A classroom buzzes with activity as 3, 4 and 5-year-olds move about, building with blocks, coloring pictures, and polishing shoes. At a table, a 3-year-old intently spoons dry beans from one bowl to another. Nearby, a pair of children complete a puzzle together. It’s just an everyday moment in a Montessori preschool classroom. What is …
Early Childhood
Finger name songs are one of the many ways that children can learn the names of their fingers. And, learning the names of the fingers may be more important than what you thought. What are the names of each finger on the human hand? The names of each finger on the human hand are the …
You peek through the window of your child’s in-home daycare to see what your little one is up to. You’re delighted to see she’s seated on a soft carpet, beside a sofa, looking at a book. You smile and walk through the door, thrilled that you made the right choice about choosing an in-home daycare …
What is child-directed speech? Child-directed speech is a dialect adults use when speaking to very young children. Child-directed speech can help build a young child’s vocabulary, create a social feedback loop, and improve language acquisition. Informally, it’s known as motherese, parentese, or baby talk. “Who wants a noodle? Yummy, yummy noooooodle!” It’s a typical conversation …