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Group of children from different backgrounds singing or shouting during a game with smiles on their faces.
A family and teacher discuss allowing a child to freely engage in dramatic play.
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Young Children
March 1, 2017

Focus on Ethics: Ethical Finesse—A Strategy To Resolve Ethical Issues

This Focus on Ethics column asks you to consider how to respond to Mr. Jackson—the father of 4-year-old Victor—who insists that his son not be permitted to play with clothes or accessories typically associated with girls and women.

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Stephanie Feeney, Nancy K. Freeman
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Two girls sitting close to each other, but not talking.
Article
Young Children
March 1, 2017

Culturally Appropriate Positive Guidance with Young Children

Many behaviors have cultural roots that teachers can capitalize on to foster each child’s developing identity, share cultural lessons with the whole class, and help children cultivate shared norms for their behavior as students.

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Zeynep Isik-Ercan
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Diverse group of kids
Blog
February 1, 2018

My Son's Realization That He's "Brown"

Between 3 and 4 years old, my son realized that he was "brown." This story recounts the way I helped him feel special for having unique characteristics.

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Kim Doan
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Diverse group of children playing outdoors
Blog
November 21, 2016

A Tribute to the Power of a Teacher—The Ruby Bridges Story

I had the privilege and pleasure of welcoming Ruby Bridges to NAEYC’s 2015 Annual Conference and hearing her opening address. Her remarks about the difference one teacher can make have stayed with me every moment since.

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Authored by: 
Carol Brunson Day
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Five professionals looking ahead
Blog
November 10, 2016

Our Future

Each and every day, in early learning programs around the country, you, our NAEYC members, have a powerful opportunity to impact the lens with which children and their families approach the world

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Rhian Evans Allvin
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Article
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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A diverse group of young children looking forward to a read aloud
Article
Young Children
May 1, 2016

Reading Your Way to a Culturally Responsive Classroom

Showing children that we see and value all aspects of them—including attributes related to race and culture—is a critical step in helping them feel welcome and connected to their teachers and peers.

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Shannon B. Wanless, Patricia A. Crawford
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Two smiling children.
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Young Children
November 1, 2015

What Parents Have to Teach Us About Their Dual Language Children

Families’ insights into code switching, the sequence of second language acquisition, and language transference and development help teachers create a welcoming and supportive setting for children.

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Sara Michael-Luna
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Baby girl chewing on her fingers
Blog
September 8, 2015

We Won't Bridge the Achievement Gap Until We Bridge the Word Gap

In 1995 a world-famous study by researchers Betty Hart and Todd Risley found that some children heard thirty million fewer words by their 4th birthdays than others. The children who heard more words were better prepared when they entered school

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Dana Suskind
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