Vanderbilt Researchers Develop ‘Magic 8’ Practices to Create An Effective Preschool

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Mon, 2018-03-05 04:00

“These practices have to do with how you interact with children and how you create a learning environment so that they can learn that content you’re interested in having them learn,” Farran said.

The pairing between the researchers and early childhood educators came about after a 2015 study led by Dale Farran, a research professor at Vanderbilt University who also directs the Peabody Research Institute.
~ Education Week

Key Takeaways:

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A new preschool program has been developed by researchers and educators called the magic 8 approach.
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There are eight factors that educators are paying attention to in order to make a long-lasting positive effect on the students.
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In using this approach there can be an easier way to pinpoint a behavior issue and address it.
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