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Supporting Literacy Through Engaging Instruction & Materials

Fall 2021

A group of children reading a book.

Young Children is NAEYC's award-winning, peer-reviewed journal focused on educating children from birth through third grade.

The Fall 2021 issue of Young Children includes a cluster of articles offering a variety of practices and materials to help early childhood educators foster a love of literacy and support early reading, writing, listening, and speaking development. Additional articles in this issue include strategies for using math activities to develop the higher-order mental skills and abilities, a history of ideas and practices in nature-based education for young children, a teacher's experience using children's books with adult learners in a local jail, and more.

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Supporting Literacy Through Engaging Instruction & Materials

Annie Moses

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Listen to What We Hear: Developing Community Responsive Listening Centers

Emily Brown Hoffman Kristin Cipollone

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Design Elements in Picture Books: What They Are and Why They Are Important

Jonda C. McNair Hayley J. Hoover

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Transnational Lives of Asian Immigrant Children in Multicultural Picture Books

Jungmin Kwon Wenyang Sun

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Literacy-to-Go: Delivering Literacy to Young Families Through Library and Community Partnerships

Maryia LaBree V. Susan Bennett-Armistead Cynthia Crosser

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Tapping into Children’s Curiosities Using Informational Books in Early Childhood

Kathryn Lake MacKay Kim Collett Plank Cindy Sanders Cassy Lewis

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Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts in Kindergarten

Katie Schrodt Erin FitzPatrick Bonnie A. Barksdale Brandi Nunnery Michelle Medlin Hasty

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From Our President. Supporting Literacy Through Engaging Instruction and Materials

Ann McClain Terrell

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De Nuestra Presidenta. Apoyemos la lectoescritura con el uso de materiales e instrucción que estimulen la participación

Ann McClain Terrell

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Making Connections: What Will It Take to Gain Status in Higher Education?

Rhian Evans Allvin

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Formar Conexiones: ¿Qué será necesario para que obtengamos el estatus en la educación superior?

Rhian Evans Allvin

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NAEYC Member Spotlight: Tracy L. Weston

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NAEYC Governing Board and Leadership

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Leading Through Inquiry (Voices)

Megina Baker Stephanie Cox Suárez Brenda Acero Peggy Martalock Denise Nelson Jenny Hanseul Park Annalisa Hawkinson Ritchie Natacha Shillingford

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Intentional Teaching Moments: Supporting Executive Function Development and Early Mathematics Through a Geometry Activity

Holland W. Banse Douglas H. Clements Julie Sarama Crystal Day-Hess Marisa Simoni Candace Joswick

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Our Proud Heritage. Take It Outside: A History of Nature-Based Education

Larry Prochner

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Viewpoint. The Joys of Reading: Using Children’s Books with Adult Students at a Local County Jail

Carolene Jackson

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Rocking and Rolling. Reading Aloud with Infants and Toddlers

Kathy Kinsner Rebecca Parlakian

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The Reading Chair: Fall 2021

Isabel Baker Miriam Baker Schiffer

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A List of High-Quality Texts from this Issue

Audience: Administrator (director or principal), Teacher, Trainer

Age: Early Primary, Infant/Toddler, Kindergarten, Preschool

Topics: Child Development, Cognitive, Executive Function, Higher Level Thinking, Brain Science, Subject Areas, Literacy, Children's Books, Comprehension, Reading, Writing, YC