8 Strategies for Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
*Today’s post is excerpted and adapted from The Handbook of Racial Equity in Early Childhood Education, by Jen Neitzel, Ph.D., & Ebonyse… Read More
12 Fun Things To Do With Young Toddlers
As babies grow into curious toddlers and their language skills start to take off, the adults in their lives can nurture… Read More
5 Steps to Strong Self-Advocacy Skills for Students with Disabilities
As they approach adulthood, students who have a “hidden disability”—such as dyslexia, ADHD, or autism—need to master the art of disclosing what their disability is,… Read More
What Is Student-Focused Coaching? 4 Key Goals Every Instructional Coach Should Start With
Today’s blog post is excerpted and adapted from Student-Focused Coaching by Jan Hasbrouck and Daryl Michel: a one-stop, step-by-step guide to instructional… Read More
8 Great Ideas for Lesson Closures
Teachers: do you use lesson closures with your students? Great for use with students of all ages, closures can be a high-impact strategy for wrapping… Read More
Matthew’s Story: How Positive, Proactive Approaches Can Help Resolve Challenging Behavior
Challenging behavior is a critical issue in any early childhood learning environment. Addressing these behaviors early is key—as author Nicole Edwards notes,… Read More
8 Ways to Connect School to Students’ Cultural Resources
To support student learning, it’s important for teachers to relate lesson content to real-life purposes and settings—especially in diverse classrooms that include multilingual learners. Today’s… Read More
Author Q&A: The Benefits of AAC for People with Down Syndrome
People with Down syndrome often experience challenges in the development of their spoken and written communication skills. The book Multimodal AAC… Read More
8 Activities for Teaching Kindness in Your Classroom
Part of creating a classroom conducive to learning is ensuring that kindness is encouraged in all members of the community—adults and students… Read More
10 Tips for Building a Collaborative Coaching Partnership
Used in programs across the U.S. and around the world, Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) is a research-based coaching framework for supporting early childhood practitioners’ use of… Read More
