Adapted from the book Engaging Diverse Learners in the Mathematics Classroom, this download highlights 12 interactive, language-rich routines that can help ensure math success for all students, including multilingual learners. Read More
Dr. Anne Meeker Watson, creator of the SING.PLAY.LOVE. ® program, shares practical, fun, and easy ways to intentionally teach key skills for self-regulation and social-emotional growth. A music therapist and early childhood specialist, Anne shares songs, strategies, and stories from her extensive work "in the wild" with young children. Read More
Read the excerpt of Appendix E: Case Study of Teaching Mathematics Meaningfully: Solutions for Reaching Struggling Learners, Second Edition. Read More
As we move into the hazy days of summer, guide children's play in ways that will help them develop skills that will serve as launching pads for learning. Read More
In this Inclusion Lab post, we’ll take a look at how all of these elements can work together in an inclusive classroom to help every student succeed. Read More
This chapter examines teachers’ curious, persistent, flexible, reflective, and collaborative thinking and suggests concrete strategies for incorporating, extending, and modeling these higher order thinking skills in classrooms and other early learning environments. Read More
This chapter discusses the purpose and development of the Common Core State Standards and outlines for structure for the math component. This primer is useful for special education teachers working with students with significant cognitive disabilities. Read More
This infographic provides easy, fun, and effective ways to boost spatial development in your pre-k or kindergarten students. Read More
Excerpted from Blocks and Beyond, this passage demonstrates how one aspect of math relates to spatial development in preschoolers and kindergarteners. Blocks and Beyond helps educators create a curriculum that actively promotes spatial development and sets the stage for strong math, science, and other academic skills. Read More
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
