Early Childhood
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The importance of play: what universities can learn from preschools
Nicola Whitton, Manchester Metropolitan University Almost as soon as they begin school, children start getting tested. With the introduction of tests for four-year-olds and ... -
Leading for Literacy
By Ruth Schoenbach and Cynthia Greenleaf Every day, middle and high school teachers ask their students to read and understand complex texts in disciplines ... -
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The Cautionary Tale of Story
Teachers have been telling stories for as long as teachers have taught others. Students are still learning from the stories of our greatest ... -
Time to Reboot the Safety Lecture
When we play the perennial favorite game of Blaming Other Generations, we tend to focus on relative merits and deficiencies: which generation is more ... -
The Edvocate’s List of 20 Must-Follow Early Childhood Education Twitter Feeds
*The Edvocate is pleased to produce its “Best of the Best” resource lists. These lists provide our readers with rankings for education-related blogs, twitter ... -
Music training speeds up brain development in children
Assal Habibi, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Observing a pianist at a recital – converting musical notations ... -
Help your children play out a story and watch them become more creative
Sandra Russ, Case Western Reserve University Just about every institution these days is looking for creative individuals. Adults who can innovate in high-quality ways ... -
Racial inequality starts early – in preschool
Esther Canty-Barnes, Rutgers University Newark On Wednesday, July 6, the four-year-old daughter of Diamond Reynolds witnessed the killing of Philando Castile by a Minnesota ... -
Why the baby brain can learn two languages at the same time
Naja Ferjan Ramirez, University of Washington Any adult who has attempted to learn a foreign language can attest to how difficult and confusing it ... -
How male teachers can help to challenge gender roles in nursery school education
This article was written by Jo Warin Recent figures show that there is still a large gender gap in recruitment to the teaching profession – ...
