This part on the Classroom Environment explains how developmentally appropriate practices for kindergarten can be implemented in the classroom, and provides examples of hands-on activities that are center-based.
This last part in the series on the Classroom Schedule discusses how to organize a typical kindergarten day, by creating a balanced daily schedule, with whole-group and small-group learning, structured and independent learning.
This document provides the curriculum map of the course on Assistive Technology in child health, safety, and nutrition based on the CONNECT module and handouts.
This document presents the curriculum map of the Child, Health, Safety, and Nutrition course with a focus on inclusion and making adaptations for cultural, linguistic and ability diversity. Included are links to the related online and media resources.
This short inspirational film presents the story of the Recycled Orchestra, where children from Cateura, Paraguay, a town built on top of a landfill, create music on recycled instruments made from garbage.
Targeted at teachers, this article seeks to provide an understanding of the language and literacy development in children who are deaf or have a hearing impairment. It also offers strategies for teaching these children and suggestions for creating a more supportive classroom environment.
This compilation highlights ways in which parents, families, and caregivers – regardless of income, education level, or home language(s) – can help their child develop language skills and set them on a path to learning.
This report highlights the diversity among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities and details the need for better data collection and reporting of AAPI English learners.
This webpage contains lullabies from different European languages. Links to animated lullabies containing the lyrics in the various languages are also available.
This set of materials is designed to support Latino fathers as early literacy models for their children. The resources outline a practice model for working with Latino fathers by creating father-friendly environments, building community, sharing stories and supporting early literacy for young children. Many of the resources are available in English and Spanish.
Lead for Literacy is a series of one-page memos that examine an identified issue in children’s literacy development, discusses the common pitfalls that impede impact, and outlines key decisions and strategies that can be implemented.
This Leadership Brief includes findings from a meta-analysis of leadership practices studies and descriptions of the implications of the results for leadership development. The meta-analysis included 112 studies in 31 countries in diverse programs, organizations, and businesses