Ch. 17 Explore More About Pretend Play

Interested in learning more about children’s pretend play? Explore one of the resources below to extend your thinking about this type of play.

• Play, Toys, Learning, and Understanding An Interview with Doris Bergen (~26 minute read)

In this interview in the American Play Journal, Doris Bergen shares about her experiences in early childhood classrooms as well as her research focused on how children engage in pretend play and why this type of play is important to children’s development.

• Reflections on Pretend Play, Imagination, and Child Development An Interview with Dorothy G. and Jerome L. Singer (~30 minute read)

In this interview in the American Play Journal, the Singers share 40 years of experience and research related to children’s pretend play as they discuss key developmental milestones of this type of play.