Discussions regarding Early Childhood Education

I've Moved!

2012-12-19 17:27

Hi, this is John and I am excited to tell you that Topics in Early Childhood Education is now hosted on Wordpress. Just click here! Please change your bookmarks so you can keep up with my la… Read More

The Safety And Security Of Consistency

2012-11-02 12:12

I was working with one of my student teachers recently and she expressed to me her exasperation with her cooperating site teacher. They currently have a child who is in foster care in… Read More

Helping Children Bloom

2012-10-08 16:51

We are getting ready to say goodbye to our flowers for the season. In our area, flowers disappear with the first frost. Although a little early, we lost a few vines this past wee… Read More

Literacy In The Sand Table

2012-09-19 12:36

I had the opportunity to present a workshop at the North Carolina AEYC Conference this past week. It was a joy to meet with wonderful early childhood teachers in North Carolina… Read More

And School Begins...

2012-08-27 12:32

It is that season again when most school systems begin a new academic year. We started classes at the university last Monday, but most of the public school districts in our area begin… Read More

Passing The Torch

2012-07-30 00:33

Time continues to slip past us at an incredible rate. As we age, our perception is that time moves even faster. Before we realize it, we take the place of our parents and soon we… Read More

They're Watching...

2012-07-05 23:14

It always intrigues me to watch a young child with his parent or grandparent. The child watches everything that the adult is doing. If at all possible, the child will imitate the… Read More

Balancing Act

2012-06-07 02:04

Being a classroom teacher is often a balancing act. Teachers are often bombarded with the latest curriculum or teaching strategy that will solve all of their problems. In my effort to create… Read More

HighScope Visit

2012-05-16 15:20

I have the privilege this week of attending the HighScope International Conference in Ypsilanti, Michigan. I have wanted to learn more about HighScope and understand their concepts at a deep… Read More

Early Childhood Writing

2012-04-19 03:15

I was presenting a workshop on literacy in the sand table at the Utah Early Childhood Conference this past Saturday. I was reminded about how critical it is to help young children feet comfo… Read More

Press Here

2012-02-17 01:03

One of my favorite picture books published last year was, "Press Here," by Herve' Tullet. I was interested in this book because it fits nicely into my International Children's Literature cou… Read More

Diversity Begins With Us

2012-01-31 03:59

In my Introduction to Teaching course, we were talking about diversity. The term 'diversity' has a much fuller and expanded meaning than it did when I started teaching 33 years ago. We tho… Read More

Things Are Not Always As They Appear!

2012-01-11 04:13

I had the opportunity to spend some of the holiday season in Kaua'i. On that island there is an amazing wonder called Waimea Canyon. It is considered the Grand Canyon of Hawaii. Indeed when… Read More

Joyful Reading

2011-12-02 15:08

Reading has been on my mind a lot lately. I was searching through research on how children learn to read and the best methods for teaching reading. We know that the bes… Read More

Children Who Are Read To Just Know More!

2011-11-18 21:30

We were discussing in our reading class this week how research indicates that children who are read to on a regular basis simply know more when they get to school. Besides preparing th… Read More

It's All Bones

2011-11-01 13:05

I was helping in my grandchildren's classrooms recently and was struck by the thought of how easily children will take control of their learning if given a chance. One of the component… Read More

Common Core Standards And Early Childhood

2011-09-23 12:45

I was sitting in a meeting recently with a group educators and we were talking about the impact of the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) on early childhood. I mentioned that… Read More

Getting Ready For Kindergarten

2011-09-12 02:11

I have spent many years working on helping children be prepared for kindergarten. I have always thought that it was imperative that parents know what truly is important as their child mo… Read More

We Need Good People To Be Teachers

2011-08-29 19:26

School began at the university again last week. It is difficult to believe that another school year has begun. I am teaching an "Introduction to Teaching" course this semester and I have a… Read More

The Hummingbird Knows

2011-08-09 16:59

I have always been able to attract hummingbirds wherever I have lived. For many years, whether in the country, the suburbs or in the middle of downtown, I have always had at least one hummin… Read More

There's More Than One Answer

2011-07-28 00:11

While teaching a creativity workshop recently, the discussion turned to how important divergent thinking is to problem solving skills. Divergent thinking allows children to look at a problem… Read More

Sometimes It's Just A Slinky

2011-07-01 03:23

A group of us were looking at new early childhood product possibilities recently and we saw this large, colorful slinky. Everyone was so excited and thought it was so cool. A product develop… Read More

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