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Meet the New UAEYC Governing Board!

July marks the beginning of the new term for the UAEYC governing board. As we start the new board term, we heartily thank Rhonda Dossett (Vice President), Mills Snowden (Treasurer), Rebecca Mikkelsen (Student Liaison Co-Chair), Mary Matthews (Student Liaison Co-Chair), Trevor Hicks (Northern Utah Member Rep), and Sally Schramm (T.E.A.C.H. Advisory Chair) for their service to UAEYC and to the early childhood education community over the past year. We welcome Ilse Wilson (Treasurer), Debi Evans (Secretary), Kim Rice (Accreditation Co-chair), Leah Stanton (Northern Utah Member Rep), and Connie Wang (Public Policy Chair) to the board as they begin their terms of service. Here are the UAEYC Governing Board members for the 2018-2019 year: UAEYC Executive Board Jared Lisonbee, President Jared is the Research Analyst at Utah Community Action Head Start in Salt Lake. Kathie MacKay, Vice President Kathie is a faculty member in the College of Educa...

Let's Get Writing

Shirlene Law What do you think of when you hear the phrase “writing in preschool?” For some, the word “writing” conjures up visions of dotted worksheets with repetitive alphabet letters. Others may think of the squiggles and lines and circles drawn on notepads and chalkboards throughout their classrooms. For many teachers, the bigger question becomes, “Is teaching writing developmentally appropriate in preschool and, if so, how?” Just like reading great books, engaging in rich conversations, understanding the concepts of the alphabet, and strong foundational language skills matter, writing is a critical component of the early childhood Language Arts curriculum. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has described appropriate writing practices in early childhood in the book, D evelopmentally Appropriate Practice, 3rd Edition . 1 The following focus areas provide guidelines and suggestions from NAEYC for su...

Shared Article from Little Blossom Preschool--STEM

One of our awesome members posted a GREAT article titled Learning through Play: STEM! Check it out at the link: http://www.littleblossomspreschool.com/blog/learning-through-play-stem

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