Affirming and celebrating all language practices supports children’s identity, and social and emotional well being, as well as fosters their...
Educational pioneer Maria Montessori once said, “Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.”...
Education researchers know a lot about how most children learn to read. An Education Week piece by Sarah Schwartz and...
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a catastrophe that helped reveal some of the deepest fissures in the isolated nuclear family,...
It will take a long time for us to fully unpack the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Research has...
Although young children are more resilient to the health effects of Covid, the global pandemic hit them with stunning force....
After babies master the basics of Mama, Dada and baba, and understand that they are able to summon Mama, Daddy...
Call it baby talk, call it parentese or call it infant-directed speech—whatever term you choose, babies love it, in any...
Universal, Public Preschool Found to Help Students Long After They Graduate
Proof that Investing in Universal Preschool Can Pay Off
Is universal, public preschool good for children? Is it worth spending billions of dollars on, or will that money be...
Crying is Easy; Laughing is Hard
The Science and Wonder Behind a Baby’s Laugh
The game of peekaboo is a universal language—and there’s way more to it than you might imagine. You know the...