Educational toys and playful materials associated with literacy in teachers training

Authors

  • Ana Maria Pessanha Escola Superior de Educação de Professores do Grupo Lusófona em Lisboa

Keywords:

Teachers training. Play activity. Literacy

Abstract

This paper presents a number of projects which include play activities, which have been developed in a school context in Portugal. It, also, aims to be a contribution in the training of teachers working with the education
of children and young people. This paper defends the advantages of play activity associated with literacy. It also
proposes a reflection on some educational practices, philosophical orientations of the education of children and modern pedagogies. It aims to give an overview of the good practices of play activity in the educational context. We will discuss the views of researchers in these domains and also the theoretical concepts related with examples
of interventions in an educational context.

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Author Biography

Ana Maria Pessanha, Escola Superior de Educação de Professores do Grupo Lusófona em Lisboa

Diretora Pedagógica de Mestrados em Educação ESE Almeida Garrett, Escola Superior de Educação de
Professores do Grupo Lusófona em Lisboa – Portugal. 

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Published

2019-01-31

How to Cite

PESSANHA, A. M. Educational toys and playful materials associated with literacy in teachers training. Revista Internacional de Formação de Professores, Itapetininga, v. 4, n. 2, p. 208–221, 2019. Disponível em: https://periodicoscientificos.itp.ifsp.edu.br/index.php/rifp/article/view/185. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.