Check out the new and upcoming NAEYC books in the list below, and visit the NAEYC Online Store for more great books, purchasing information, and sample content for each title. NAEYC is committed to providing the best possible resources to support effective teaching and learning for children!
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Spotlight on Young Children: Exploring Science This collection of articles from NAEYC’s Young Children journal showcases exciting ways to support children’s scientific understanding. Teachers of children infancy through age 8 will learn about promoting children’s scientific inquiry and exploration. Teaching practices focus on supporting children’s understanding of core ideas: physical, life, and earth and space sciences as well as engineering and technology. Included is a professional development guide with questions and activities to help readers reflect on current and incorporate new practices. Pre-order the book |
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Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction for Teachers of Kindergartners All kindergarten teachers need this basic book about what developmentally appropriate practice looks like in kindergarten. Apply the information if you are a new or experienced teacher to deepen your everyday practice in the classroom. |
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From Play to Practice: Connecting Teachers' Play to Children's Learning When adults engage in creative, open-ended play experiences, they gain insight into how children learn from play. They become more knowledgeable about the purposeful use of materials and intentional teaching strategies and can better help children develop essential concepts and skills in all content areas. From Play to Practice describes the use of play experiences for educators to promote play-based learning as part of developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood programs. Learn more or buy the book |
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So Much More than the ABCs: The Early Phases of Reading and Writing This book addresses what children need to learn in the early years, the strategies that teachers can use to help children acquire these foundations, the features of emergent literacy and language understandings and skills, and how to design the physical environment to support language and literacy learning. Learn more or buy the book |
