Celebrating early learning, young children, educators, and families!| NAEYC
Play is an important part of children's learning and development. Find articles on how to intentionally connect play and learning, ideas to share with families, and the latest research about learning and play.| NAEYC
There is so much children learn as they enjoy music, explore food and cooking, build together, create art, and celebrate their families! Start planning your celebration today with these event ideas and activities.| NAEYC
Emergent writing skills, such as the development of namewriting proficiency, are important predictors of children’s future reading and writing skills.| NAEYC
Early literacy includes a number of key areas, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Fostering literacy in the earliest years helps children learn to read and write in their later schooling. Research highlights the impact of activities such as reading aloud, rhyming, singing, and talking with young children—beginning from birth—on literacy and language learning in childhood and beyond (Sinclair et al. 2019; Lawson-Adams, Dickinson, & Donner 2022). Further, research shows th...| NAEYC
