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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Podcast 6: A Map to the Stars
Serving groups of children with diverse abilities just got a bit more doable. Reach for the Stars (RFTS), Planning for the Future has been revised and it is better than ever. …
Podcast 4: Five Courageous Steps to Conversations that Change Education
In this Pre-K Teach & Play podcast episode, I offer five alternatives to an approach to early childhood assessment, which tends to favor fear, punishment, and standardized testing. The alternatives (aka solutions) are offered as a counter to making high-stakes decisions based upon scores, …
Podcast 3: Three Ways Perfectionism Negatively Impacts Children’s Development
This episode is for those who are, or who have not yet realized they are, a perfectionist. …
Podcast 2: 7 Developmental Progressions to Troubleshoot when Children are Struggling
Development and learning tend to follow typical or expected progressions. For example, our brains develop from the brain stem up, we develop from the inside of our bodies out, and we go from externally controlled, to internally controlled. When children struggle to develop or learn, taking a look …
3 Teach & Play Tips for Playful, Child-Led Assessment
Let's talk about the gap between how we’ve been taught to assess children, and other more playful and ultimately more informative ways, that leave you and the child smiling, instead of crying with frustration. …