What is NEXT for Young Children?

These ready-to-use, comprehensive training outlines build on content from selected Young Children articles. NAEYC publishes NEXT electronically five times a year to accompany issues of Young Children.

What’s included?

Find the following and more in each training:

• Key messages from articles and definitions of key terms
• Self-study questions to build on article content and reflect on current teaching practices
• Prompts to lead small- or large-group discussions focusing on real-life experiences and research-to-practice connections
• Ideas for how to apply and document new knowledge and skills
• Resources for more information

Each outline indicates the NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs and NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards that are most closely related to the content.

Who uses it?

Adapt these trainings for a variety of audiences and needs. By using NEXT for Young Children

• Teacher educators plan classes
• Staff development specialists create professional development sessions
• Center directors and school principals plan informative staff meetings
• Early childhood education students and practitioners gain skills alone or with colleagues or peers

What do users say about it?

NEXT saves trainers time and provides high-quality learning experiences. One community college professor reveals: “The stimulating and energizing class discussions, online reflections, and teachable moments ignited from the questions created several significant learning experiences for our class community.”

How do I get it?

NEXT for Young Children is an NAEYC member benefit. Login to the Members Only area to access the latest issues. Not a member? Become one today.

Next for Young Children,
Vol. 66, No. 6 (November 2011)

Fiction vs. Informational Texts: Which Will Kindergartners Choose? by Marlene Ponte Correia

Using Toys to Support Infant-Toddler Learning and Development by Gabriel Guyton

"Handout 1: The Individual Guidance Plan" from the February/March 2011 issue of NEXT for TYC: An NAEYC Professional Development Resource

Developing Young Children's Self-Regulation Through Everyday Experiences by Ida Rose Florez

Mathematical Pattern Hunters by Phyllis Whitin and David J. Whitin

Young Girls Discovering Their Voice With Literacy and Readers Theater by Debby Zambo

Guidance Matters. Children Who Have Serious Conflicts—Part 1: Reactive Aggression by Dan Gartrell

The Neurobiology of Emotional Intelligence: Using Our Brain to Stay Cool Under Pressure by Holly Elissa Bruno

Storybook Reading for Young Dual Language Learners by Cristina Gillanders and Dina C. Castro