Early Childhood

Across the country, scores of parents just sent their young children off to preschool for the first time. It's a happy and exciting transition--but for many parents, it can also…

A few weeks ago, we posted an infographic on preschool inclusion--where we are with it now, why it's important, and what we need to do to promote inclusive early childhood…

Setting up an inclusive early childhood classroom is exciting, but it can be daunting when you're first starting out. You want to make the most of every stick of furniture…

In the 40+ years since the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed, how have early childhood programs in the U.S. progressed toward inclusion--and what should we do to…

Today's guest post is by Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak and Dr. Teresa Brown. It's part of our Language & Literacy Development blog series.   *Want to listen to this post instead? You…

Group time in your classroom is an ideal time to teach early literacy and math concepts, but it's also a perfect opportunity to teach stress-reducing strategies to your young learners.…

  This post is part of our Language & Literacy Development blog series. Stay tuned for more!   Today's post is for our early-education readers, especially inclusive educators looking for simple…

Happy Thursday, readers! For today's post, I want to share a helpful infographic with some great tips on supporting the development of preschoolers' thinking skills--the foundation of their future academic…

Dramatic play activities are a great way to enhance children's language and emergent literacy skills. Through fun and engaging activities that cost nothing, dramatic play: Expands children's knowledge of the…

This post is part of our Language & Literacy Development blog series. Stay tuned for more posts in the series! When you design early literacy environments that meet the…