For Your Binder
Why LGBTQ Identity Labels Are Important
You can never go wrong by using the words someone has asked you to use for them. #equity #gender #teaching #learning
The Having of Wonderful Ideas
An excerpt from her book of essays of the same title, it'll whet your whistle and make you realize you need to get the book! #DAP #teaching #learning #theorists
Nursery Rhyme Knowledge and Phonological Awareness in Preschool Children
Another paper that reminds us that rhymers become readers! #teaching #learning #DAP #nurseryrhymes
The Defining Characteristics of Play
Most of this essay is about defining the characteristics of play, but before listing them, author Peter Gray offers three general points that are worth keeping in mind. #play #teaching #learning
Benefits of Mixed-Age Groups in Early Child Education
Life isn't always separated by age! There is magic in the mix! #mixedages #DAP #learning #teaching
The Power of Play: A research summary on play and learning
This is an impressive overview of the research collected for the Minnesota Children's Museum in 2012. Not surprisingly, White's closing comment implies that while play is under siege, we must not forget that it is play that sets the stage for a strong foundation. #play #teaching #learning #DAP #theorists
Let's Stop Talking About The '30 Million Word Gap'
Here are six things to know about the 30 million word gap. #learning #teaching #parenting #DAP
Handprint Turkeys, STEP ASIDE! Embracing process art in early childhood programs
Originally entitled, BEYOND PINTEREST! Amen! #art #creativity #teaching #play #learning
Early Social-Emotional Functioning and Public Health: The Relationship Between Kindergarten Social Competence and Future Wellness
A 20 year study reinforcing what we've know for years; that being able to get your shovel back is a pretty important skill. #DAP #play #teaching #learning
Time May Be Up for Naps in Pre-K Class
"This is not a child-care program. It's an educational program." It's a dated article but I still roll my eyes at the comment. #pushdown #DAP #teaching #learning
Your Image of the Child: Where Teaching Begins
The school we are talking about is not the school you are familiar with in the past, but it is something that you can hope for. #teaching #learning #theorists
The Binet-Simon Measuring Scale for Intelligence: Some Criticisms and Suggestions
Remember that one time, when Piaget noticed the kids getting the same questions wrong, but wrong in the same way? Well one time, a very clever workshop participant asked, What were the questions they got wrong? And I realized I had no idea. What a fantastic question! And while I never was able to locate an answer (maybe you did?) I did find this paper from 1911 which, while it didn't answer the participant's question, it made some good points! #teaching #learning #theorists
