DEAR READER
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Supporting Children’s Agency: Self-Determination and Courage in Young Children
by Ruth Wilson
BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Provocations to Play for Teachers and Children: Play-Based Learning and Playful Participatory Research
by Shannon Nelson Pope
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Reading Between the Lines: Using Story Time to Foster Social-Emotional Learning
by Rachel Robertson
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Becoming the Employer of Choice
by Angel Stoddard
FOCUS ON: EXPLORING FOOD
MINDBENDERS
COVER STORY
We Are Your Second Home: Siembra Montessori Opportunity for Cultural Immersion for Latine* Children
by Diana Álvarez Forero, Roxana Linares, Mirdalys Herrera Tweeton, and Andrea Barcenas
THE LANGUAGE OF PLAY
A Home of Their Own: Observing Children’s Play and Language
by Ron Grady
REDEFINING GENIUS
Everyday Glimmerings of Genius: Redefining Genius in Children, Our Communities, Our Profession and (Oh My!) Ourselves
by Holly Elissa Bruno
PLAY IN GHANA
What Can We Learn from Teachers in Ghana? Approaches to Play, Multilingual Learning and Independence
by Nana Aaron Osafo-Acquah and Meg Thomas
MINDFUL MOVEMENT
Let’s Get Our Wiggles Going! Integrating Meaningful Movement Activities Throughout the Preschool Day
by Karrie A. Snider, Brandy M. Lynch, Lane Maxcy, and Natalie Tye
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Relearning History and Indigenous Teachings in a Child Care Setting
by Pat Furman
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Cultural Wealth: Creating an Inclusive and Welcoming Atmosphere for Culturally Diverse Early Learning
by Ozlem Cankaya, Jamie Leach, Naheed Mukhi,
and Keirsten Taylor
POST-PANDEMIC PIVOT
Life After the American Recovery Plan Act
by Karen Foster-Jorgensen
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