Providing the right amount and type of scaffolding requires general knowledge of child development and learning, including familiarity with the paths and sequences that children are known to follow in …

Nov 11, 2025 · 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 …

Playful learning in the form of guided play, in which the teacher builds in the learning as part of a fun context such as a weather report, keeps the child’s agency but adds an intentional component to the …

Nov 11, 2025 · Effective Curriculum: Designing and Implementing Meaningful Learning for Every Child This issue of Young Children focuses on how early childhood leaders and educators determine what, …

Curiosity about the world, initiative and problem solving, and focused attention and persistence are just a few approaches to learning that children develop through play.

The early childhood years lay the foundation and create trajectories for all later learning and development.

Developmentally appropriate teaching practices encompass a wide range of skills and strategies that are adapted to the age, development, individual characteristics, and the family and social and cultural …

10. Play is a child’s context for learning. Children practice and reinforce their learning in multiple areas during play. It gives them a place and a time for learning that cannot be achieved through completing …

Teacher-directed learning, sometimes called direct instruction, takes place during modeling of new skills and introduction of new concepts. Teacher-directed learning is used to introduce targeted …

Find research-based resources, tips and ideas for families on young children's learning and development.