Early Childhood

What makes a successful reader? The journey starts in early childhood classrooms, where young children are laying a foundation for their lifelong language and literacy skills. Children who hear more…

Inclusion Lab readers: Today, we're sharing 19 practical tips you can start using right away to support your students' positive behavior and social skills. These behavior tips come to you…

Encouraging friendships and social interactions among all the diverse young children in your classroom is more important than ever. Studies show that the roots of bullying take hold in early childhood,…

How do young children in early childhood classrooms benefit from inclusive environments where all kids with and without disabilities are welcomed and fully participate? Today's post is an infographic that…

If you teach in an early childhood classroom that welcomes all learners, you probably have a couple students who keep you up some nights. Not because they're not wonderful kids,…

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…