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That Early Childhood Nerd: ECE MAYtriarchy
Heather Bernt-Santy, Stephanie Goloway, Stacy Benge, & Nancy Rosenow discuss Sylvia Ashton Warner, Jean Ayres, Vivian Paley, & Chris Athey
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May 15, 20241 min read
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What should we call ourselves?
That Early Childhood Nerd Podcast discussing what we should call ourselves as professionals in early childhood.
stacybenge
Apr 22, 20241 min read
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Honoring Childhood Podcast: Talking to Stakeholders with Stacy Benge
Talking with stakeholders-families, parents, admin, politicians, & more-about what is important & valuable to childhood and early education
stacybenge
Mar 25, 20241 min read
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The Play Based Learning Podcast with Kristen Peterson
I am so excited to be a guest on Kristen Peterson’s The Play Based Learning Podcast for a conversation about developing literacy.
stacybenge
Feb 28, 20241 min read
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Curriculum Companies?
Everything in the environment (materials, interactions, experiences) needs to connect to the children it serves.
stacybenge
Feb 13, 20241 min read
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The Power of Blank Paper and Crayons (part two)
Blank paper and crayons are multifaceted, unlimited, & some of the most effective tools for an early learning environment. Place everywhere!
stacybenge
Feb 8, 20241 min read
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The Power of Blank Paper and Crayons
Embrace the power of blank paper and crayons!
stacybenge
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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No More Letter of the Week
Why no letter of the week? Children don't learn the alphabet by us introducing and teaching the letters.
stacybenge
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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Alphabet Knowledge Begins with the Child
Developing an interest and connection to the alphabet begins with the child and their world.
stacybenge
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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The Whole Child Alphabet named Top Professional Read by That Early Childhood Nerd
Did you see that That Early Childhood Nerd (Heather Bernt-Santy) named my book, The Whole Child Alphabet: How Young Children Actually...
stacybenge
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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The Everything ECE Podcast: The Whole Child Alphabet with Stacy Benge
Author & Early Childhood speaker, Stacy Benge, joins Carla Ward on the podcast to talk about her new book, The Whole Child Alphabet.
stacybenge
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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That Early Childhood Nerd Podcast: Visual Perception and Emerging Literacy with Stacy Benge
Join host Heather Bernt-Santy, Mike Huber and Stacy for this discussion of visual perception, how it differs from “eyesight,"...
stacybenge
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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That Early Childhood Nerd Podcast: The Whole Child Alphabet with Stacy Benge
Author and speaker Stacy Benge joins Heather Bernt-Santy to discuss this really, very, really important new book.
stacybenge
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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What is alphabet knowledge?
Do children need to learn the alphabet? Absolutely...[but] it is an in depth process that requires more than just naming the letters.
stacybenge
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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The Core of Literacy is Language Development
The core of literacy is language development.
stacybenge
Oct 14, 20231 min read
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Is your child struggling?
"When children are under too much stress from these many varied sources, they generally can't tell us in words...."
stacybenge
Mar 8, 20221 min read
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Self Regulation is What Makes Self-Control Possible
Understanding and learning the difference between self-regulation and self-control. Self regulation is what makes self-control possible.
stacybenge
Feb 23, 20221 min read
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Have we sacrificed care for the sake of education?
Have we sacrificed care for the sake of “education”? Why don’t we view them as equal and inseparable? Why is childcare viewed as “less tha
stacybenge
Feb 1, 20221 min read
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It is all about the relationship
Relationships are key for any classroom and essential to learning. I think we can all agree on that!
stacybenge
Jan 26, 20221 min read
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Why do we marginalize care?
It is interesting how care has been marginalized in education over the years and seen as a “lesser than” job. The paradigm needs to shift.
stacybenge
Jan 12, 20221 min read
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