The PLAYS Framework · L
Learner-led
Let the child lead.
L is for Learner-led
What it means
Children should have opportunities to exercise agency, make choices, follow their curiosity, experiment and influence what happens during the experience.
Learner-led is one of the five principles of PLAYS: A Framework for Digital Play™.
Reflect
- The child can make meaningful choices and influence what happens.
Consider
- Reflect on children's agency and participation.
For AI-enabled play
- Does the child retain agency, choice and room to think independently?
Examples
An area of work in development
Examples for Learner-led will be published here.
The PLAYS Framework
The five dimensions
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P: Purposeful
Give play a reason.
Experiences with a meaningful purpose and opportunities to explore, create, discover and solve problems.
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L: Learner-led
Let the child lead.
Opportunities for children to exercise agency, make choices and follow their curiosity.
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A: Adult Connected
Bring people in.
Conversation, co-play, encouragement and reflection with caring adults.
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Y: Yielding Real-world Learning
Take play beyond the screen.
Connections between ideas on the screen, relationships, physical environments and everyday learning.
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S: Safe & Developmentally Appropriate
Make every child belong.
Respect for developmental stages, individual differences, privacy, safety and well-being.
Connect
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