In this article, we describe the five skills of academic conversations, the ways in which these skills promote literacy and language development, and the strategies teachers can use to foster, scaffold, and assess academic conversations among children.
Teaching Young Children is NAEYC's magazine for anyone who works with preschoolers. Colorful, informative, and easy-to-read, TYC is packed full of teaching ideas, strategies, and tips.
NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
Authored by
Authored by:
Barbara Wilder-Smith, Deborah J. Leong, Elena Bodrova
Teaching Young Children is NAEYC's magazine for anyone who works with preschoolers. Colorful, informative, and easy-to-read, TYC is packed full of teaching ideas, strategies, and tips.
Focusing on the ecology of the classroom allows educators to intentionally create opportunities throughout the learning day to foster children’s early literacy and language skills.
Authored by
Authored by:
Leslie La Croix, Kimberly Sanders Austin, Christine Pegorraro Schull, Sara E. Miller, Julie K. Kidd
Because books are a gateway for children to learn more about themselves and others, it's important to create class libraries that celebrate differences and promote inclusivity.