In this article, I offer five strategies that take into account the unique aspects of learning an additional language and capitalize on the social and interactive nature of early childhood classrooms.
This article describes a program that combines exploratory art experiences with intentional teaching moments and offers suggestions for how teachers can organize their own programs.
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Authored by:
X. Christine Wang, Keely Benson, Corinne Eggleston, Bin Lin
A teacher conducted a pilot study to better understand how the children in her classroom were acquiring multiple languages and how to most effectively support them in the process.
The SEEDS approach to repeated read alouds offers teachers a structured, emotionally supportive, and intentional way to increase children鈥檚 language and literacy development.
Speech-language pathologists can help teachers understand which communication behaviors are typical for a particular age range and which ones indicate a need for assessment and possibly an intervention.
Early childhood teachers play a key role as children develop literacy. While this cluster does not cover the basics of reading instruction, it offers classroom-tested ways to make common practices like read alouds and discussions even more effective.
Thanks to a nationwide parent education initiative called Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR), an increasing number of librarians are focusing on helping parents interact with their young children in meaningful ways to increase vocabulary development.
Authored by
Authored by:
Donna C. Celano, Jillian J. Knapczyk, Susan B. Neuman
While participating in the diaper-changing routine, Lilly is learning language and self-help skills, and developing autonomy, self-regulation, and other capabilities.
As young children grow, their communication skills become more complex. They learn to understand and use language to express their thoughts and feelings and to connect with others.
This is the first article in a series about asking questions that foster rich conversations. Visiting a variety of preschool settings, we鈥檒l consider the different types of questions teachers ask and listen to children鈥檚 responses.
In this article, we describe the transformation of 17 kindergarten classrooms from didactic experiences for children to rigorous and developmentally appropriate student-centered learning environments.
