8 Tips for Engaging Linguistically Diverse Families
Most programs address family engagement by offering a variety of special events and hoping family members will attend. Instead, relationships should be the goal! Use
these tips to help you to shift the focus and create a plan for developing relationships with each individual family.
Childhood Interrupted: Lost Years for the Children of the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Earlier this year, a team travelled to Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey to assess the situation of refugee children in the region. Their report describes the children and families at risk, and documents the educational crisis. It also recommends consideration of family unity and the best interests of the child when developing services.
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4 quick recipes for sensory play that you’ve probably never tried before
Children can spend hours exploring with touch, language and imagination, but you don’t have to spend a lot of money and time creating exciting sensory materials. Here are four
sensory play ideas you can make with everyday ingredients you already have!
Quick Tip Video – Why Use Visual Cues?
In this 2-minute
video, learn how and why to use visual cues in your program!
Tips for Dealing With Challenging Behaviour
You may feel like you have tried every trick in the book when it comes to dealing with challenging behaviour in young children. Whether a child throws a fit, becomes aggressive or overly emotional, there are ways to assess and manage this difficult behavior.
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Kids in Motion: Ideas for Active Play, Every Day
Babies, toddlers and preschoolers love to play and move.
Kids in Motion is full of information about children's natural need to be active, ages and stages of development, and activity ideas for encouraging active play, every day.
Does your team know the 5 steps to follow if a child has a severe allergic reaction?
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can be life-threatening. Training, awareness and planning are essential to managing risks and keeping children safe. Train staff quickly and easily with this
quick-tip-tutorial!
Video Snapshots: How to Support a Young Dual Language Learner at the Beginning of the Year?
These
video snapshots are a great training tool! They not only document the early stages and strategies of preschool second language acquisition, but also reflect current research. It is a rare look at the first stages that are so vital to the teacher-child connection.
How does settlement impact families?
The newest edition of AMSSA's Migration Matters info sheet series,
Family, Migration and Settlement, is full of facts and insight to help you better understand how and why integrating into Canadian society impacts parenting and family dynamics.
The Linguistic Genius of Babies
Have you heard the astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another?
Watch these clever lab experiments that show how 6-month-old babies listen and use sophisticated reasoning to understand their world.
