Stephanie M. Currenton, PhD, is an assistant professor at Rutgers University and the associate editor of Early Childhood Research Quarterly and a former member of the governing board of NAEYC.
Dr. Curenton's new book, Conversation Compass: A Teachers Guide to
High Quality Language Learning in Young Children, provides the
early childhood field with a practical resource to embed
evidence-based practices that foster language development in all
young children. The teaching strategies discussed are based on
research that indicates the serve and return or back and forth
between adults and children fosters healthy development and impacts
brain development from birth. Dr. Curenton promotes the concept of
"conversation partners". She provides teachers with activities and
resources to encourage richer conversations between peers and
authentic opportunities to develop language in the preschool
setting. Her discussion of the specific strategies to support
African American children and linguistic diversity is particularly
rich and addresses a significant gap in our education of teachers
so that all children's backgrounds, cultures and ways of learning
are honored and respected. I highly recommend Conversation Compass
as a "must read resource" for all teachers and teacher
educators!--Dr. Lori Connors-Tadros, National Institute for Early
Education Research, Rutgers University and the Director of the
Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes Dr. Curenton has
provided a much needed resource for teachers of young children. She
has made being intentional about teaching and monitoring language
easy with the Conversation Compass. The background, concrete
activities, and vignettes she provides throughout the book
effortlessly blends the why and how for teachers in this
easy-to-use guide to foster language development in all
learners.--Sharon Ayers, NIEER and CEELO Conversation Compass is a
pioneer for early childhood educators. It offers valuable
information about the importance of conversation in the early
childhood classroom as well as tools to support intentional efforts
for encouraging both teachers and children to talk in meaningful
ways. In an era of standards and attention to word-gaps, this book
will help to create not only an awareness for teachers, but will
also help them navigate an area that is otherwise difficult to plan
for but stringently evaluated.--Alexandra Figueras-Daniel, National
Institute for Early Education Research
Dr. Curenton's new book, Conversation Compass: A Teachers Guide to
High Quality Language Learning in Young Children, provides the
early childhood field with a practical resource to embed
evidence-based practices that foster language development in all
young children. The teaching strategies discussed are based on
research that indicates the serve and return or back and forth
between adults and children fosters healthy development and impacts
brain development from birth. Dr. Curenton promotes the concept of
"conversation partners". She provides teachers with activities and
resources to encourage richer conversations between peers and
authentic opportunities to develop language in the preschool
setting. Her discussion of the specific strategies to support
African American children and linguistic diversity is particularly
rich and addresses a significant gap in our education of teachers
so that all children's backgrounds, cultures and ways of learning
are honored and respected. I highly recommend Conversation Compass
as a "must read resource" for all teachers and teacher
educators!--Dr. Lori Connors-Tadros, National Institute for Early
Education Research, Rutgers University and the Director of the
Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes Dr. Curenton has
provided a much needed resource for teachers of young children. She
has made being intentional about teaching and monitoring language
easy with the Conversation Compass. The background, concrete
activities, and vignettes she provides throughout the book
effortlessly blends the why and how for teachers in this
easy-to-use guide to foster language development in all
learners.--Sharon Ayers, NIEER and CEELO Conversation Compass is a
pioneer for early childhood educators. It offers valuable
information about the importance of conversation in the early
childhood classroom as well as tools to support intentional efforts
for encouraging both teachers and children to talk in meaningful
ways. In an era of standards and attention to word-gaps, this book
will help to create not only an awareness for teachers, but will
also help them navigate an area that is otherwise difficult to plan
for but stringently evaluated.--Alexandra Figueras-Daniel, National
Institute for Early Education Research
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