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A girl and boy reading a book together
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

The Reading Chair: May 2020

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.

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Isabel Baker, Miriam Baker Schiffer
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A teacher with kindergartners leading play time
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

“How Can I Help You?”: Reconsidering Behavior Management

Given that many teachers feel they are not well prepared to manage behaviors in a classroom (Pavri 2004), we have intentionally pursued this topic in our professional endeavors as teacher educators, observing hundreds of preservice and in-service teachers

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Adam L. Holland, Kathryn A. Ohle
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A couple smiles and embraces their toddler son.
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

Embracing LGBTQIA+ Staff in Early Childhood Programs

Embracing LGBTQIA+ early childhood professionals creates a positive environment where staff, children, and families thrive.

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Jennifer M. Longley
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A group of women engaged a round table discussion.
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

Promoting Equity through Teacher Research (Voices)

Teacher research has a new generation of scholars who are passionate about methodology and ready to lead us into the future.

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Megina Baker
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primary school students pose for a photo in a line wearing backpacks
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

NAEYC Governing Board and Leadership

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
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May 2020 NAEYC Member Spotlight Ali Porteous
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

NAEYC Member Spotlight: Ali Porteous

For Ali Porteous, the foundation for successful early learning is the relationship between an early childhood educator and a child.
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NAEYC CEO Rhian Evans Allvin
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

Formar conexiones: Los resultados iniciales son prometedores

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.

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Rhian Evans Allvin
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NAEYC CEO Rhian Evans Allvin
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

Making Connections: Early Returns Are Promising

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.

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Rhian Evans Allvin
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

De nuestra presidenta: Somos nosotros a quienes estamos esperando

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.

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Amy O'Leary
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

From Our President: We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.

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Amy O'Leary
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A classroom of children playing with wooden blocks
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

STREAM Education at Work—No, at Play! A Toy-Making Unit

Early achievement in math and science predicts later school success as well or better than early literacy skills do.

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Douglas H. Clements, Julie Sarama, Kimberly Brenneman, Nell K. Duke, Mary Louise Hemmeter
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young girl putting together a 3D block puzzles using blocks
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

Learning Engineering through Block Play: STEM in Preschool

In recent years, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have been increasingly emphasized for elementary-age children, and this trend should extend into preschool too. Blocks—a fundamental material found in almost all early childhood se

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Zachary S. Gold, James Elicker, Barbara A. Beaulieu
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A young boy in a classroom taping an image to block.
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Young Children
May 1, 2020

Transforming Our Community with STEAM

The preschool bucket brigade took place four weeks into an intensive study surrounding the unit Our Community. While this topic is very common in preschools, for these teachers, this community unit was almost all new. This was their first experience with

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Lea Ann Christenson, Jenny James
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Teacher and preschooler building with colored blocks
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Young Children
Vol. 75, No. 2
May 1, 2020

May 2020

Nurturing Wonder: STEM, STEAM, STREAM
YC May 2020 Issue
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