Title: Symbolic Play: Development of action: Elaborated schemes

ADULT

CONTEXT

CHILD

 

 

Want to play "house"?

I’d love to.

 

 

 

 

You’re the mom.

Oh, okay. What are you?

 

 

 

 

I’m the kid.

Okay.

 

 

 

Child points to table

You have to stand up, and you… you have to sit right here and do… and do the things that your’re supposed to do.

What kinds of things an I supposed to do?

 

 

 

 

You… you have to … you hafta, um, you hafta… you hafta do the… you hafta… you hafta… you hafta call somebody.

Oh, okay. Can I do right here with this?

 

 

 

Adult picks up toy phone

 

 

 

Yeah.

Who should I call?

 

 

 

 

Um, your friend.

What’s her name?

 

 

 

 

Um.

Which friend should I call?

 

 

 

 

You have to call Lilly.

Lilly?

 

 

 

 

 Yeah.