Early Childhood

*Today’s post has been adapted from the chapter “Alphabet Knowledge” by Kay A. Allen and Graham F. Neuhaus, in Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, Fourth Edition, edited by Judith…

Art activities are a great way for young children to practice fine motor skills, learn early math and science concepts, cooperate with peers on projects that rely on teamwork, and…

In their new book Coaching in Home Visiting, Christa Haring and Angela Rau give supervisors effective strategies to coach home visitors—and give home visitors principles and practices for coaching families…

Today we’re excited to welcome the authors of an important guidebook for a wide range of early childhood professionals, including early interventionists, SLPs, occupational therapists, physical and therapists. Lesley B.…

Every early childhood educator knows about the importance of healthy social-emotional development—especially in the formative first years of school. As a new year of learning gets started, we’re sharing some helpful…

Working with young children and families is a challenging job—whether you’re an educator, an early interventionist, or a care provider. Busy schedules, paperwork, classroom management issues, conflict with colleagues, worries…

Consistent collaboration among team members is one important key to success in early childhood programs. Excerpted and adapted from the new edition of Building Blocks for Teaching Young Children in…

Top early childhood organizations agree: Developmental screening is one of the best things you can do to get a child off to a great start in school and life. But…

We’re excited to announce that Life Skills Progression™ (LSP), the widely used outcome and intervention planning instrument for use with families at risk, will be available in an updated new…

Early math skills—such as counting, sorting, making pat­terns, and sequencing—are an important part of kindergarten readiness and provide a strong foundation for a child’s future development in math. In today’s…