For Your Binder

Here are six things to know about the 30 million word gap. #learning #teaching #parenting #DAP

Why cute is still a four-letter word:

1) cute activities insult children's intellects

2) cute activities mistake doing with learning

3) cute activities often miseducate

4) cute activities undermine professionalism

5) cute activities frequently undermine educational equity

Instead:

1) pose real questions

2) ally with children: believe in them, strive to understand, identify with them

3) share responsibility: wonder together, set high expectations, help children in their choice making

A summary of the Editorial: On Behalf of Children, by Mary Renck Jalongo, from Early Childhood Education Journal, Vol  24, No. 2, 1996, page 67.

You can also watch this more recent video of the same title! 

#art #creativity #DAP #teaching #learning

An excerpt from her book of essays of the same title, it'll whet your whistle and make you realize you need to get the book! #DAP #teaching #learning #theorists

This article is in response to the release of some preliminary data for what is now known as the Vanderbilt Study (final results were released in early 2022).  Even then we could see what the results ended up actually indicating... that children need to #play 

#teaching #learning #DAP 

An unfortunate side effect of the growing recognition of the early years as learning years is that some people get hyperactive about it.  #parenting #learning #teaching #DAP #care #relationships

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

A push-down curriculum isn’t helping kids to get ahead, it’s simply ignoring the critical role of the foundation. #play #DAP #parenting #pushdown #teaching #learning

Schools may be shooting themselves in the foot by taking away recess and playtime that is crucial to a child's growth. #play #recess #outside #movement #teaching #learning

Grouping children in narrow age cohorts is a fairly new practice! #mixedages #teaching #learning #DAP

In 1996 a fantastic editorial by Mary Renck Jalongo entitled, Why cute is STILL a four letter word appeared in Early Childhood Education Journal Vol 24 Issue 2.  I have a few copies of copies of copies of old copies but can't find an online link.  So until we scan it into the resources for you, watch this 17 minute TedTalk with Sarah Curtis!  Cheers! #art #creativity #play #teaching #learning

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

The problem here is that ABA addresses the child's behaviors, not the child's needs. #DAP #teaching #learning #specialed