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Elklan. Speech and Language Support for 3-5s%u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2023 168S8%u2022 Roles are assigned, the games planned, problems are solved together.%u2022 The language develops the play. 8.3.6 Why is imaginative play important?(Slide 244)%u2022 It enables children to understand their world and explore situations outside their own experience.%u2022 Imaginative play enables a child to experiment with the roles and feelings of different people within a safe environment.%u2022 It encourages children to interact with one another and gradually this develops into complex social play. This is very challenging for children with SLCN and/or developmental delay.%u2022 The child learns to empathise with others. This is crucial for his social and emotional development, but also we need an understanding of how others feel and think in order to converse successfully. (ELB. 101-102, Slide 245)%u2022 Imaginative Play supports language too - creating roles, negotiation, retelling stories, understanding and using time concepts e.g. %u2018first, last, next%u2019 etc.%u2022 After a couple of minutes, ask learners to share their ideas.