Carol Westby Assessing Functional and Pretend Play in Young Children: Foundations for Language, Social-Emotional, & Literacy Development 2 Table 1: Developmental Playscale

Westby Play Scale • In 1980, Carol Westby created an assessment/scale that shows you what play skills children should have at certain ages as well as the language skills that should parallel them: http://lshss.pubs.as ha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1775680

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Explore the Westby Play Scale for assessing language and play development in children aged 9 months to 5 years. Key milestones included.

Westby, C.E. (2000). A scale for assessing development of children’s play. In K. Gitlin-Weiner, A. Sandgund, & C. Schaefer (Eds.), Play diagnosis and assessment (pp. 15-57). Wiley. Under 12 months: Exploratory Play

Westby developed a Play Scale Checklist that can be used to track where a child’s symbolic play skills fall and inform the selection of language goals and play-based interventions to target those goals.

This article presents a symbolic-play language scale which describes l0 stages in the development of symbolic play abilities and relates the language concepts and structures associated with each developmental play stage. Use of this scale for evaluation and remediation planning is discussed.

It assesses play and language abilities across three levels: presymbolic, symbolic I, and symbolic II. - For each level, it describes the types of play schemas, props used, organization of play, roles taken in play, and language functions and forms expected at that stage of development.

May 28, 2024 · The Westby Play Scale is a valuable tool for assessing a child’s play development and identifying potential areas for intervention. The assessment process typically involves observing the child engaging in free play, using a variety of toys and materials.

This is a checklist used for assessing a children's social and play skills. Parents, caregivers, or teachers can administer the checklist. They observe the child through natural play and can take as little or as long as they want.