Play programs

Overview

Influence: Play programs
Domain: Curricula
Sub-Domain: Other curricula programs
Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to accelerate
Influence Definition: Play is a generic term applied to a wide range of activities and behaviors that are satisfying to the child, creative for the child, and freely chosen by the child. Play programs attempt to foster resilience, health, and well-being through the use of play.

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title	Author	First Author's Country	Article Name	Year Published	Variable	Number of Studies	Number of Students	Number of Effects	Effect Size
Conference paper	Spies	USA	Play, problem solving, and creativity in young children	1987	Impact of play on achievement	24	2,491	24	0.26
Play and Culture	Fisher	USA	The impact of play on development: A meta-analysis.	1992	Impact of play on achievement	46	2,565	46	0.74
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy	Roskos, Christie, Widman, & Holding	USA	Three decades in: Priming for meta-analysis in play-literacy research	2010	Play on literacy outcomes for 3-7 year olds	19	0	19	0.62
Psychology in the Schools	Ray, Armstrong, Balkin, & Jayne	USA	Child-centered play therapy in the schools: Review and meta-analysis	2015	Play therapy on achievement	6	0	6	0.36
Dissertation	Kim	USA	Pretend play and language development among preschool children: A meta-analysis.	2012	Pretend play on language development	25	750	25	0.54
Child Development	Skene, O'Farrelly, Byrne, Kirby, Stevens, & Ramchandani	UK	Can guidance during play enhance children's learning and development in educational contexts? A systematic review and meta-analysis	2022	Guided play vs. DI and free play	17	3,893	31	0.21
TOTAL/AVERAGE						137	9,699	151	0.46