Articles from Child Care Magazines Useful ideas and good advice for providers from a variety of early childhood and afterschool magazines Organized under the 12 content areas used in the Wisconsin Core Competencies Continuing Education Record - Independent Reading may be used to document reading Click the categories below to locate articles for download Note: Articles with an * may be requested by emailing ccic@wi.gov. Administration and Management Organizational and business management for quality programming and services *12 Reasons People Love to Work for Youby Roger Neugebauer, Exchange, November/December 2015 The Teacher-Floater: Let’s Define Best Practicesby Elizabeth Morgan Russell, Texas Child Care, Summer 2016 *Transformational Coaching: Move Beyond Goals and Action Plans to Foster Continuous Quality Improvementby Constant Hine and Robin Levy, Exchange, November/December 2019 Child Development Child growth and development, valuing each child as an individual with unique biology, interests, needs, potential, and relationships Caring Relationships: The Heart of Early Brain Developmentby J. Ronald Lally and Peter Mangione, Young Children, May 2017 *Imagine That… The Power of Pretend Play in Executive Function Development by Rachel Robertson, Exchange, May/June 2018 *Mom's Beef Stew: Five Ingredients of Intelligenceby John Medina, Exchange, January/February 2018 Diversity The unique nature of every individual and family including, but not limited to, culture, national origin, language, family structure, disability, religious beliefs, economic status, and child-rearing practices 12 Great Quotes on Culturally Responsive TeachingThe Inclusion Lab, Brookes Publishing, April 6, 2021 Addressing the African American Achievement Gap: Three Leading Educators Issue a Call to Actionby Barbara T. Bowman, James P. Comer, and David J. Johns, Young Children, May 2018 Black Boys Matter: Cultivating Their Identity, Agency, and Voiceby Brian L. Wright, Teaching Young Children, February/March 2019 Black Boys Matter: Strategies for a Culturally Responsive Classroomby Brian L. Wright, Teaching Young Children, April/May 2019 *Our Children, Our Workforce: Why We Must Talk About Race and Racism in Early Childhood Educationby Kelly Matthews and Ijumaa Jordan, Exchange. September/October 2019 *Re-examining Our Views of Black Boysby Iheoma U. Iruka, Exchange, March/April 2017 Tate and the Pink Coat: Exploring Gender and Enacting Anti-Bias Principlesby Janice Kroeger, Abigail E. Recker, and Alexandra C. Gunn, Young Children, March 2019 Understanding Anti-Bias Education: Bringing the Four Core Goals to Every Facet of Your Curriculumby Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards, Young Children, November 2019 Welcoming Dual Language LearnersTeaching Young Children, August/September 2016 We’re All the Same—and Different: Learning about Similarities and Differences in PeopleTexas Child Care Quarterly, Summer 2019 Family and Community Relationships Partnerships and collaboration between families and agencies/organizations to meet child and family needs 10X: Using Technology to Engage Familiesby Ana Blagojevic, Teaching Young Children, August/September 2016 *Partnering with Families to Support Children’s Early Science Learningby Cindy Hoisington, Exchange, July/August 2018 Guidance and Nurturing Supportive strategies for encouraging social/emotional development and addressing challenging behaviors; the influence of temperament and emotional regulation capacity on children’s behavior *Achieving True Inclusionby Erika Smith, Exchange, January/February 2021 *All Feelings Are Welcome: Supporting Children's Resiliency in Stressful TimesExchange, May/June 2016 Culturally Appropriate Positive Guidance with Young Childrenby Zeynep Isik-Ercan, Young Children, March 2017 Culturally Responsive Strategies to Support Young Children with Challenging Behaviorby Charis Lauren Price and Elizabeth A. Steed, Young Children, November 2016 Focusing on Families: A Two-Generation Model for Reducing Parents’ Stress and Boosting Preschoolers’ Self-Regulation and Attentionby Eric Pakulak and others, Young Children, May 2017 *Using High-Quality Behavior Guidance Policies to Support Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Learning Environments and Interrupt Implicit Bias: Practiceby Sarah Garrity and Sascha Longstreth, Exchange, March/April 2020 Health, Safety, and Nutrition Supports that promote children’s health, safety, nutrition, physical activity, and adaptations for special needs in partnership with families Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the BodyInBrief, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University *When Teaching the Whole Child, Remember Physical Fitnessby Rae Pica, Exchange, July/August 2018 Learning Experiences, Strategies, and Curriculum Learning environments, experiences, and adaptive strategies that support families