty Months: II: Spontaneous Play and Language Development

Separating containers from non-containers: A framework for learning behavior-grounded object categories

Cultivating the imagination: Caregiver input during pretend play with toddlers at elevated likelihood for autism

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