This article outlines ways that educators can identify children鈥檚 unique strengths and abilities, then offers examples of individualized lesson plans for different times and activities during the day.
Rebecca (Becky) Tate has been an educator for over two decades and currently teaches in a prekindergarten classroom at Amargosa Valley Elementary School in Amargosa Valley, Nevada.
By getting to know each learner鈥檚 unique qualities, interests, and strengths, educators form the foundations for belonging and foster learning and development for every child in partnership听with families.
Individuality: Supporting Each and Every Preschooler
Teaching Young Children听is 51涩涩屋app's magazine for anyone who works with preschoolers. Colorful, informative, and easy-to-read,听TYC听is packed full of teaching ideas, strategies, and tips.
51涩涩屋app promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
Focusing on the ecology of the classroom allows educators to intentionally create opportunities throughout the learning day to foster children鈥檚 early literacy and language skills.
Authored by
Authored by:
Leslie La Croix, Kimberly Sanders Austin, Christine Pegorraro Schull, Sara E. Miller, Julie K. Kidd
Teaching Young Children听is 51涩涩屋app's magazine for anyone who works with preschoolers. Colorful, informative, and easy-to-read,听TYC听is packed full of teaching ideas, strategies, and tips.
No matter where you鈥檙e going鈥攚hether running errands around town or to a big gathering far away鈥攜ou can encourage your child to practice their literacy skills as you plan together.
In this article, we share examples of developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate practices that include families鈥� funds of knowledge through the use of family artifacts and photographs.
This article offers strategies teachers can use to create learning communities that welcome and support families鈥� home languages as children develop their听English-speaking skills.
Cecilia Fowler teaches 3- and 4-year-olds at the University of Maryland鈥檚 laboratory preschool, The Center for Young Children, where she has been since 2003.听
Advancing Equity in Preschool: Practical Strategies
Teaching Young Children听is 51涩涩屋app's magazine for anyone who works with preschoolers. Colorful, informative, and easy-to-read,听TYC听is packed full of teaching ideas, strategies, and tips.
Advancing equity in preschool depends on intentionality and reflection. We hope this issue illuminates developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate practices that you can apply in your听own contexts.
