Are you a teacher welcoming a child with special needs to your classroom for the first time? Or a parent... Read More
Creating a successful early learning environment can be challenging under any circumstances. So what happens when the children are dual... Read More
Dr. Lilian Katz spoke during the 2012 Wonderplay Early Childhood Education Conference and had the audience enthralled by her presentation.... Read More
An Illinois report offers recommendations around transforming the early childhood workforce. Read More
Early math skills are a strong predictor of later academic achievement for young children, and high-quality pre-k programs place an... Read More
Every parent knows that reading to children supports their long-term language development. Studies show that regularly reading to children helps... Read More
The report, “Transforming the Early Childhood Workforce: A Call to Action for the State of Illinois,” outlines several guiding principles for transforming the state's childhood workforce. Read More
Infants and young children are rarely at the forefront of state and national policy agendas. For the good of the nation and the future of our world, they should be. Read More
Parents Learn, Babies Talk: How Coaching Moms and Dads Leads to Better Language Skills Among Infants
When it comes to helping infants learn to talk, it’s not just how much parents say, but how they say it. A new study from the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) shows that parents who learn how and why to speak parentese can have a direct impact on their children’s vocabulary. Read More
Want to fight poverty? Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore – bestselling author, Army combat veteran, social entrepreneur – explains why improving education is an excellent place to start. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19 Read More
