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stacybenge
Oct 14, 20241 min read
Play Before Pencils Podcast
"Stacy shares even more of her wisdom & encouraging early childhood educators to look at how children *actually* develop literacy."
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stacybenge
Aug 12, 20241 min read
The Voice of Early Childhood Podcast
"What's the ‘right time’ to start encouraging reading? These are some of the questions addressed in the episode and article by Stacy Benge."
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stacybenge
Aug 7, 20240 min read
IPA Porch Chat
I recently was a guest on IPA's porch chat discussing literacy and play!
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stacybenge
Jun 3, 20241 min read
Reimagine Childhood Podcast
One guideline is that every minute the adult uses for instruction should be 'paid back' to the child with an equal amount of child-led play.
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stacybenge
May 29, 20241 min read
Play is the key element being overlooked in child development and education
How do children learn best? PLAY! They cannot develop or learn without it. Yet, we continue to deprive children of play.
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stacybenge
May 14, 20241 min read
small groups during play time?
In order to maximize benefits of free, child-led play time, children should not be pulled from play time for a teacher-conducted activity.
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stacybenge
Feb 7, 20241 min read
The Power of Blank Paper and Crayons
Embrace the power of blank paper and crayons!
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stacybenge
Feb 7, 20241 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
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: 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
Mar 13, 20231 min read
Reimagine Childhood Podcast
Check out my interview on Reimagine Childhood discussing emergent curriculum and why it is more than a classroom theme.
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stacybenge
Mar 9, 20231 min read
Children Cannot Learn Without Playing and Cannot Play Without Learning
"Children cannot play without learning and cannot learn without playing!" There is no dichotomy between play and learning. They go together!
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