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Two Approaches to Teaching Core Content to Students with Significant Disabilities
March 19, 2024
Today’s blog post has been excerpted and adapted from the second edition of Systematic Instruction for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities by Belva C. Collins. All learners, regardless of…
10 Quotes on Teaching Multilingual Learners
March 14, 2024
How can schools support educational equity, academic success, and positive social-emotional development for the increasing number of multilingual students? Our authors have answers—and today’s post is a roundup of some…
8 Tips for Making the Most of Dramatic Play
March 12, 2024
Dramatic play is a great way for young children to practice many critical skills: communication, cooperation, motor skills, emerging literacy skills, and more. In today’s post, we’re sharing some universal…
7 Questions to Ask When Planning Standards-Based Literacy Instruction
March 7, 2024
*Today’s post has been adapted from the chapter “Using Standards to Guide Instruction” by Karin K. Hess, in Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K–6, Second Edition, edited by Martha…
QUILS and QUILS: ES: Your Key to Catching Language Delays Early
March 5, 2024
Language is foundational to all areas of human development. Early language learning is vital, as it lays the groundwork for children’s success in the classroom and even in their interpersonal…
AEPSi is now available!
March 4, 2024
Assessment and intervention just got better---and easier---than ever! AEPS-3, the new edition of the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System for Infants and Children, is a system trusted by early childhood…
Equity in Early Ed: 3 Essential Resources for Your Program
February 29, 2024
As early childhood learning environments grow more and more diverse, schools and programs are turning more attention to creating equitable learning environments—and dismantling the systemic inequities that perpetuate achievement gaps.…
5 Great Reasons to “Breathe–Move–Learn” With Young Children
February 27, 2024
How can you encourage every young child in your classroom to learn while supporting their social-emotional development? What’s the best way to help kids self-regulate during the day—whether they need…
4 Tips for Effective Read-Alouds in Culturally Diverse Classrooms
February 22, 2024
Reading aloud in class is one of the most important things teachers can do to help their students learn to read—and become fluent readers. As Wayne Wright points out in…
Tips for Inclusive School Communities: Building Belonging & Equity
February 20, 2024
How can you promote equity and belonging in your inclusive school community? Try the tips in today’s post, excerpted and adapted from the new book True Inclusion With UDL by…