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Child development researchers are asking whether the COVID pandemic is shaping brains and behavior. # teaching # learning 

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 

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

Autonomy is defined as a form of voluntary action (read: choice), stemming from a person’s interest and with no external pressure. When teachers support autonomy, students improve their academic performance, are more creative, better adjusted & feel less stress. But what about at home? Does parental support of autonomy influence the development of executive function and self-regulation skills?  # DAP # parenting # learning # teaching

Black students were the only race where both boys and girls were disproportionately disciplined across six disciplinary actions examined, which included corporal punishment, in- and out-of-school suspensions, expulsions and school-related arrests. # implicitbias # teaching # expulsion # equity

The author states that his guide on the visit said the den building was not an adult idea: it originated from children’s spontaneous activity. # dens # forts # play # outside # teaching 

Enough with the false dichotomies already!!!!  Child-centered doesn’t mean the kids run the show and warm & caring early childhood settings are not the opposite of intellectual ones.  # DAP # play # learning # teaching 

A report on the value of children's play and a series of policy recommendations.  This report is very UK/EU centric but the data points are still applicable, even some 10 odd years later!  # play # DAP # teaching # learning # parenting

It's only October, but already Nicky is exhibiting symptoms of student ennui. The other day, when his mother asked him the best thing about school, he said lunch. Most boring? Art history.  Sound typical?  Perhaps.  Except Nicky isn't a moody adolescent - Nicky is only 5.  # pushdown # DAP # play # teaching # learning

What say you mom?!?!!?  # DAP # play # parenting # teaching # learning

Sooner is NOT better and who decided that "early birds" like worms anyway???

# play # pushdown # learning # teaching

If we don’t allow children the freedom to move their bodies in different ways with simple challenges, how do we expect them to become capable of navigating their environment without getting hurt? Risks and challenges are important for healthy sensory and motor development and this article will assist you in really understanding why!

# play # risk # movement # outside # teaching # learning # DAP