In this interview, Professor Shelley Stagg-Peterson discusses her research on the role of oral language and writing in play for young learners. She also highlights stories from her research project “Northern Oral Language and Writing through Play” (NOW Play), an action research project conducted with educators and children in northern Canadian Kindergarten and primary classrooms.
Filmed: 2018
Videos: 3
“Play is an ideal situation for the children to be learning language and all that goes along with it.”
– Shelley Stagg-Peterson