Communicative skills develop when there's something meaningful for children to communicate about-when they are taking an active role.

Communicative skills develop when there's something meaningful for children to communicate about-when they are taking an active role.

Curriculum should help children make deeper and fuller understanding of their own experience

Children involved in project work are encouraged to serve the group needs and share responsibility for what's accomplished.

Young children are unlikely to have their self-esteem strengthened from excessive praise or flattery. On the contrary, it may raise some doubts in children; many children can see through flattery and may even dismiss an adult who heaps on praise as a poor source of support-one who is not very believable.

We are doing earlier and earlier to children what we shouldn't do later.

Provide lots of opportunities for children's natural curiosity to manifest itself. With very young children, our role is one of supporter and guide.