How Routines Support Healthy Development at School and Home
by Becky Whalen, Speech-language Pathologist and Pearson Assessment Consultant
Every educator knows that most children thrive on routine, particularly in early childhood.
Read moreby Becky Whalen, Speech-language Pathologist and Pearson Assessment Consultant
Every educator knows that most children thrive on routine, particularly in early childhood.
Read moreby Becky Whalen, Speech-language Pathologist and Pearson Assessment Consultant
Working in early education is often a joy-filled experience because we get to watch children blossom over the course of the school year and gain confidence with each new skill and interest they acquire.
Read moreEarly childhood educators and allied professionals realize the benefits of fostering an environment that embraces every child’s distinctive self-expression. We also realize that children reach milestones at different times and in different ways.
However, part of our professional role is determining when some of our child’s individual “quirks” or reticence may indicate a need for further support. Assessments can help distinguish individuality or preferences from potential issues that might require intervention. While we never want to extinguish a child’s spark, early identification of developmental delays allows us to nurture areas where they might need an extra boost during prime learning windows and help set them on a positive path for their learning future.
Read moreby Tina Eichstadt, MS CCC-SLP, speech-language pathologist and senior product manager for Pearson
“Teamwork makes the dream work” is a common refrain among us. In education, we see examples of teamwork in every aspect of the school community — administration, staff, and families.
Read moreby Theo Miron, School Psychologist and Assessment Consultant for Pearson
School psychologists are well aware of the toll social media can take on students’ mental health. Yet educators often wonder how much to get involved with issues that might seem like “parenting,” and certainly social media use could fall under that umbrella. The good news is that our input is likely to be appreciated, as confirmed by a recent study from The Pew Research Center, in which nearly half of parent respondents said they’ve looked to teachers for advice on managing screen time.
Read moreby Dr. Andi Turner, Research Director for Pearson Clinical Assessments
Educators are facing a challenge like never before. I make this observation based on 18 years of deep immersion in the mental wellness field, including practical experience in individual, family, and group therapy settings. Along the way, I found my most rewarding service to be assessing babies and young children as a consultant for early childhood and Head Start programs.
Read more“Not enough hours in the day.” That's a lament of most educators — and most moms and caregivers. As a result, caregivers who are also educators are especially familiar with this struggle. It’s one I can relate to, as a former school psychologist and current mother of two, with another on the way. The truth is, it’s common to feel as though there's not enough of you to go around.
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