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	<title>The Preschool Times &#187; Early Learning</title>
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		<title>The Power of Words…</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I walked into my toddler room after the holiday break and I was greeted with a room full of toddlers eager to share their thoughts and desires. Over the break many of them began to string words and short phrases into sentences. I could literally look at their faces and watch them manipulate their vocabulary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging Creativity in the Preschooler:</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As parents and teachers, we want our children to be “creative.”  But what is creativity?  And how do we encourage it in ourselves and others?  Before we discuss creativity and enhancing creativity, let’s back up and examine a few creativity inhibitors. ]]></description>
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		<title>SMALL STEPS TO TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ:  #6</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years of opening the world to your child, there will be so many things that you can do to connect the books you read, to your child’s reality:]]></description>
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		<title>SMALL STEPS TO TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: 	Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading aloud with your child is the most important thing you can do to help your child read.  Be satisfied that you are taking steps toward independent reading each time you share a book aloud.  You are beginning at infancy and you will continue for many years.  Children who are older and can read independently still enjoy read-aloud time at home (and at school).  There is always a book to share, too.]]></description>
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		<title>Parent/Teacher Conferences and Zen and the Art of Auto Mechanics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is fall conference time at the preschool and teachers are preparing their materials on each child. Conference preparation is a time consuming but important component of curriculum development. After a teacher reviews the work samples and Developmental Checklist for each child, she must then review her curriculum. Has she/he incorporated needed skills into the [...]]]></description>
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