Yes, we can have a rigorous and developmentally appropriate kindergarten. These two approaches to learning do not have to be mutually exclusive.

Create a safe, positive and productive classroom climate environment that supports and facilitates learning for all students. Build a sense of community in one's classroom based on developmentally ...

The Early Childhood program is designed for students who wish to teach in grades pre-K-2. The program stresses a humanistic approach to teaching that is both developmentally appropriate and ...

Nearly all of the studies reviewed included a nested data design, in which effects of classroom practices were evaluated on multiple children within each classroom, but only one study used analyses ...

Getting less attention: The equity concerns surrounding the practices central to shaping interactions between children and adults in early learning classrooms. For a field that is defined by practices ...

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The PreK-3rd movement, which seeks to create aligned, developmentally appropriate educational experiences for children from preschool through third grade, has had some success in promoting ...

In this article, I address issues and trends, past, present, and future, in beginning reading instruction. I also trace the development of a related issue in the broader context of early childhood ...

Second, to design an index that taps a developmentally appropriate neonatal intensive-care practice, labeled here as the DANIP index.

However, a more-comprehensive definition of developmentally appropriate technology use will empower ECE providers and families to make better decisions about the ways in which young children use ...