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Tara Laskowski

Reader's Guide / Care in the Curriculum

Social-Emotional Learning

Justin Minkel

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In a Time of Calamity, What Do Children Need from Us?

Wendy Ostroff

Wendy L. Ostroff

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Teaching Young Children Remotely

Teaching with Technology

Nell Duke

Nell K. Duke

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When Young Readers Get Stuck

Teaching Strategies

Alexs Pate

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To Be Young, Gifted, and Innocent

Opportunity Gaps

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Carla Shalaby

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Classroom Management as a Curriculum of Care

Lee Ann Jung

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There's More to Emotional Self-Regulation Than Meets the Eye

Amanda Morin

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Mindsets Matter for Early Identification

Professional Development & Well-Being

Cindy Hoisington

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A Scientific Age

Kelly Hill

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Honoring All Their Languages

Bryan Goodwin

Tracie Corner

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Research Matters / Outside and Inspired

Douglas Fisher

Nancy Frey

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Show & Tell: A Video Column / Direct Instruction in Early Reading

Jill Harrison Berg

Quayisha Clarke

Emmanuel Fairley-Pittman

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Leading Together / Leading Alongside New Teachers of Color

Instructional Leadership & Coaching

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Matthew R. Kay

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Confronting Inequity / A United Front on Equity

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David Griffith

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ASCD Policy Priorities / Tracking the Education Priorities in Party Platforms

Advocacy, Policy & Funding

Sean Slade

Whole Child Spotlight: The Centrality of Early-Grade Learning

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Educational Leadership Staff

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Readers React

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Tell Us About

Student Engagement

ASCD Community in Action

EL Takeaways

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Turn & Talk / Tabatha Rosproy on the Needs of Young Children Today

Naomi Thiers

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Research Alert / Study Reveals: Praise Is Powerful

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Sarah McKibben

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Relevant Read / An Act of Love

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Numbers of Note / The Diverse Faculty Effect

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Tools for Schools

Fang Gao

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Beyond Counting Apples

Is it true that everything you needed to know about life you learned in kindergarten? Maybe not, but research indicates that a high-quality education in the first few years of school can increase children's success in reading, writing, and math; close achievement gaps; and set the foundation for healthy and engaged citizenship. This issue will delve into best practices and new ideas for supporting early elementary students (K–3) in developing the academic and social-emotional skills they'll need to thrive in later grades—and in their lives. 

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