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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2016

The Rotten Truth—Discovering Decay!

On a summer day, three preschool teachers and an early education consultant met to draft a unit on decay. They used this planning session to design a curriculum specific to their own group of children and families on pumpkin decay.

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Bonnie Blagojevic, Victoria Grotton, Suzen Polk-Hoffses, Karen Thomes
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2016

Message in a Backpack™ Making at Home

Here are some ideas for making at home to encourage children to experiment, explore, and create!
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Teaching Young Children
Vol. 10, No. 1
October 1, 2016

October/November 2016

Decay, Hervé Tullet, Counting
TYC October/November 2016 Issue
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Article
Young Children
September 1, 2016

Focus on Ethics: "Make Sure My Child Drinks Her Milk!" —The Response

Early childhood educators encounter many ethical issues in the course of their daily work with children and families. Focus on Ethics presents such an issue and asks readers to determine how an early childhood educator might best respond to it.

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Eva Moravcik, Stephanie Feeney, Nancy K. Freeman
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Young Children
September 1, 2016

The Reading Chair: September 2016

New children's books too good to miss and one forever favorite.

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Isabel Baker, Miriam Baker Schiffer
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Young Children
September 1, 2016

Our Proud Heritage: Two Teachers Look Back—The Ypsilanti Perry Preschool, Part I

We are honored to present this column about a milestone in 20th century American early care and education—the Perry Preschool in Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1962 to 1967. (A second column on the preschool will follow in the November 2016 issue of Young Children.

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Louise Derman-Sparks, Evelyn K. Moore
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Young Children
September 1, 2016

QRIS: Empowering Family Child Care Providers as Leaders

Quality rating and improvement systems provide a framework for engaging family child care providers in quality improvement efforts.

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Jennifer Cortes, Rena A. Hallam
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Young Children
September 1, 2016

Read the Full Issue (September 2016)

Young Children's September 2016 issue is available as a PDF for members only. Please see the link below.
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YC September 2016 Issue
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Young Children
Vol. 71, No. 4
September 1, 2016

September 2016

Ensuring Best Practice: Quality Improvement Initiatives
YC September 2016 Issue
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August 12, 2016

Back to School: Why Creating Classroom Community is So Important

The children in my class contribute to classroom rules and participate in discussions with teachers about fair consequences. Early in the year, we create a classroom manifesto that distills the community’s belief system

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Kate Kane
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Teaching Young Children
August 1, 2016

Welcoming Dual Language Learners

It's important for teachers to create a welcoming environment for children and families from all cultures and who speak different languages. Here are a few quick tips.
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Teaching Young Children
August 1, 2016

Advice for New Teachers

NAEYC’s Young Professionals Advisory Council (YPAC) was formed to help NAEYC strengthen its engagement with young professionals in the field. We asked YPAC members about their advice for new teachers. Here’s what they had to say.

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Rachel J. Franz, Jenifer N. Fuller, Zainia Keenan , Alexandra Green, Kathryn O'Hara-Wallis, Cody Summerville, Nick Terrones, Jillian Wendolowski
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