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September 24, 2024

Preparing Young Children for School

In this blog, Rebecca Newman-Gonchar shares relevant findings from a recently released practice guide that underscores the importance of developmentally appropriate practice during back to school time.

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Rebecca Newman-Gonchar
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2024

Squirrel-Proof Birdfeeder

Inspire children to build birdfeeders and figure out how to keep squirrels at bay.
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2024

Build a Fort

Guide children to build a fort that accommodates at least two people. Extend the challenge by encouraging working features.
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2024

Box It!

Encourage children to make something different from a box or to use a box as the basis for a game.
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Young Children
September 2, 2024

Member Spotlight: Jana Boddy

Jana has worked in the field for more than 20 years, working in instructional, leadership, and advocacy experiences. She has taught pre-K, directed child care centers, and managed the early learning program of Catholic Charities of Baltimore.
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Young Children
June 3, 2024

The LEARN Framework: Supporting Self-Regulation in Diverse Early Childhood Settings

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.

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Authored by: 
Tahnee L. Wilder, Ashley Y. Grays, Fanica Young, Danica Moise, Sharde Theodore
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Young Children
June 3, 2024

Member Spotlight: Theresa Fredericks

Meet Theresa Fredericks, Owner, Director, and Teacher at Tree Top Child Development Center and Preschool in Ashland, WI.
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Young Children
June 3, 2024

Building Executive Function Skills Through Games: The Power of Playful Learning

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.

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Authored by: 
Cynthia A. Wiltshire, Molly Scott
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Young Children
Vol. 79, No. 2
June 3, 2024

Summer 2024

Self-Regulation and Executive Function: Responsive and Informed Practices for Early Childhood
This issue of Young Children offers a range of ideas for how early childhood professionals can translate important findings into actionable steps in their own settings to nurture executive function skills.
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2024

Individualizing Approaches Through Intentional Practice: A Family Educator’s Experience

In this article, we share examples of intentional practices in a family child care setting, and we highlight how these approaches can be adapted by educators in other types of programs to foster an inclusive learning community.

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Elena Bacmeister, Dorothy Shapland Rodriguez, Margarita (Mar) Taylor, Renae Cueves Días
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