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The Power of Early Childhood Education: Expanding Educational Equity, Shrinking the Achievement Gap

May 2018

Three children hugging each other

Young Children is NAEYC's award-winning, peer-reviewed journal focused on educating children from birth through third grade.

The May 2018 issue of Young Children includes a cluster of articles on expanding educational equity and shrinking the achievement gap in early childhood education. Additional articles in this issue offer an inside look at collaborative science inquiry, international picture books, and autism spectrum disorder.

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Making Connections. Embracing Equity: Helping All Children Reach Their Full Potential

Rhian Evans Allvin

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Dediquémonos a la equidad. Ayudemos a todos los niños a alcanzar todo su potencial

Rhian Evans Allvin

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Think Nationally, Act Locally: Early Childhood Education’s Role in Closing the Achievement Gap

Jerlean Daniel

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Addressing the African American Achievement Gap: Three Leading Educators Issue a Call to Action

Barbara T. Bowman, James P. Comer, David J. Johns

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Capitalizing on Culture: Engaging Young Learners in Diverse Classrooms

Tyrone C. Howard

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A Reason for Hope: Building Teachers’ Cultural Capital

Maurice Sykes

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Becoming Upended: Teaching and Learning about Race and Racism with Young Children and Their Families

Kirsten Cole, Diandra Verwayne

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Positive Early Math Experiences for African American Boys: Nurturing the Next Generation of STEM Majors

Danielle B. Davis, Dale C. Farran

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Engaging and Enriching: The Key to Developmentally Appropriate Academic Rigor

Shannon Riley-Ayers, Alexandra Figueras-Daniel

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From Our President. Passing the Baton . . . Staying in the Race

Tammy L. Mann

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De nuestra presidenta. Entregar el testigo . . . seguir corriendo

Tammy L. Mann

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NAEYC Member Spotlight: Keya Johnson

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NAEYC Governing Board and Leadership

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In Memoriam: Paula Jorde Bloom, 1947–2018

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Reflecting across Borders: Palestinian and US Early Childhood Educators Engage in Collaborative Science Inquiry (Voices)

Isauro M. Escamilla, Buad Khales, Daniel R. Meier, Martha Melgoza

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The Power of Using International Picture Books with Young Children

Kelly Baldwin

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Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Increasing Social Communication with Evidence-Based Practices

Christan Coogle, Naomi L. Rahn, Jennifer R. Ottley, Ashley Zehner

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Play and Technology: An Important Intersection for Developing Literacy

Victoria B. Fantozzi, Christi Porter Johnson, Anneliese Scherfen

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The Reading Chair: May 2018

Isabel Baker, Miriam Baker Schiffer

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Reflexión más allá de las fronteras: Educadores de preescolar de Palestina y Estados Unidos recurren a la indagación colaborativa en ciencias (Voces)

Isauro M. Escamilla, Buad Khales, Daniel R. Meier, Martha Melgoza

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引人入胜且令人受益良多：与发展相适应的学术严谨性的关键 Engaging and Enriching: The Key to Developmentally Appropriate Academic Rigor

Shannon Riley-Ayers, Alexandra Figueras-Daniel

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Participativo y enriquecedor: las claves del rigor académico apropiado desde el punto de vista del desarrollo

Shannon Riley-Ayers, Alexandra Figueras-Daniel

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ممتع ومثرٍ: الدليل إلى الصرامة الأكاديمية الملائمة من الناحية التنموية Engaging and Enriching: The Key to Developmentally Appropriate Academic Rigor

Shannon Riley-Ayers, Alexandra Figueras-Daniel

Audience: Administrator (director or principal), Teacher

Age: Early Primary, Infant/Toddler, Kindergarten, Preschool

Topics: Curriculum, Assessment, Classroom Management, Curriculum Development, Other Topics, Equity, Anti Bias, Cultural Competence, Diversity, Race and Ethnicity, Social and Economic Status, YC