"School uses nursery rhymes to promote early literacy" (Citizen Patriot, 02/09/09)

A group of elementary teachers at Miller Elementary School decided to host Family Nursery Rhyme Night last week, where students would not miss out on learning about "Humpty Dumpty" and "Jack and Jill," among others.

Twittering from the Cradle

IT would be easy to assume that the first month of Cameron Chase’s life followed the monotonous cycle of eat-sleep-poop familiar to any new parent. But anyone who has read his oft-updated profile on Totspot, a site billed as Facebook for children, knows better. Cameron, of Winter Garden, Fla., has lounged poolside in a bouncy seat with his grandparents, noted that Tropical Storm Fay passed by his hometown, and proclaimed that he finds the abstract Kandinsky print above his parents’ bed “very stimulating!”



The New York Times, September 10, 2008

Toddling up to new levels of learning

Two-year-olds discussing insect proboscises and three-year-olds comparing notes on the surface tension of bubbles it is just another day at the Gifted Education Centre.

The Auckland-based programme for toddlers says a funding boost will allow it to open centres across the country next year.

Tots show benefits from early emphasis on reading

Initial test results of the Early Reading First program, which focused on teaching 3 and 4 year old children early literacy skills, show the children came a long way.

PBS Launches An ABCs Offensive With New Shows

NPR story provides details on new PBS shows: Super WHY and Martha Speaks.