One way #ECE {r}evolutionaries have come to talk about when a child is "flooded" with emotion is by saying, “They are on the red train." But what is the "red train"? And how is being on the “red train” different from "run of the mill" frustrations a child may experience, and/or emotions they may …
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10 K-Readiness Essentials That Have Nothing to Do With Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic
This post contains 10 valuable, evidence-based, and life-changing essential things you can do to ensure children are “ready” for Kindergarten. …
Reducing Children’s Exposure to Stress One Zigzag At a Time
Do you know how to use the seven progressions of the zigzag process to be a strong play partner and help reduce children's exposure to stressors? …
Five Ways to Flip Your Assessment Practices From Standardized to Personalized
Once I read Vicki Davi’s blog titled, “10 Ways to Flip A Kid and Turn Their Day Around: Teaching and Reaching Every Child”, which inspired me to think of ways we could turn early childhood assessment practices around. …
How To Pinpoint Why A Child Is Struggling
A fellow #ece {r}evolutionary had a fabulous observation after listening to Pre-K Teach & Play Podcast episode #2. She recognized that determining why children struggle is complicated by the fact that the progressions overlap. She wondered if there was an "easier" way to think about a child's …
Progress Versus Performance: Why The Words We Use Matter
Several years ago, we started using the term “performance monitoring” instead of “progress monitoring”. And while we accept and agree that we can all get caught up in words too often, we also know that words carry a great deal of meaning. …