Last week I attended the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development where I heard some of the latest research findings. In my MGOL trainings, I mention some studies that show how infants are preprogrammed to connect…
A Surprise Footnote Connection
Currently, at the request of ALA Editions, I am revising my Mother Goose on the Loose manual, originally published in 2006. I wanted to add in information about connections with “the seven life essential skills every child needs” from Ellen…
September 2015 Research Review: The Words Children Hear
This post was co-written by Erica Zippert and Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen This month’s article describes a research study about talking vs. reading picture books to children. “The Words Children Hear: Picture Books and the Statistic for Language Learning” by…
Importance of Developing THE WHOLE CHILD
This week, I’ve read a few articles on the importance of play, of play as being the work of childhood, and on the misguided common core standards. In Reading Instruction in Kindergarten: Little to Gain and Much to Lose, Common…
Busy March finished, busy April coming up
In March I attended my first SRCD (Society for Research in Child Development) conference. It was very different from the typical library conferences I have attended. One of the coolest things was meeting (in person) some of the people whose…