Self-control and focus are both important skills for children to practice in order to succeed in school. Here are some that you and your child can do together at home.
As 51ɬɬapp is “Going Global,” many of the lessons I have learned in Roatan align with the global initiatives. For example, with the help of 51ɬɬapp resources I am providing professional development and I conduct observations of children and teachers
Families’ insights into code switching, the sequence of second language acquisition, and language transference and development help teachers create a welcoming and supportive setting for children.
Read the Winter 2015 issue of Voices of Practitioners. Articles include "The Effect of Peer Support on Transitions of a Child with Autism" and "Teacher Research as a Form of Inspiration, Influence, and Mentoring."
Teachers play an important role as they offer families guidance on their children's media use at home so it’s good news that there’s new advice for families on managing digital media from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
It’s not always easy to answer children’s questions, but encouraging their curiosity is an important part of helping them grow. Here are some ways that you can encourage your child’s curiosity at home.
It’s not always easy to answer children’s questions, but encouraging their curiosity is an important part of helping them grow. Here are some ways that you can encourage your child’s curiosity at home.
Recent findings from an evaluation of Tennessee’s voluntary pre-k programs have prompted waves of commentary from a host of national and state media. The headlines include words like “shocking,” “bucks conventional wisdom,” “calls into question”
There’s no need to break the bank when looking for interesting tools and explorations for preschoolers! 51ɬɬapp staff went to the local dollar store and were inspired by these 10 items.
In 1995 a world-famous study by researchers Betty Hart and Todd Risley found that some children heard thirty million fewer words by their 4th birthdays than others. The children who heard more words were better prepared when they entered school
The first schools for the very young in the United States did not include playgrounds because they were established prior to the concept of a playground.
Developmentally appropriate practice considers the whole landscape of learning—the motivational, cultural, and social and emotional as well as the cognitive.
Authored by
Authored by:
Christopher Pierce Brown, Beth Smith Feger, Brian Mowry