Focus on Background Knowledge
Learn ways to build background knowledge in young children—what they know and believe about themselves and the world around them. Explore key research and find out how children ages birth to 5 develop these skills.
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Learn ways to build background knowledge in young children—what they know and believe about themselves and the world around them. Explore key research and find out how children ages birth to 5 develop these skills.
Learn how to promote the Planned Language Approach for Oral Language and Vocabulary in your program. Explore the research and the development trajectory for these skills in children ages birth to 5.
Learn about Human Resources practices and policies that help programs recruit staff. Discover how to retain a responsive staff who are intentional, vigilant, and aware.
Learn about effective home visiting practices to help nurture parent-child relationships and positive interactions. Find out how to partner with families to create a rich learning environment in the home.
Learn more about number recognition and subitizing. Discover why this important math competency is the foundation of math learning. Find ways to support number recognition and subitizing for children birth to 5.
Learn more about the Caring for Our Children standards. Find out how these standards can help answer questions that come up every day in early care and education programs.
Learn about the most common risks for children’s injuries. Explore strategies to help programs create safer playgrounds.
Learn how child care health consultants can strengthen their observation and consultation skills to help programs improve health and safety.
This presentation explores different state and territory models for using articulation agreements to strengthen professional development systems.
In this episode of Teacher Time, learn more about transitions between programs as well as transitions that happen throughout the day in an infant/toddler program.