How to support children’s development with storytelling

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!

Tip sheet: using early learning guidelines for assessment

Introducing It: Using the Early Learning Guidelines to Track Development for Assessment talks about ways to track child development. It discusses two different sets of early learning guidelines that educators can refer to.

Tip sheet: the authentic assessment cycle

Download Introducing It: The Authentic Assessment Cycle and Its Role in Early Childhood Education to learn the hallmarks of authentic assessment. This tip sheet also explores the authentic assessment cycle, and it explains how data is used to shape further instruction.

NEW! Tip sheet 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.

NEW! Tip sheets on executive function

Learn about the key skills described by the term executive function, as well as the role of culture and context in shaping children’s behavior in different environments. Then gain practical strategies for supporting the development of executive function skills in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Tip sheets: executive function

Learn about the key skills described by the term executive function, as well as the role of culture and context in shaping children’s behavior in different environments. Then gain practical strategies for supporting the development of executive function skills in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Tip sheets: the effects of trauma on young children

These tip sheets introduce common ways in which young children express responses to different types of trauma, the protective factors that can help children recover from trauma, and prompts and techniques for reflective listening in support of building trust in meaningful relationships.