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
10 Joyful Activities that Boost Young Children’s Development
We could all use a little more joy in our lives—and the activities in today’s post will help you infuse more fun and positivity into… Read More
5 Reading Activities to Improve Your Students’ Fluency
Reading fluency is a vitally important element of reading success. As a teacher, you can help build students’ fluency with repeated reading… Read More
8 Ways to Boost Social-Emotional Skills in an Inclusive Classroom
Inclusive classrooms should focus not only on nurturing students’ academic skills, but also on promoting the social-emotional skills all learners will need… Read More
ASQ:SE-2: Your Key to Meeting New Guidelines for Social-Emotional Screening
Over the summer, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a final rule on Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming. (Read… Read More
10 Principles for Teaching Phonological Awareness
Phonological awareness is an essential skill that lays a foundation for success in reading. Excerpted and adapted from the third edition of Speech to… Read More
6 Qualities of Meaningful Mealtimes for Young Children
Mealtimes in early learning settings are about more than just eating. They present rich opportunities for connection, learning, and positive food experiences. The new guidebook… Read More
15 Ways to Provide “Silent Supports” to Students
Today’s post was excerpted and adapted from the second edition of The Paraprofessional’s Handbook for Effective Support in Inclusive Classrooms, by… Read More
6 Questions with Joan Sedita, Author of The Writing Rope
Strong writing skills are an essential component of student literacy achievement. Today we’re excited to feature a Q&A on writing instruction with… Read More
