ROLE PLAY - AN ESSENTIAL METHOD IN EDUCATING THE LANGUAGE OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
ROLE PLAY - AN ESSENTIAL METHOD IN EDUCATING THE LANGUAGE OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

Summary/Abstract: Each of us discovers from early childhood what playing really means. Playing is a child’s most favorite and most exciting activity, an indispensable „friend” especially during the preschool period. It is an activity that brings children together, enriches their knowledge and satisfies their needs to learn more by assuming the role of an adult. Through games, kindergarten teachers educate children's ability to freely express their feelings, ideas, even if they do it using ready-made texts. Role-play, a method with strong formative and educational values, is used to train a child’s personality and develop his cognitive-emotional education. Role play is the best way to develop communication, problem solving, self-knowledge and team cooperation skills in children. By using this method, children will learn how to act in certain life situations. The aim of the present article is to highlight the importance of role play in educating the language of preschool children.

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