Read the Winter 2015 issue of Voices of Practitioners. Articles include "The Effect of Peer Support on Transitions of a Child with Autism" and "Teacher Research as a Form of Inspiration, Influence, and Mentoring."
In this issue of Young Children, we present a collection of articles demonstrating some of the ways individuals, both inside and outside of classrooms and care settings, provide support to those working with young children.
Early childhood education (ECE) is in the spotlight as never before. Being in the limelight, however, has highlighted the field’s fragmentation and the variability in the quality of children’s formal early learning experiences
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Stacie G. Goffin, Rhian Evans Allvin, Deb Flis, Albert Wat
Teachers play an important role as they offer families guidance on their children's media use at home so it’s good news that there’s new advice for families on managing digital media from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
It’s not always easy to answer children’s questions, but encouraging their curiosity is an important part of helping them grow. Here are some ways that you can encourage your child’s curiosity at home.
It’s not always easy to answer children’s questions, but encouraging their curiosity is an important part of helping them grow. Here are some ways that you can encourage your child’s curiosity at home.
There’s no need to break the bank when looking for interesting tools and explorations for preschoolers! NAEYC staff went to the local dollar store and were inspired by these 10 items.
Preschool children learn by having tangible topics to engage with about subjects they can observe and experience in a stimulating and dynamic environment, but where do we find such topics?
In 1995 a world-famous study by researchers Betty Hart and Todd Risley found that some children heard thirty million fewer words by their 4th birthdays than others. The children who heard more words were better prepared when they entered school
Responses provided by early childhood educators who reflected on the most ethically defensible course of action for a young teacher facing a challenging dilemma at work.
The first schools for the very young in the United States did not include playgrounds because they were established prior to the concept of a playground.
