For Your Binder

This link will bring you to a Master's Thesis from a Bank Street student. In it she explores (the lack of) play as a social justice issue. "Helping low income kids" often gets translated into "eliminating play" and we know this flies smack in the face of what the research (which she does a fantastic job reviewing!) tells us should be happening for all children regardless of socio-economic status. The paper is informative; her references are invaluable.  #DAP #play #equity #teaching #learning

What is the relationship between an invitation and provocation?  Do we use the words interchangeably? Is there really a difference? Might invitations lead to provocations? In this article the author offers some food for thought as to how she uses these terms. #teaching #learning #environment

Childhood naps are neat. Without them, little people grow up to become airhead administrators. #pushdown #play #DAP #teaching #learning

We went from advocating safety first, to safety only. Read why what adults might call aggressive is a stepping stone to compassion.  #play #DAP #powerplaying 

This is a brief - yet rich - overview of a few benefits of rough & tumble play!  #play #powerplaying #DAP

Here is another article that emerged in response to the final results of the #Vanderbilt study which came out in early 2022. From the article: "By 6th grade, children in the #Tennessee state funded Pre-K program did worse than their peers (who didn't attend) in measures of academic achievement and behavior. In some pre-K programs, something is not better than nothing."   #play #DAP #teaching #learning #pushdown

Her actual paper is available on SAGE (if you have access) and there is a link within the body of this link you do!  This immediate link will bring you to an article where she gives an overview of her findings.  Additionally, she wonders how ECEs view risk taking? Is it limited to risky play? Or perhaps something more??   #risk #play #teaching

Twelve important points that would still be relevant even if the copyright date was 1800! #play #teaching #learning #DAP

You can never go wrong by using the words someone has asked you to use for them.  #equity #gender #teaching #learning

In this article the author introduces readers to the newest book in the Contesting Early Childhood Series entitled, Alternative Narratives in Early Childhood in which Moss explores two key terms: narratives and dominant discourses. A quote from the author, "My hope is that the dominant discourse will be put back in its place as just one of many stories as a local narrative that once upon a time got beyond itself and claimed to be the universal truth." #teaching 

Part III in a series by Peter Gray. #play #DAP #learning #teaching

Another opportunity to (re)consider what we mean by readiness.  #DAP #pushdown #play #teaching #learning