If you are scheduling a CLASS observation for a setting where ASL is the primary language of instruction, the most important consideration is who you ...
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Originally published July 5, 2022 We know that one of the most important factors in children and adolescents' success in school is the quality of ...
Children who are nonverbal are always communicating with us. In fact, according to Dr. Mehrabian, "93% of our communication is nonverbal in nature."
The impact our daily interactions have on one another is profound. And, research has proven that meaningful educator-child interactions can impact ...
Originally published October 12, 2021: Colleen Schmit reflects on burnout in especially trying school years. We’re more than a month into the school ...
Originally published October 18, 2021 There is always an opportunity for interaction. Some opportunities are easily recognizable: times of play, free ...
Originally published March 21, 2022 In recent years, mindfulness has gained popularity in our society, including in the early childhood education ...
What are open-ended prompts? Open-ended prompts are questions or statements that support children’s verbal and nonverbal communication. The purpose ...
Imagine you’re a cook in a restaurant. It’s what you do every day, you are passionate about it, and consider yourself pretty darn good at it. One ...
Can we talk about structure? When CLASS® entered my life, I was 20 years into my career in the field of early childhood education. What I remember ...