CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Teacher in role validates and supports the children’s involvement in a make-believe situation by enabling the teacher to work and ‘play’ alongside them. It is an instant way of setting a scene and directly involving the pupils.

Detailed explanation-2: -Role play is a form of experiential learning (Russell & Shepherd, 2010). Students take on assigned roles and act out those roles through a scripted play. The role play can be carried out one-to-one (individual role play) or as a group role play with each member in the group taking on a role/character.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of Role Play Scenarios Pushing a doll in a pram. Pretending to be a super-hero. Going shopping and “paying” for items. Having an adult conversation on a toy phone.