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Building Literacy: What the Science of Reading Gets Right…and What it May Leave Out

May 23, 2023 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience Leave a Comment

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Play is the Therapy We All Need Right Now

April 10, 2020 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 1 Comment

It’s been said that we’re all going through a collective traumatic event right now.  And while we try to shield our young children from much of it, they are still touched on some level.

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Supporting the Power of Play at Home

March 31, 2020 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience 1 Comment

There’s been a lot to take in over the past few weeks.  A lot of change.  A lot of questions.

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Online Preschool: Panacea for Inequality or Placebo for Guilt?

July 16, 2019 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Tapping the matching letters.  Swiping rhyming words together.

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The Paradox of Sitting Still in Preschool

March 27, 2019 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Music and Movement, Uncategorized 4 Comments

Sometimes, when people picture what learning looks like, they imagine perfectly quiet children in perfectly arranged rows, sitting perfectly still.

Sounds perfect.

But research tells us that’s not always what learning looks like.  Especially when it comes to young children.

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Advanced Content Coverage at Kindergarten: What Can We Really Learn from this Controversial New Study?

February 27, 2019 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 3 Comments

The debate over the roles of play and academics in kindergarten is not new.  While my first response to this tired argument is always that it is a false dichotomy, a more specific challenge has recently entered the arena and therefore deserves a more specific response.

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Kids Deserve More than an Internet Connection

December 17, 2018 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

The headlines have actually been coming for years, but a new round has been catching everyone’s attention the past few weeks.

“Old-fashioned toys, not video games, best for kids, pediatricians say.”
“So-called ‘educational’ toys rarely really are.”
“Old-fashioned toys better for development than high-tech gadgets, study finds.”
“The best toys are those that support play, new report says.”

Just in time for the biggest gift-giving season of the year, the American Academy of Pediatrics released toy guidelines that suggest that high-tech trends are promoting toys for children that are over-stimulating, ineffective when it comes to development, and in some cases, actually lead to skill delays.

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Are we settling for “artificial intelligence” for our children?

December 6, 2018 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience 6 Comments

The doctor was running behind (of course), so I flipped through one of the family magazines as I waited in her office.  Almost immediately I was taken aback by an advertisement.

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Play is Efficient

November 20, 2018 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience 3 Comments

I have never met an early childhood teacher who complained about not having enough to do.

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Do YOU Know Your Letter Sounds?

February 7, 2018 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Learning through Play and Experience 3 Comments

 

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In early education, there is too much distance between what we know and what we do. I bridge the gaps that exist between academia, decision-makers, educators, and parents so that together, we can improve the quality of early education while also respecting and protecting the childhood experience.

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