The development of self-regulation in preschoolers through play: analysis of current research

The purpose of this review is to systematize and analyze studies aimed at the formation of self-regulation in preschool children with the help of various types of games. It was considered how the game is used for the development of self-regulation and how the mechanism of formation of self-regulation in the game is explained; what types of games show effectiveness in the long term and in terms of transferring the effect to other activities. The search for full-text versions of the works was carried out in the electronic databases Web of Science, Scopus, eLibrary, and the works published in Russian and English were considered. 29 articles published in 2008-2020 were selected. They were divided into categories according to the type of game: digital game, games with rules, story game. Studies of game additions to the educational program were divided into separate categories, since they included a combination of games of different types, and research using a design game. As a theoretical basis, the authors followed the Russian classification, created within the framework of the cultural and historical approach. The article analyzes modern ideas about the mechanisms of self-regulation formation in the game, data on the effectiveness of different types of games in the development of self-regulation and the limitations of modem research on the formation of selfregulation using the game.