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Educating Young Children
December 12, 2025

Explaining Phonological Awareness and Alphabet Instruction

Literacy Learning for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Key Practices for Educators is written by some of the foremost early literacy experts in the field. Using eight key practices as their framework.

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Tanya S. Wright, Sonia Q. Cabell, Nell K. Duke, Mariana Souto-Manning
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Educating Young Children
December 12, 2025

Affiliate Network News

If the early childhood education landscape were a connect-the-dot puzzle, it wouldn’t be simple to connect every dot.
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Educating Young Children
December 12, 2025

Advocacy In Action

For a century, NAEYC has been the trusted voice and professional home for early childhood educators.
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Educating Young Children
December 12, 2025

Professional Journeys

Since joining the Fort Bend Independent School District a decade ago, Alexis Rosales has served children in a variety of ways: As a classroom teacher, a pre-K instructional coach, and the program manager for Fort Bend’s special education programs.
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Educating Young Children
December 12, 2025

Inside NAEYC

These new, member-only benefits expand your access to trusted partners, professional resources, and special savings designed with educators in mind.
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Cover of the Winter 2026 Issue of Educating Young Children
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Educating Young Children
Vol. 1, No. 4
December 12, 2025

Winter 2026

Promoting Early Literacy Through Researched-Based Practices
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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Educating Young Children
October 1, 2025

Message in a Backpack™. Sparking Playful Learning with Your Child

Children learn through play and exploration. By adopting a few approaches from your child’s early learning setting, you can spark joyful, engaged learning at home.

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Michele Coulombe, Amy Fatall, Bridget Nolen
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Educating Young Children
July 1, 2025

Message in a Backpack™. Strategies Families Can Use for Dealing with Stress

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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Authored by: 
Ingrid Anderson
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Message in a Backpack.™ Encouraging Your Child to Lead

When children have opportunities to make decisions and increase their independence, they see that their own identities are important. Here are some ways you can give your child opportunities to grow as a leader.

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Andrea Laser
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Advice for Graduates and New Educators

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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Advice for Graduates and New Educators 

NAEYC members and readers have a wealth of expertise and stories to share. We recently gathered their advice for those who are graduating this spring and those who are new to early learning programs. Here are their helpful tips!
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Message in a Backpack.™ Encouraging Your Child to Lead

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.
Members Only