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BlogPreschool Assessment: What It Is and Why It Matters for Child Success
...stakeholders, and use results to inform curriculum choices and program improvements. In this way, assessment becomes a powerful lever for program growth and improvement. How Can Preschool Teachers Simplify...
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BlogEvery Teacher Deserves a Champion
...five elements are collaborative learning opportunities; clear and supportive links to fundamental resources (i.e., curriculum and assessment); professional learning presented and practiced within the context of everyday teaching experiences; a...
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BlogExploring Trauma and Its Impacts
...to Al’s Pals, a nationally recognized social-emotional learning curriculum that promotes resiliency and fosters protective factors in young children, which is now part of the Teaching Strategies family. Watch the...
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BlogResponsive Relationships: Great for You and for Them
...the curriculum to the classroom climate. Children will reap the benefits of your empathy when they see décor in the environment that reflects their home lives and their community experiences....
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BlogUsing Assessment Data: Reflecting on the Past and Planning for the Future
...Does my data reflect that children have ample opportunities to develop skills across all domains of the curriculum? Are there areas that show gaps where perhaps I need to provide...
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BlogBecoming Responsive: Supporting the Social-Emotional and Developmental Needs of All Children
...was her teacher. Jenny struggled a great deal, and truthfully, the curriculum was inappropriate for her needs. But Jenny was a happy child with a naturally sunny disposition, and she...
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BlogHow Head Start Teachers Can Save Time Without Sacrificing Quality
...the biggest impact. Time-Saving Strategy #5: Use Planning Tools that Work Together Planning is more efficient when lesson planning, curriculum, assessment, documentation, and family engagement are connected. When these systems...
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BlogRethinking Dyslexia: Why the New Definition Matters for Early Childhood
...Early childhood systems should prioritize screening that identifies risk—not to diagnose, but to guide instruction. Professional learning should deepen educators’ understanding of language development, including phonological and morphological processes. Curriculum...