Read the Winter 2015 issue of Voices of Practitioners. Articles include "The Effect of Peer Support on Transitions of a Child with Autism" and "Teacher Research as a Form of Inspiration, Influence, and Mentoring."
In this issue of Young Children, we present a collection of articles demonstrating some of the ways individuals, both inside and outside of classrooms and care settings, provide support to those working with young children.
Teachers play an important role as they offer families guidance on their children's media use at home so it’s good news that there’s new advice for families on managing digital media from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
It’s not always easy to answer children’s questions, but encouraging their curiosity is an important part of helping them grow. Here are some ways that you can encourage your child’s curiosity at home.
It’s not always easy to answer children’s questions, but encouraging their curiosity is an important part of helping them grow. Here are some ways that you can encourage your child’s curiosity at home.
The first schools for the very young in the United States did not include playgrounds because they were established prior to the concept of a playground.
We present a cluster of articles featuring evidencebased practices that foster the literacy development of children in kindergarten through third grade.
Developing a sense of place through geographic experiences helps build the social and emotional foundation children need and will one day use as adults.
Children—informed by experiences in their homes, communities, and society as a whole—bring their own ideas about gender-appropriate materials and activities to the classroom.
Read the Summer 2015 issue of Voices of Practitioners. Articles include "Using Technology as a Social Tool in the Preschool Classroom" and "Teacher Research as a Professional Development."
This article presents a framework for thinking about the many ways early childhood administrators influence the quality of their programs, and then looks more broadly at the concept of distributed leadership in an organization.
