In this issue, Early Learning Network researchers address some of the issues weighing on the minds of parents across the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New blogs offer simple ways to:
Maintain effective two-way communication with your child’s teacher from a distance.
Create a sense of normalcy for young children at home during this unprecedented break from school.
Maintaining parent-teacher relationships from a distance
Ways to stay in touch with your child's teacher
Just as you want your child to stay connected with their teacher and school during this time apart — it is equally important for you to remain actively engaged with your child’s teacher (and vice versa).
Helping young children feel secure when weird is the new ‘normal’
Simple tips to create a sense of normalcy right now
The coronavirus outbreak has closed schools in 188 countries, impacting 9 out of 10 students worldwide. These simple tips may help create a sense of normalcy during this unprecedented break from school.
Early Learning Network researcher
Meghan McCormick from MDRC is the recipient of the 2020 Early Career Award presented by the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. The honor,
announced by SREE on March 31, recognizes early career scholars whose work has advanced rigorous research relevant to educational practice.
Congratulations, Dr. McCormick!
Pictured: Meghan McCormick, Ph.D. (center), research associate, Family Well-Being and Children’s Development Policy, MDRC
The Early Learning Network, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, leverages its expertise, resources and geographic diversity to help close the achievement gap and maintain early learning success as children transition from preschool to third grade. Together, network researchers from universities and organizations across the U.S. are examining current policies and practices, identifying malleable factors associated with early learning and achievement and developing tools to assess early learning instruction, interactions and environments. Learn more at earlylearningnetwork.unl.edu.
