STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education (more easily referred to as STEMI2E2) is an OSEP-funded project … Read more
Serve & Return
Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child website provides a wealth of information, including a series of online guides describing … Read more
A Year of Play
Published online in both English and Spanish, “A Year of Play” from Zero to Three offers 12 months of captivating … Read more
What Is Executive Function? And How Does It Relate to Child Development?
The Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University developed a useful graphic for defining executive function and explaining its … Read more
Research Article: Young Children and Infants Read to By Parents Have Stronger Vocabulary Skills
For several years now, awareness campaigns like First 5’s “Talk. Read. Sing.” have emphasized the importance of reading to young … Read more
Babies Know When You Imitate Them – And Like It
In 2020, researchers from Lund University in Sweden published findings from their investigation of six-month-olds in their homes and how … Read more
Simple Prescription: Pediatricians Have Role in Promoting Healthy Development Through Play
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers the field a fascinating article entitled, Simple Prescription: Pediatricians Have Role in Promoting … Read more
Pathways.org on Social-Emotional Development
Pathways.org provides a host of free resources to assist parents in understanding and encouraging their baby’s development to catch delays … Read more
“Sparking Healthy Connections” Video Series
As early interventionists, it’s important to recognize that families learn in a variety of ways. Sometimes written resources will work … Read more
Sharing a Book? We’ve Got Questions!
Parents are often interested in what they can do to support their children to become successful readers down the road. … Read more
Behind Every Child Behavior There is a Feeling
This week we are highlighting “Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing,”* which brings us “Behind Every Child Behavior There is … Read more
DAP with Infants and Toddlers
This week’s resource from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) describes Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) with … Read more