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In this article, we will weave strategies for fostering collaboration in inclusive early childhood settings by focusing on a child with delays in the social-emotional and communication domains. Authored by: Christine M. Spence, Deserai Miller, Catherine Corr, Rosa Milagros Santos, Brandie Bentley. Issue.
Christine M. Spence, Deserai Miller, Catherine Corr, Rosa Milagros Santos, Brandie Bentley. Genevieve, a new teacher in the toddler room at Caring Connections early childhood center, is excited to meet her coworkers and the children in her classroom. Genevieve’s first day is fun, yet exhausting, and she loves interacting with the children.
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In early 2009, NAEYC invited early childhood education programs across the county to submit a written application. To ensure a high-quality baseline, eligible programs had to be NAEYC-Accredited and/or rated in the highest or second highest levels of a recognized statewide or pilot quality rating and improvement system (QRIS).
The following practices for observation, documentation, and assessment are developmentally appropriate for children from birth through the primary grades. A. Observation, documentation, and assessment of young children’s progress and achievements is ongoing, strategic, reflective, and purposeful. Educators embed assessment-related activities ...
Tiered intervention approaches can be helpful in identifying children who might benefit from additional instruction or support. 64 These approaches, often in collaboration with early childhood special educators and early interventionists, are most effective when they are implemented in a way that is continuous, flexible, dynamic, and focused on ...
Recently, early childhood faculty, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners have intentionally and thoughtfully examined ways the field can implement practices informed by research in developmental science (IMNRC 2015), ensure equitable learning opportunities for and full inclusion of children from all social identities (NAEYC 2019b), and define the early childhood profession as a ...
Engage with fellow early childhood professionals and spend a dynamic day at NAEYC headquarters with our Professional Learning and Engagement team. See all upcoming workshops. NAEYC offers a variety of webinars and trainings that build professional development and highlight important topics in the early childhood education field.
Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators. Effective early childhood educators are critical for realizing the early childhood profession’s vision that each and every young child, birth through age 8, have equitable access to high-quality learning and care environments. As such, there is a core body of knowledge ...
Playful learning leverages the power of active (minds-on), engaging (not distracting), meaningful, socially interactive, and iterative thinking and learning (Zosh et al. 2018) in powerful ways that lead to increased learning. Free play lets children explore and express themselves—to be the captains of their own ship.