Use
Summer to Refresh Your Reading Time with
Children |
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Summer to Refresh Your Reading Time with
Children |
 A lifelong
love of
reading is a treasure that CDAs can give to the children they teach. An
enthusiasm for reading is contagious for both adults and children, and
new and
exciting books can ignite that enthusiasm. Use the warmer
weather as
an opportunity to break the standard patterns of what we read, how we
read, and
where we read. To make it easy to refresh your reading program, click here for tips,
links, and suggested books. |
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 How Should We Teach Babies and
Toddlers?Toddlers’ large muscles are still developing, but they are also beginning to coordinate their hands and fingers with more skill, so it is important that you provide toddlers with lots of places to run and climb; fairly low places to jump from; music for dancing; smaller items to fit together and take apart; sand and water to pour, carry, and sift; items to balance and dump and fit pieces together; things to push or pull; and the chance to feed themselves with spoons. Click here for more tips.  A recent
survey was
sent to a sample of people who maintain an active CDA
certification. One
question concerned how have early childhood professionals used
their computer skills when working with children and families? Did they
use
their skills to keep notes/records on children and families? Did they
send
emails to parents or download lesson plans? Click here to see
the most popular results. |
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  President
Obama often speaks about the importance of high quality early
childhood education. He made these remarks at the Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce on a Complete and Competitive American Education,
on March 10, 2009:"Studies show that children in early childhood education programs are more likely to score higher in reading and math, more likely to graduate from high school and attend college, more likely to hold a job, and more likely to earn more in that job. For every dollar we invest in these programs, we get nearly $10 back in reduced welfare rolls, fewer health care costs, and less crime." |
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