Strategies to support language arts and emerging literacy skills
In this excerpt, learn how to ensure that your child enters kindergarten with the prerequisite literacy skills necessary to learn how to read. Read More
The role of technology for young children in the 21st century
Read the excerpt to discover how technologies can be a tool for learning in early childhood classrooms, barriers to technology use, how to move toward an understanding of instructional technology, types of readily available technology in a classroom setting, and outcomes of integrating technology. Read More
Cognitive & Receptive Language
Excerpted from Early Intervention Every Day! Embedding Activities in Daily Routines for Young Children and Their Families, this chapter contains milestones in the area of cognitive and receptive language skills. Read More
Conversation Starters About Outcomes
In this excerpt, providers get tips on how to discuss intervention decisions with the family. Also included is a sample script in which a provider and a parent discuss a specific desired outcome regarding meal time. Read More
General Features of Effective Professional Development: Implications for Preparing Early Educators to Teach Mathematics
Read an excerpt from Preparing Early Childhood Educators to Teach Math by Herbert P. Ginsburg, Ph.D., Marilou Hyson, Ph.D., and Taniesha A. Woods, Ph.D. Read More
Identifying Early Literacy Learning Needs
In this chapter excerpt, read about emergent literacy state standards, purposeful assessment of emergent literacy skills, and education implications like universal screening, instructional planning, and progress monitoring. Read More
Implementation Science: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go from Here?
This introductory chapter defines the process of implementation science—an evidence-based framework for bridging the research-to-practice gap—as well as its importance and its challenges. Read More
Intervention to Equalize Early Experience
This final chapter of Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children explores the authors' conclusions from their groundbreaking word gap study and proposes strategies for leveling the playing field. Read More
Introduction to PTR-YC
Read the excerpt and learn the guiding beliefs and principles behind Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children (PTR-YC). Discover the principles behind understanding challenging behvaior, the five step process of PTR-YC, and factors that promote the effectiveness of PTR-YC. Read More
A Tribute: Remembering the Work and Accomplishments of Dr. Betty Hart
Dr. Hart's work has had a significant impact on the early childhood field. It has provided researchers, early interventionists, and educators with knowledge about how important early experience is for children’s language development and later literacy. Read more in this tribute to the Brookes author. Read More
