Through music and language, movement, and the visual arts, rap and other elements of hip-hop culture can support preschoolers’ learning and development in all domains.
Using guidance instead of discipline means helping young children understand they can learn from their mistakes, and it starts with showing them how to do so.
This article will provide research-driven, practical advice for how early childhood educators can partner with community-based organizations to utilize an integrated and developmentally appropriate approach to teaching and learning.
Classrooms that incorporate child-directed experiences offer many opportunities for children to uncover their ideas, to generate questions, and to construct their own knowledge.
For the Summer 2021 issue of Young Children, we had a chance to reconnect with previously profiled members and to get an update on where they are in their journeys.
En particular, el juego libre y el juego guiado, conocidos en conjunto como aprendizaje lúdico, son herramientas pedagógicas a través de las cuales los niños pueden aprender de manera alegre y relevante.
Authored by
Authored by:
Brenna Hassinger-Das, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
En una época de rendiciones de cuentas, presiones y evaluaciones de alto nivel (¡incluso en algunas aulas de kindergarten!), muchos educadores de educación inicial se sienten presionados a enfocarse en el rigor académico.
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:
Brenna Hassinger-Das, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
In this article, I share descriptions and examples of how to incorporate charting to foster these areas in a preschool setting, while simultaneously strengthening early language and literacy skills in a playful, engaging manner.
Grief can feel devastating to both children and teachers, but the patience, courage, and responsiveness you show will be a lasting gift to a child and family who are grieving.
If we help young children understand death, we help them cope with a personal loss that has already occurred or prepare them to understand and cope with a personal loss at a later time.
In this training, get insights on the core considerations, principles of child development, guidelines for DAP in action, and implications for higher education faculty.