When reading together, families can support early language and comprehension skills by offering short sentence stems, or sentence starters, to help children share what they are thinking and learning.
Sentence stems are typically used in elementary school to help children learn to write, but they can be used to support oral language development in preschool—particularly with dual language learners.
Playful learning doesn’t require the latest and greatest toys and technologies. Some of the most valuable learning materials are open-ended items that you probably have at home or can find at little to no cost.
By connecting with their children while playing on the floor, at eye-level with them, families can foster their child's social, emotional, and cognitive development through creative play.
The following classroom activity and its home extension include step-by-step instructions and sample questions to promote conversations about spatial orientation to build children’s reasoning processes and spatial terminology.
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Lindsey Perry Eloise Aniag Kuehnert Leanne Ketterlin Geller
Use the following tips to build on your preschooler’s math skills—including counting, pattern recognition, and sequencing to solve problems—to support computational thinking.
Educators, families, and the community come together at the Little Friends of the River program, part of overall STEAM programming at the Bronx Children’s Museum.
Hear from DAP thought leader, Dr. Iheoma Iruka as she shares her perspective on taking an equity-focused approach to understand and support child development.
Hear from DAP thought leaders, Sue Bredekamp and Barbara Willer, as they reflect on the importance of the core considerations to teacher decision making.
The books featured here provide a sampling of books and activities that can be used to introduce foster care and adoption into the early childhood classroom.
NAEYC's Commission on the Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs is pleased to announce that it has granted accreditation to early childhood programs during its summer meeting.
Knowing that readers will want to dive into the rich collection of high-quality titles featured in this issue, Young Children has introduced an online catalogue of the books found in this issue’s articles.
Early childhood educators know how challenging transitions can be! NAEYC has collected a list of resources to support your unique ECE needs. Whether going back to school or looking for strategies in the classroom, NAEYC is here to help.
Challenging behaviors often happen when children feel they don’t have another way to express their feelings or another way to get what they need. Here's how to stay calm, patient, and consistent as you help your child understand your expectations.
