Resilient Playgrounds

Beth Doll, Katherine Brehm

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN:
  9780415960878
• eBook ISBN:
  9781135900984
• Topic: Pedagogía
• Subtopic: Gestión comportamental

While recess provides children with a time to play and take a break from the school day, research has shown that it is also a necessary and vital part of their social, emotional, and academic development. This book provides tools and strategies for school mental health professionals, teachers, and administrators to evaluate and improve the recess experience in order to ensure that children benefit as much as possible from this important time. Using a data-based problem solving strategy, the author presents methods for assessing playgrounds, identifying features that may negatively impact students and their social interactions, intervening to modify and strengthen these features, and monitoring to guarantee that the interventions have created successful outcomes. An accompanying CD contains forms, examples, PowerPoint presentations, and other resources to support the procedures discussed throughout the book.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• Supplementary
• Foreword
• 1. Introduction to Resilient Playgrounds
• 2. Students’ Peer Relationships
• 3. School Playground Facilities
• 4. Data-Based Problem Solving
• 5. Playground Interventions
• 6. Documenting the Impact of Resilient Playgrounds Projects
• 7. Case Examples
• 8. Top 10 Valuable Resources for Resilient Playgrounds
• Appendix A Resilient Playgrounds Playground Safety Checklist
• Appendix B Resilient Playgrounds Playground Supervision Checklist
• Appendix C Resilient Playgrounds Promoting Playground Play Checklist
• Appendix D ClassMaps Survey 2007
• Appendix E Resilient Playgrounds Plan for Change Form
• Appendix F Teasing Form
• Appendix G Teasing Thermometer
• Appendix H The Parents’ Friendship Meeting: A Parent Information Curriculum for Parents of Children Without Friends
• References
• Index
• CD Contents: Practical Resources