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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stacybenge
Apr 221 min read
What should we call ourselves?
That Early Childhood Nerd Podcast discussing what we should call ourselves as professionals in early childhood.
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stacybenge
Mar 251 min read
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
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stacybenge
Feb 281 min read
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.
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stacybenge
Feb 131 min read
Curriculum Companies?
Everything in the environment (materials, interactions, experiences) needs to connect to the children it serves.
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stacybenge
Feb 81 min read
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!
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stacybenge
Feb 71 min read
The Power of Blank Paper and Crayons
Embrace the power of blank paper and crayons!
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stacybenge
Feb 71 min read
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.
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stacybenge
Feb 71 min read
Alphabet Knowledge Begins with the Child
Developing an interest and connection to the alphabet begins with the child and their world.
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stacybenge
Jan 81 min read
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...
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stacybenge
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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.
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stacybenge
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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,"...
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stacybenge
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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.
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stacybenge
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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.
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stacybenge
Oct 14, 20231 min read
The Core of Literacy is Language Development
The core of literacy is language development.
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stacybenge
Mar 8, 20221 min read
Is your child struggling?
"When children are under too much stress from these many varied sources, they generally can't tell us in words...."
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stacybenge
Feb 23, 20221 min read
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.
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stacybenge
Feb 1, 20221 min read
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
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stacybenge
Jan 26, 20221 min read
It is all about the relationship
Relationships are key for any classroom and essential to learning. I think we can all agree on that!
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stacybenge
Jan 12, 20221 min read
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.
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