Along with our partners at Mind in the Making, we’re excited to announce a new online training series suitable for professionals who work with children and families as well as parents! The series offers research-based ways to bolster children’s (and adults’) executive function skills.
Studies show that children benefit from being enrolled in early care and education (ECE) programs. Children in foster care are at greater risk for challenges at school and outside of it–challenges that ECE can help them prepare to overcome. A new report details the ECE participation of Minnesota children in foster care as well as barriers to enrollment that they may face.
CEED was founded in 1973 to encourage connections among faculty, students, and community members whose work focused on early childhood. Today, that vision continues to hold true as we provide professional development, conduct research, and share information to help the early childhood workforce improve outcomes for young children.
Contributors to our blog had fun discussing a range of topics this year, from the benefits of storytelling to the introversion-extroversion spectrum. Join us in taking a look back and see what you missed!
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2023 RBPD Retreat! Here are a few facts and figures related to the event.
In this Q & A, speech-language pathologist Chris Wing, PhD ’13, explains how language development is linked to attachment and emotional regulation. She also talks about encouraging children and adults to tell personal stories as a strategy to build their communication and executive functioning skills.
A cross-disciplinary UMN research team has been awarded a major federal grant. The grant will fund a study of the effects of child care subsidy policies on families’ access to high quality child care.
Chris Wing, PhD, is a speech-language pathologist who has studied language development. She explains why telling stories about their lives helps children learn and grow in important ways. She also shares ways for caregivers and educators to encourage young storytellers’ skills!
Download Introducing It: Using the Early Learning Guidelines to Track Development for Assessment! This new tip sheet is part two in our series on authentic assessment.
Authentic assessment is recommended practice because it allows educators to gain a holistic picture of a child’s development. Our latest tip sheet is called Introducing It: The Authentic Assessment Cycle and Its Role in Early Childhood Education. It explores the authentic assessment cycle, and it explains how data is used to shape further instruction.