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YC March 2016 Issue
Issue
Young Children
Vol. 71, No. 1
March 1, 2016

March 2016

Collaborating with Colleagues in Related Fields
YC March 2016 Issue
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Young Children
March 1, 2016

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Article
Young Children
March 1, 2016

Collaborating With Colleagues in Related Fields

The articles in this cluster describe five very different ways that early childhood educators are connecting with the wider community and with experts in other fields to support young children’s optimal learning and development
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Blog
February 29, 2016

Scribbling Machines

Paige Zittrauer challenged her kindergarten students and their high school art student project partners: Make a contraption that moves on its own across a piece of paper and leaves a mark in its path

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Authored by: 
Cate Heroman, Paige Zittrauer
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A classroom building scribbling machines
Blog
February 29, 2016

Máquinas de hacer garabatos

Paige Zittrauer challenged her kindergarten students and their high school art student project partners: Make a contraption that moves on its own across a piece of paper and leaves a mark in its path

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Authored by: 
Cate Heroman, Paige Zittrauer
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Blog
February 16, 2016

Using Technology to Make Reading an Enjoyable Experience for All Children

Early learning is critical for developing cognitive language skills and for interpersonal and socio-emotional development. That knowledge and our country’s need led me to start LUDO project, a multimedia project that publishes children’s stories

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Authored by: 
​Alberto Barrantes
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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2016

Message in a Backpack™ Focus and Self-Control

Self-control and focus are both important skills for children to practice in order to succeed in school. Here are some that you and your child can do together at home.
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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2016

Good Guidance: The 7 Essential Life Skills

In this issue, Galinsky delves into the first life skill, focus and self control, and offers teachers practical suggestions for promoting this skill in their work with preschoolers.

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Authored by: 
Ellen Galinsky
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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2016

Planes, Trains, Cars, and Bikes: Preschoolers Study Transportation

This peek into an engaging learning environment shows developmentally appropriate practice in action in an NAEYC-accredited program.

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Authored by: 
Caroline Cummings, Lena Salzbank, Alison Hurst
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 9, No. 3
February 1, 2016

February/March 2016

Coteaching, Focus and Self-Control, STEAM
TYC February/March 2016 Issue
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Coteachers working with child.
Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2016

11x: Connecting with Coteachers

Tips for turning your coteacher partnership into a dynamic duo.

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Authored by: 
Marie L. Masterson
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Blog
January 29, 2016

30 Years of Quality in Texas

This past December I, along with another Texas AEYC board member, joined the Dallas AEYC co-presidents and the senior director of NAEYC Accreditation of Programs for Young Children to honor a program receiving its accreditation notification

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​Mary Jamsek
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Blog
December 14, 2015

Global Lessons for Early Childhood Teacher Education

As NAEYC is “Going Global,” many of the lessons I have learned in Roatan align with the global initiatives. For example, with the help of NAEYC resources I am providing professional development and I conduct observations of children and teachers

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Authored by: 
Heather Logan
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Article
Teaching Young Children
December 1, 2015

Learning Stories

A story is powerful and meaningful to families and can often communicate more than a number, a score, or a checklist of skills.

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Authored by: 
Judi Pack
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 9, No. 2
December 1, 2015

December/January 2016

Engaging Families
TYC December/January 2016 Issue
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Article
Young Children
November 1, 2015

The Reading Chair: November 2015

New children's books too good to miss.

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Authored by: 
Isabel Baker, Miriam Baker Schiffer
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Article
Young Children
November 1, 2015

What Parents Have to Teach Us About Their Dual Language Children

Families’ insights into code switching, the sequence of second language acquisition, and language transference and development help teachers create a welcoming and supportive setting for children.

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Authored by: 
Sara Michael-Luna
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