Development of an Assessment To Identify Play Behaviours that Discriminate between the Play of Typical Preschoolers and Preschoolers with Pre-Academic Problems.

A study of 82 preschoolers determined that a new play assessment (Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment), which identifies cognitive play skills, possessed acceptable interrater reliability and could discriminate between the play of typically developing preschoolers and those with preacademic problems. (Contains 65 references.) (JOW)