In a recent study, my research colleagues and I found multiple benefits for children, families, and caregiving staff when COC is successfully implemented.
The key to mathematics with toddlers (and infants) is sportscasting—talking aloud using self-talk, parallel talk, and reflective speech—to highlight math concepts.
While participating in the diaper-changing routine, Lilly is learning language and self-help skills, and developing autonomy, self-regulation, and other capabilities.
Respect—treating with consideration—was the overarching feature behind the values and actions of teachers I observed for more than six months in one of the four Childspace infant and toddler centers that I co-own with my husband (Christie 2011).
كان الاحترام -التعامل باهتمام- هو السمة الأساسية التي بُنيت عليها قيم وأفعال من لاحظتهم من المعلمين على مدى أكثر من ستة أشهر في أحد مراكز الأطفال والرضع الأربعة الخاصة بمؤسسة تشايلد سبيس والتي أمتلكها أنا وزوجي
Brazelton was deeply concerned about the conditions and contexts in which families raise children, how these can disrupt children’s development, and what might be done—through research, policy, & practice—to foster more favorable environments for families
Whether you call them makerspaces, hackerspaces, or DIY labs, the idea is the same—they’re places where kids can tinker, invent, and build to their heart's content. They are great for fostering creativity and hands-on learning.
Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves, by Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards, provides practical guidance to confronting and eliminating barriers of prejudice, misinformation, and bias
As young children grow, their communication skills become more complex. They learn to understand and use language to express their thoughts and feelings and to connect with others.
Tips from a licensed foster parent and early childhood educator on the best ways to support children in the foster care system, including resources that will help provide a safe and nurturing environment that assists individual needs.