and meet each child’s needs, capabilities, and interests *20 Ways to Encourage Children's Resourcefulness and Creativityby Karen Stephens, Child Care Information Exchange, May/June 2007 The Case of Brain Science and Guided Play: A Developing Storyby Brenna Hassinger-Das and others, Young Children, May 2017 Creating Coding Stories and Gamesby Deanna Pecaski McLennan, Teaching Young Children, February/March 2017 DAP with Apps and Other Tech Tools: Making Choices That Make Sense for Preschoolby Jennifer Garrette Lisy, Kathleen A. Paciga, and Mary Quest, Teaching Young Children, April/May 2020 *Developmentally Appropriate STEM: It's STREAM! (Science, Technology, Relationships, Engineering, Arts, and Math)by Dan Gartrell, Exchange, May/June 2016 *The Gift of Fiction: Using Technology to Support Empathy by Alex Cruickshank, Sam Hall, and Ellen Hall, Exchange, July/August 2017 Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Childrenby Lisa Daly & Miriam Beloglovsky, Community Playthings, June 2, 2015 Loose Parts 2: Inspiring Play with Infants and Toddlersby Lisa Daly & Miriam Beloglovsky, Community Playthings, October 31, 2017 The Project Approach and STEM: A Powerful Combinationby Sylvia Chard, Community Playthings, February 23, 2016 *The Soundscape of Early Childhoodby Carol Garboden Murray, Exchange, September/October 2018 *Teaching Children to Create a Better World by Rachel Robertson, Exchange, January/February 2018 What All Children Needby Jim Greenman Observation, Screening, and Assessment Appropriate tools and methods for understanding child interactions, knowledge, and skills, as a means to support the child’s development and make appropriate referrals for further evaluation Comprehensive Early Childhood Screening and Assessment Systems: Thinking Outside the Boxby Gaye Tylka and Mary Louise Peters, WASCD Highlighter, Fall 2015 *The Process of Documentation: Supporting a Strong Image of Children, Families, Educators and the Communityby Alison Maher, Exchange, January/February 2020 *So Much More than “Nothing”: Translating Play-Based Learning for Our Familiesby Holly Delgado, Exchange, January/February 2020 Planning, Reflection, and Evaluation Examining one’s own thoughts, attitudes, feelings, actions, strengths, and challenges, and applying increased knowledge, skills, and dispositions when providing high-quality programs and services *Applications of Positive Psychology Toward Leadership in Early Childhood Educationby Brooke Skidmore, Exchange, January/February 2020 Building Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs: The Role of the Leaderby Louise Derman-Sparks, Debbie LeeKeenan, and John Nimmo, Young Children, May 2015 *Getting and Keeping Your Groove: Building Resilience in Adultsby Rachel Robertson and Helen Zarba, Exchange, September/October 2014 *Modeling Mindfulness by Practicing Presence by Lisa J. Lucas, Exchange, March/April 2018 *Strategies for Preventing Teacher Burnout in Early Educationby Ellen M. Drolette, Exchange, March/April 2020 *Ten Topics ECE Teachers Can and Should Study Todayby Leslie Coleman, Exchange, November/December 2019 *Tools for the Strategic Leader: Reflection, Reframing, and Systems Thinkingby Billie Young, Exchange, September/October 2016 *The Value of Having a Thicker Skin in a (Sometimes) Thin-skinned Professionby Sean Durham and Holly Elissa Bruno, Exchange, September/October 2016 *Wonder: Where is the Beauty?by Tina Reeble, Exchange, March/April 2019 Professionalism Working with children and families in a professional, reflective manner; participating as a collaborative partner with other professionals; utilizing strategies to evaluate program outcomes *Building Our Capacity for Curiosity, Compassion and Courageby Jamie Bonczyk and Hannah Riddle de Rojas, Exchange, January/February 2019 *Creating a Personalized Learning Network for Professional Development and Growthby Sharon Thompson Hirschy, Exchange, May/June 2016 *Networking and Learning in a Virtual Worldby Stacy Benge, Exchange, January/February 2020 Special Needs, Disabilities, and Inclusive Practices Values, policies, and practices that support the right of every child and family, regardless of ability, to participate in a broad range of activities and contexts as full members of families, communities, and society WI Early Childhood Inclusion Tool Kit 12 Key Practices for High-Quality Early Childhood InclusionThe Inclusion Lab, Brookes Publishing, February 20, 2018 *The Five Most Important Concepts in Special Education: IDEA Basics for the Child Care Centerby Amanda Schwartz, Exchange, July/August 2019 *It Is Not Just About the Kids: Systematic Approaches for Engaging Families of Children with Disabilitiesby Amanda Schwartz, Exchange, September/October 2019 *The Key to Successful Inclusion in Child Care: Collaboration with Special Education and Related Services Staffby Amanda Schwartz, Exchange, November/December 2019
