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Creating Counter-Narratives: How Black Teacher-Leaders Create a Space to Exhale

As our country continues to fight the polarization and divisiveness of racial injustice, we asked Gryphon House author Stephanie Curenton, PhD to share her personal reactions. In this heartfelt piece, Dr. Curenton shares how the latest horrific events, including the murder of George Floyd, have impacted her ability to emotionally navigate the crisis, while having enough energy to guide her Master’s students. Learn more about how Dr. Curenton uses storytelling and counter-narratives to create a space to exhale, and ultimately, unite against racism and anti-Blackness.
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Related Book: Don’t Look Away
PANEL DISCUSSION: Racism and Implicit Bias in Early Childhood Programs

With the recent horrific events related to racism, implicit bias, and White privilege in our country, early childhood professionals have a great opportunity to listen, learn, and model anti-bias and anti-racist beliefs and practices for the benefit of children. Watch this panel discussion to help lead the early childhood industry to change.
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Related Book: Don’t Look Away
How Play Therapy Works

Everyone knows play is a big part of childhood, but did you know it can be used to help children learn?
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Related Book: Planning for Play
When Preschool Overwhelms: How Teachers can Support Kids with Autism

Classrooms are diverse places where we encounter many different kinds of people. Every child comes in with a different perspective and a different set of needs. Young learners with autism spectrum disorders may struggle with the transition to a new environment.
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Related Book: Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
4 Tips to Create an Inclusive Classroom

The classroom is children’s home away from home and must be warm and inviting and packed with opportunities for the children to learn new concepts. Children with special needs may need some modifications of typical classroom experiences in order to thrive.
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Related Book: The Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom
Strategies for Teaching Children Who Have Trouble Sitting Still

Students with ADHD benefit from movement and learning activities in the classroom just like other children. Movement activities are important for students with ADHD, because they allow them a way to channel energy in a constructive way, but finding activities for ADHD students incorporating movement and learning connection may seem daunting to some teachers. However, ADHD classroom management doesn’t have to be difficult if you take the time to understand your ADHD students’ needs and interests, in turn making your classroom run more smoothly.
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Related Book: Themes for Inclusive Classrooms
How to Make Families Feel Welcome in the Kindergarten Classroom

The kindergarten classroom has many parts. There are centers that must be set up, decorations to go on the wall, desks for sitting at, pencils and paper for writing, and of course the teacher who puts it all together. However, though the teacher’s importance to the classroom is never in question, there is another group of adults who critically impact early childhood education: parents.
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Related Book: The Welcoming Classroom
Supporting Families with Special Needs

Teachers know that all children have strengths and weaknesses. However, children with special needs face many more challenges than typically-developing children. Early intervention programs do their best to catch learning disabilities in infancy so that the proper course of action can be taken.
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Related Book: Teaching Infants, Toddlers, and Twos with Special Needs
How to Help DLL Students Struggling to Read

School can be difficult for young children. It’s a new place with new rules that may be different from the rules at home, and there is a newfound responsibility in learning in a classroom. Now imagine doing all that without understanding what people are saying! DLL students—(or dual language learners)—struggle with this issue every day.
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Related Book: Literacy for All Young Learners
Building Phonemic Awareness and Other Pre-Literacy Skills

Phonemic awareness is a key part of building a foundation for successful literacy development within young children. Researchers have found that children as young as four weeks old have the ability to recognize differences between certain letter sounds, already starting to develop their phonological awareness at this early stage.
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Related Book: Literacy for All Young Learners

Teachers will learn how to create an inclusive classroom environment for preschool and younger years, plus tips for creating an inclusive classroom community that will positively benefit all students.

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