For Your Binder

The New Preschool is Crushing Kids: Young children are working more, but learning less
2016

Kindergarten now serves as a gatekeeper, not a welcome mat, to elementary school. #play #pushdown #teaching

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The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do
2007

I fell down this amazing rabbit hole after hearing Jack Shonkoff, MD speak at a conference many years ago. Read this (albeit dated) report and then, seriously, carve out a few hours and spend some time exploring the rest of this site - super user friendly, wonderfully up to date and filled with a treasure trove of resources. #DAP #teaching #learning #play

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Play Therapy Glossary of Terms
2016

Words Matter! In any profession, having shared definitions of industry speak assists in communication and understanding.  #playtherapy #teaching #learning

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Let the Playing Commence! A Tribute to Bev Bos
2016

The author shares 14 key "Bev" phrases that will forever be burned in her brain!  #play #teaching #learning 

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The Crisis in Early Education: A Research-Base Case for More Play and Less Pressure
2011

Policymakers persist in ignoring the huge discrepancy between what we know about how young children learn and what we actually do in preschools and kindergartens. #play #pushdown #teaching #learning #DAP

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The Binet-Simon Measuring Scale for Intelligence: Some Criticisms and Suggestions
1911

Remember that one time, when Piaget noticed the kids getting the same questions wrong, but wrong in the same way? Well one time, a very clever workshop participant asked, What were the questions they got wrong? And I realized I had no idea. What a fantastic question! And while I never was able to locate an answer (maybe you did?) I did find this paper from 1911 which, while it didn't answer the participant's question, it made some good points! #teaching #learning #theorists

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Children's Hideouts- Shelters (Dens): A creation archetype
2013

Did you have the hidden power of knowing about a "secret spot"? #dens #forts #outside #play

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Get a Grip on Fine Motor Development
2020

Developmental readiness for writing starts with large motor movement and play!  Not worksh*ts and pencils!  You can supplement your gross motor play with the following appropriate fine motor ones! #play #DAP #teaching #learning #movement #writing 

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Neuromyths: What are they and what can we do about them?
2021

A current and concise overview - especially if the concept of a neuromyth is new to you! #teaching #learning

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Neuromyth No. 3: Visual, Auditory and Haptic Learners

This page is another rabbit hole of goodness, but I specifically linked you here to the info about neuromyth 3, aka: the learning styles because while I believe ECE to some degree has been influenced by all of the myths (myself included) I tend to still see and hear this one the most.  #teaching #learning

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Handprint Turkeys, STEP ASIDE! Embracing process art in early childhood programs
2018

Originally entitled, BEYOND PINTEREST! Amen! #art #creativity #teaching #play #learning

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A Path Made in the Walking
2021

How might forest schools differ from location to location? This report looks at forest schools in Norway and England. #play #nature #outside #forestschools #teaching #learning 

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