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Seven Research-based Ways Families Promote Early Learning
We partnered with Ready Rosie and Abriendo Puertas to bring you a video highlighting our seven research-based ways families support early literacy.
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Math in the Mail Delivers Fun Foundational Math to Homes of Three-Year-Olds
Math in the Mail brings ideas for exploring mathematical thinking to children’s homes throughout Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region while building equity and math learning ecologies along the way.
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Supporting Parents to Support Science
A survey of 1,400 parents and caregivers shows a need for families to support STEM learning at home, in schools, and in informal learning spaces.
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Minds On! Learning Through Play Promotes STEM
In this blog, Jennifer Zosh describes the power of playful learning in promoting STEM.
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Families Matter for STEM Learning
This video highlights the importance of family engagement in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning.
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8 80 Cities: Building Better Cities for and with Families
8 80 Cities is reimagining how families and caregivers can play an active role in shaping city building processes.
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Parent Innovation Institute: Co-creating Solutions with Parents
This post by Aida Mariam is the first in a two-part series about The Early Learning Lab’s Parent Innovation Institute.
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Family Engagement Professionals Find Support at Friday Café
Our latest blog post highlights how the Friday Café model is connecting family-focused practitioners in Connecticut, California, and beyond.
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Seven Research-Based Ways Families Promote Early Literacy
Families, schools, communities, and libraries work together to promote strong literacy pathways for children.
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Every Child Ready for Math
Librarians and families can talk, sing, read, and write about and play together to help every child to develop early math skills.
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Six STEM Strategies for Librarians and Families
Librarians and families can talk, sing, read, and write about and play together to develop strong STEM skills.
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Finding Their Way: Family Engagement with Digital Math Activities Helps Children Develop Spatial Skills
Heather Sherwood and Ashley Lewis Presser of the Education Development Center describe ways families can build children’s spatial skills as part of their mathematical thinking.
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