8 Activities that Teach Young Children Social-Emotional Skills
Whether you’re an early childhood educator, a parent, or both, you know how important healthy social-emotional development is, especially in a child’s formative first years. Read More
Two Fun Poetry Activities to Help Strengthen Your Students’ Vocabulary
*Today’s post has been adapted from Vocabulary Handbook by Linda Diamond and Linda Gutlohn. One way to help students… Read More
Top 7 Benefits of TILLS
If you’re an SLP, special educator, or reading specialist, you might already use the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills™ (TILLS™)—or you… Read More
9 Easy Activities to Boost Syllable and Phoneme Awareness
*Today’s post has been adapted from the chapter “Teaching Phonemic Awareness” by Lucy Hart Paulson, in Multisensory Teaching of… Read More
The Infant-Toddler Pyramid Model: 5 Frequently Asked Questions
Why “Teach for Transfer” in Dual Language Programs?
Eat and Learn! Working Literacy, Math, Science, and Art Into Early Childhood Mealtimes
Early childhood mealtimes are about more than just eating. They’re ideal settings for connecting with others and learning important new academic or pre-academic skills. Adapted… Read More
13 Tips for Sharing Social-Emotional Screening Results with Families
Is your early childhood program using ASQ®:SE-2 for social-emotional screening yet? A recent final rule from the Administration for Children and Families… Read More
A holiday gift for you
Our Brookes family wishes you a peaceful holiday season. To help you find joy throughout the new year, we’ve created a special gift for you:… Read More
EXCERPT: Try This “Worry Bug” Activity to Help Students with Anxiety
Anxiety can be a major obstacle to school success for students. Here’s a creative activity you might want to try with your… Read More
