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Young Children (YC) is 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's award-winning, peer-reviewed journal that combines research and practice. YCÌýsupports educational excellence and focuses on meeting the needs of all children, birth through third grade.

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Young Children
March 17, 2025

Member Spotlight: Michelle Zurita-Sharpe

Michelle Zurita-Sharpe is a special education teacher in a blended pre-K classroom at Blair Early Childhood Center, a Chicago public school. Blair serves children in prekindergarten through second grade.
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Young Children
March 17, 2025

De nuestra presidenta. Cómo crear una comunidad de cuidado, aprendizaje y disfrute: Orientar desde la equidad, la inclusión y la receptividad

As we reflect on what it means to transform our understanding of and approaches to children’s behaviors, let’s consider ways in which we are fostering an environment that supports young children’s social and emotional health and development.

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Authored by: 
Tonia Durden
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Young Children
Vol. , No.
March 17, 2025

Spring 2025

Transforming Our Understanding of and Approaches to Children’s Behaviors
In this issue of Young Children, authors present the meaning behind children’s behaviors and developmentally appropriate, equitable ways to respond to them.
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Authentic Identity Work in a Culture of Self-Reflection

51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.

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Authored by: 
Vaidehi Desai, Margaret Oliver
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The Pedagogical Narrative as a Form of Teacher Research

51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.

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Authored by: 
Barbara Henderson, Robyn Brookshire, Ron Grady, Isauro M. Escamilla, Angela Aquilizan, Megina Baker, Andrew J. Stremmel
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Voices of Practitioners, Winter 2024, Volume 19

51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.
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