Week 8

Writing the literature review has been very beneficial. It has helped me to really look into my sources, to look into the institutions publishing the research as well as the credentials of the author. I found it to be difficult to not summarize or just explain my research in the literature review. I had to keep reminding myself to refocus on discussing the source and not just the information. This was a different way of writing for me, as I am used to research papers. My understanding has greatly evolved since my research begin a few weeks ago. While I always new of the positive effects of play-based intervention my research has given me concrete examples of this. My research has left different questions with me. I want to further research specific things involving play-based intervention such as the effects of joint attention on learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Overall I feel that my research this term has been extremely beneficial not only to my profession but also my continuing education. Good luck to everyone!