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by Angie Williams “We can encourage mathematical exploration and knowing in kids when we allow them to merge with the physical world and immerse their full selves in it.” -- Wendy L. Ostroff, Exchange Magazine You have likely seen the recent headlines regarding learning loss among elementary...
My late uncle loved to tinker. At his beloved cabin you would most often find him in the garage amongst his tools, trying to figure out (often with success) how to repair any number of broken items: lawn chairs, doorknobs, kitchen utensils, and more. While...
After reading our Parent Article, are you interested in learning more about language development in infants? Check out this TedTalk by Patricia Kuhl on the linguistic genius of babies. It will fill you with wonder about how amazing the smallest among us really are! ...
Child development research shows that talking to infants and young children on a very frequent basis provides a myriad of cognitive and social/emotional benefits. The number of words a child is exposed to and the regularity of conversation is a predictor of school readiness. While...
We'd like to share with you a few highlights from our spring in-service training. In our first session, Marna Canterbury, Director of Community Health at the Lakeview Health Foundation, discussed some of the hesitations children have about trying new foods (e.g. How will it feel in my...
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The real focus in the preschool years should be not just on vocabulary and reading, but on talking and listening. ERIKA CHRISTAKIS, The Atlantic In this month's Especially for Parents article, we discussed the core values of our curriculum and goals at Especially for Children. We touched on the...
Learn more about executive function in this video from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University: Get resources on how you can support executive function/self-regulation in your child here. ...
Check out the video below for easy ways to incorporate science, math, investigation and discovery at home. ...
Learn more about phonological awareness and how to promote it in your child by watching the video below. Check out these resources for more information: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness: Introduction, Reading Rockets Phonological Awareness Activities, Free Reading...
This month the New York Times ran an article written by Alison Gopnik on how babies and young children learn. Here is an excerpt that I found really interesting:"The learning that babies and young children do on their own, when they carefully watch an...