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The organization sponsoring this website seeks to support and educate about gender justice in early childhood through “community engaged scholarship, training, resource creation, and more.” The website provides a resources and tools for early childhood educators (e.g., classroom audit tool, info sheets). One excellent product is Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms, which offers practical steps for adults who work with young children to build inclusive and intentional spaces where all children receive positive messages about their unique gender selves(https://www.genderjusticeinearlychildhood.com/our-books#:~:text=Supporting%20Gender%20Diversity%20in%20Early%20Childhood%20Classrooms%20A,care%20centers%2C%20family%20child%20care%20homes%20and%20preschools).About
This video clip by CELL discusses the importance of responsive teaching by parents and practitioners in encouraging early literacy development.Publication Date
2010About
Designed to support early literacy development, this website contains information, screening tools, resources, activities, and materials for parents and educators, as well as online games and activities for children that support the development of early literacy skills.Publication Date
2013About
This blog post offers suggestions to engage boys in reading and writing. It also contains the responses and comments by readers.Publication Date
2013Publication Date
1980About
This policy brief describes both the barriers providers face and the efforts that might be helpful in creating confident, knowledgeable providers who can ensure the appropriate, intentional, and productive use of technology among young children.This policy brief describes both the barriers providers face and the efforts that might be helpful in creating confident, knowledgeable providers who can ensure the appropriate, intentional, and productive use of technology among young children.Publication Date
2015About
Crawling, cruising, walking. Once a baby is up and moving, they are a force to be reckoned with. Here are some tips on how to balance the dual roles of safety officer and fellow explorer.About
Use this toolkit to learn about the case for using mindfulness techniques in your daily work and organization, to try hands-on strategies, and to learn more from organizations that use mindfulness.About
In this 15-minute video, Kate Mathany describes how her daughter Getty virtually attends a typical preschool classroom every day using a device called a VGo. With Getty's preschool teacher, she illustrates how Getty's school day works from both home and classroom perspectives. They discuss preschool inclusion, parent leadership, the use of adaptations, collaboration, teamwork, and the benefits of inclusion for all children, families, and teachers.About
Are there differences in the toys adults choose for children of different genders? And who is better at making the choices; male caregivers or female caregivers? Watch and learn.About
Are there differences in the toys adults choose for children of different genders? And who is better at making the choices; male caregivers or female caregivers? Watch and learn.About
Are there differences in the toys adults choose for children of different genders? And who is better at making the choices; male caregivers or female caregivers? Watch and learn.About
This groundbreaking 2017 study provided data for the first time revealing that the adults surveyed viewed Black girls as less innocent and more adult-like than white girls of the same age, especially between 5–14 years old (p. 2). The research revealed that adults viewed Black girls as needing less nurturing, protection, comfort, and support, and documented other dimensions of the “adultification” of young Black girls. A thoughtful 2-minute video about this topic is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKzEF22fK24 Additional insights on this topic, including personal narratives, are captured in Listening to Black Women and Girls: Lived Experiences of Adultification Bias (https://www.law.georgetown.edu/poverty-inequality-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/05/Listening-to-Black-Women-and-Girls.pdf) About
In addition to being safe, good toys for young children need to match their stages of development and emerging abilities. Many safe and appropriate play materials are free items typically found at home. As you read the following lists of suggested toys for children of different ages, keep in mind that each child develops at an individual pace.About
In addition to being safe, good toys for young children need to match their stages of development and emerging abilities. Many safe and appropriate play materials are free items typically found at home. As you read the following lists of suggested toys for children of different ages, keep in mind that each child develops at an individual pace.About
In response to the question “how are children of undocumented immigrants impacted by their parents’ immigration status?” a recent report by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) examined a host of risk factors that children of undocumented parents face at higher levels than U.S. children and children of immigrants overall. Researchers concluded that growing up with undocumented immigrant parents presents children with clear disadvantages.About
This article examines reactive aggression and briefly describes the neurology underlying a child’s aggression, and through the vignette provided, provides suggestions on how the educator can look beyond the aggressive behavior and restore calm in the young child through contact talks, understanding familial background, and establishing a friendly but firm relationship.Publication Date
2011About
This document provides a vignette demonstrating instrumental aggression and how it can be addressed. Additional suggestions on addressing instrumental aggression are provided.Publication Date
2011About
This edition includes principles for seven strands: Program Structure, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment and Accountability, Staff Quality and Professional Development, Family and Community, and Support and Resources. Each strand includes a review of relevant literature on research and best practices in dual language education and a series of guiding principles to support exemplary practice. NOTE: Click on the URL above and click on “Download the free digital version.” After providing your name and email address, you will receive the direct URL for the document.About
I call short, engaging videos that pack a content punch “gumdrops.” This gumdrop highlights the things that young children are expecting of us including the request that we ask more engaging and thought-provoking questions than “what color is a banana?”