U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2012).
Princeton (NJ): What Works Clearinghouse, 9.
This review investigates the effect of guided interactive play-based interventions on socio-emotional, physical, language, and cognitive development in preschool children with disabilities.
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
See full text for additional details on the What Works Clearinghouse evidence rating scheme.
1986-May 2011
Randomized controlled trials; regression-discontinuity study designs; quasi-experimental study designs; single-subject study designs
0
"No studies of 'play-based interventions' that fall within the scope of the Early Childhood Education Interventions for Children with Disabilities review protocol meet What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards. The lack of studies meeting WWC evidence standards means that, at this time, the WWC is unable to draw any conclusions based on research about the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of 'play-based interventions' on preschool children with disabilities in early education settings. Additional research is needed to determine the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of this intervention" (p. 1).
