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A mother helps her child read through a story book

What are the Milestones of Early Literacy Development?

A child’s success in reading comprehension is often determined by what milestones of early literacy development they reach.

These milestones can include phonological awareness, vocabulary development, comprehension skills and fluency in reading. Mastering these concepts in early childhood is critical for a child’s academic success and cognitive development. While these skills

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an instructor helps an early learner to build their Social-emotional readiness

HOW EARLY LEARNING PROMOTES SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL READINESS FOR KINDERGARTEN

Is your child socially ready for kindergarten?  Can she play in a group? Follow instructions? What about emotional readiness? Does he show some degree of independence? Is he comfortable in a group? One of the best ways to boost your child’s social-emotional readiness for kindergarten – and life – is with an early learning

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Instructor sits next to an abacus wile she assists a student in becoming a critical thinker for kindergarten.

HOW TO DEVELOP A CRITICAL THINKER FOR KINDERGARTEN

Think your 5-year-old is too young to develop critical thinking skills? In the past, education placed an emphasis on delivering information to children — like the alphabet and counting. Today, the focus is on analysis and logic and on developing a critical thinker for kindergarten. So instead of just memorizing or mimicking what’s being

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A young child active learning using an ipad with stylus pencil on a couch

Active Technology Can Benefit Students in a Digital World  

In today’s classroom, students might be as likely to talk about the Elmo Visual Presenter, a computerized digital projector, as Elmo the red, fuzzy and lovable “Sesame Street” character who loves hugs. 

It’s the digital world they live in, and today’s children are enveloped by it in both their home and

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