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I've read about this kind of research before, connected with how people "audiate" music. Edwin Gordon's research on children's musical development was the basis for some of my classes in Music & Movement at Nova. He said that the amount, variety, & complexity of music heard in infancy and early childhood predicts later musical aptitude, not to mention enjoyment! Brain research has shown that people hearing music with parts left out will "fill in" what is left, if they know the music (no… Continue

We woke up to snow this morning and preschool was delayed an hour, but there was no way we would miss out on playing in the snow. Now we live in Northeren Virginia, where people consider any snow an obstacle to driving, so we only had 10 in the class. But I'd notified parents ahead of time that my classroom (none of the others do this) goes outside in the snow and if children do not have boots, they stay in and ride bikes. My assistant stays in and I go out with the children. Well, no one wants… Continue

This morning's Metro section's lead article discusses the "debate over the value of make-believe". They quote Judy Apostolico-Buck, my 27year old daughter's first grade teacher, and now coordinator of Arlington County Public School's early childhood education program. Sounds like Arlington is doing the right thing. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/20/AR2009112002391.html