Check out this Pre-K Teach and Play podcast episode where I chatted with my longtime friend, colleague, and autism expert Barb Avila, and Dr. Dan Siegel, a New York Times bestselling author and clinical professor of psychiatry. …
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Want Authentic Assessment? Try This Tip
A huge challenge in serving young children is collecting accurate and useful data about what they know and can do...often under tight timelines or when we have 100 other things to do. …
Words Of Wisdom From A Brain Architect (aka a mom)
The most effective brain architects are those who understand the impact different stressors have on children's development and learning. They also know that children need us to help them learn how to become more self-regulated. …
The Red Train Has Left The Station!
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 …
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. …
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. …
