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TNLI: Action Research: Curriculum Implementation: Child's Play: An Argument for Recess

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Helping all students achieve higher standards

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Child's Play: An Argument for Recess

By Miya Hirabayashi

Abstract

It is estimated that 40% of schools in the United States have eliminated one or more period of recess in their school day in favor of more instructional time. In this study, a class of 24 underperforming first graders in a socio-economically disadvantaged school were given opportunities to have recess, and their growth in literacy was examined through observation and analysis of class discussions. Play opportunities contributed to the literacy growth of students who, because of circumstances such as family crisis, holdover status, or poverty, might otherwise not have experienced as much academic success. This study makes an argument that recess is a valuable component of education, especially in urban public schools.

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