April 9, 2015 April 9, 2015Throwback Thursday: Studies Find Vocabulary Instruction LackingThis blog was originally published on May 9, 2013. Children’s vocabulary is a key ingredient of learning to read with […]
August 14, 2014 August 14, 2014Throwback Thursday: Writing Supports Reading ComprehensionThis post was originally published on May 2, 2013. As someone who has been writing for a long time, I’m […]
April 3, 2014 April 3, 2014Throwback Thursday: How are Young Brains Built?This blog was originally published on September 13, 2012. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQTfmnYB7I0&feature=player_embedded] The folks at the First Five Years Fund – who […]
February 13, 2014 February 13, 2014Throwback Thursday: Touring Children’s Museum with PlaySpace CreatorThis blog about the Boston Children’s Museum was originally published on March 19, 2012. Next week is school vacation week, […]
February 6, 2014 February 6, 2014Throwback Thursday: Speaker DeLeo Visits Revere Early Childhood ProgramThis blog was originally published on March 31, 2011. House Speaker DeLeo left the State House and visited a pre-K […]
December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013Throwback Thursday: MA Wins $50 Million and Scores #2 in Early Learning ChallengeThis blog below was originally published on December 19, 2011. To read more blog posts about the Early Learning Challenge […]
December 12, 2013 December 12, 2013Throwback Thursday: How Do Young Children Learn Through Play?This blog was originally published on May 7, 2012 We often say that young children learn through play. We say […]
December 5, 2013 December 5, 2013Throwback Thursday: How Did OK Adopt Universal Pre-Kindergarten?This blog was originally published on December 11, 2012 Photo: Caroline Silber for Strategies for Children An old adage warns […]
June 6, 2013 June 6, 2013Lagging STEM Skills are No Laughing MatterHave you heard this one? Almost one third of Americans would rather clean their bathrooms than do a math problem. […]