Summer Solstice was 6/20/25, marking the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Summer is most noted by its warmer weather and longer daylight which contribute to additional time spent outdoors. While most of us realize the benefits of outdoor play such as climbing, running, jumping, etc. for children’s gross motor development, recent research… Read more »
Month: June 2025
Meeting Everyone’s Needs- Foundational Principle 6: Family Engagement
If you haven’t yet, be sure to visit this original blog post which shared 6 evidence-based foundational principles for supporting all children to be successful in their early childhood environments: https://blogs.iu.edu/earlyliteracy/2025/04/25/all-really-does-mean-all/ . The sixth and final foundational principle is Family Engagement. It requires engaging with families and supporting them to use evidence-based early literacy practices… Read more »
Meeting Everyone’s Needs- Foundational Principle 5: Emergent Multilingual Support
The fifth foundational principle for meeting ALL children’s needs is Emergent Multilingual Support which involves maximizing multilingual learners’ language capital. If you haven’t yet, be sure to visit this original blog post https://blogs.iu.edu/earlyliteracy/2025/04/25/all-really-does-mean-all/ which shared the 6 evidence-based foundational principles for supporting all children to be successful in the classroom. As our nation, and specifically… Read more »