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children playing with blocks
Article
Young Children
September 1, 2023

Shifting from a Classroom of Reluctant Compliance to a Classroom of Responsive Curiosity

This article presents a three-part playful learning framework to help educators move from a culture of compliance to one of agency and curiosity.

Authored by

Authored by: 
Elias Blinkoff, Charlotte Anne Wright, Molly Scott, Katelyn Fletcher, Allyson S. Masters, Hande Ilgaz, Lien Vu, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
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Blog
August 30, 2023

New School Year; Guidance from DAP

Find a variety of DAP resources to prepare for back-to-school.

Authored by

Authored by: 
Susan Friedman
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Book
August 25, 2023

Healthy Young Children, Sixth Edition

Learn more about Healthy Young Children, Sixth Edition

Authored by

Authored by: 
Alicia L. Haupt, MD, Brittany Massare, MD, Jennifer Nizer, MEd, Manjula Paul, CRNP‑Fam, MSN, MPH, Louis A. Valenti
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The cover for the spring 2023 edition of Young Children, featuring a child with a teacher.
Issue
Young Children
Vol. 78, No. 1
March 1, 2023

Spring 2023

Developmentally Appropriate Assessment Practices: Gathering, Understanding, and Using Information
This issue of Young Children examines developmentally appropriate and equitable assessment practices for early childhood settings.
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Blog
January 5, 2023

Cardboard Challenge: Introducing New Skills in Authentic Ways

To create a community building event with family involvement, we decided to engage in a Cardboard Challenge focused on trees: How could children build a tree with cardboard-like materials and make it interactive?

Authored by

Authored by: 
Kelly Bird
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Article
Young Children
December 1, 2022

Exploring Families’ Language Practices Through a Social Studies Inquiry in Kindergarten

his article describes the collaboration between teachers and researchers designing a translanguaging space where bilingual children and their families could explore the linguistic and cultural practices that they engage in at home.

Authored by

Authored by: 
Ivana Espinet, Maite T. Sánchez, Sabrina Poms, Elizabeth Menendez
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Article
Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2022

A New Purpose in Calendar Time

Learn engaging, child-appropriate ways to conduct calendar time.

Authored by

Authored by: 
Susan Swiderek
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