ABSTRACT
The main variable of time showed that regardless of whether play was introduced during the story or at the end, temporal proximity had similar facilitating effects on aural language growth. With the results of age in the initial analysis differing between five-versus six-and seven-year-olds, imaginative play facilitated older children's play to a greater degree than younger children's play. It appeared that older subjects benefited from play more than younger subjects and that imaginative play was a facilitator of aural language comprehension in children five through seven relative to the non-play comparison group. The results supported both Genevan epistemology and selected paired-associate learning studies showing that imaginative play was a facilitator of development and learning. From research investigations on aural language and the role of imagery, results showed that imagery was an effective mediator on recall in aural language learning situations.
