The promise of play for human development / Susan J. Oliver
Play under siege: a historical overview / Edward F. Zigler, Sandra J. Bishop-Josef
Development in the first years of life / Ross A. Thompson
The roots and fruits of pretending / Marilyn Segal
Real and not real: a vital developmental dichotomy / Brian Vandenberg
School readiness and children's play: contemporary oxymoron or compatible option? / Sharon Lynn Kagan, Amy E. Lowenstein
Fostering school achievement and creativity through sociodramatic play in the classroom / Jerome L. Singer, Mawiyah A. Lythcott
Examining the play-literacy interface: a critical review and future directions / Kathleen Roskos, James Christie
Play in the multicultural world of children: implications for adults / Barbara Bowman
Revisiting shared meaning: looking through the lens of culture and linking shared pretend play through proto-narrative development to emergent literacy / Carollee Howes, Alison Gallwey Wishard
Play and school readiness / Sue Bredekamp
Encouraging school readiness through guided pretend games / Dorothy G. Singer, Jerome L. Singer.