The Role of Music in Children’s Development
Learn how music benefits children’s cognitive and social development. Hear strategies for enhancing this development through music.
Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning
A Framework for Understanding Early Writing Development
Review a framework for teachers to evaluate and understand the writing that young children produce.
Teaching New Words: Embedding Vocabulary Instruction in Storybooks
Find out how to embed vocabulary instruction in storybook reading. Learn how to use explicit instruction and select useful and teachable targets.
Designing Environments
Learn about features of the physical and social classroom environment that maximize young children's engagement and learning.
Activity Calendar for Families
Explore this activity calendar for families includes month-by-month activity lists for supporting the kindergarten transition in the year prior to kindergarten entry.
Activity Calendar for Educators
Teachers can use this activity calendar to find ideas to support children and families during their Head Start-to-kindergarten transitions.
Transition to Kindergarten
Preschool children transition into kindergarten more successfully when their schools and families take part in the preparation, and when their preschool and kindergarten teachers connect.
Highly Individualized Teaching and Learning
These 15-minute In-service Suites are a professional development resource for staff in busy, active early childhood centers and programs. They are organized around one topic and address effective teaching practices.
Screening Dual Language Learners in Head Start Programs: A Guide for Program Leaders
Read this guide that includes a worksheet designed for Early Head Start and Head Start teams. It helps ensure that their screening process provides the best possible results for all children, including dual language learners (DLLs).
Preschool Teachers
Teachers know and understand the broad range of content areas and the developmental expectations (i.e., social and emotional, cognitive, expressive and receptive language, motor, adaptive, and English language development) appropriate for young children as outlined by the Head Start Early Learning Framework. Teachers consider what they want children to know, understand, and be able to do using the five essential domains.