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November 2006: Building Social Skills in the Early Years and Beyond. This issue focuses on the ways teachers can help children develop social and emotional skills. Articles and activity ideas address separation, emotions, and problem solving. NAEYC also introduces Of Primary Interest, a new column for kindergarten and early elementary teachers, written by members of NAECS/SDE (National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education).

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Building Social Skills in the Early Years and Beyond

Easing the Separation Process for Infants, Toddlers, and Families /by Nancy Balaban
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"You Got It!" Teaching Social and Emotional Skills /by Lise Fox and Rochelle Harper Lentini
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PLUS: Teaching Children a Vocabulary for Emotions and Child-Friendly Ideas for Teaching Problem Solving/by Lise Fox and Rochelle Harper Lentini
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Resources for Building Social Skills in the Early Years and Beyond
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Voices of Practitioners: Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education. Photos: Top left Kathy Sible; top right © Council for Professional Recognition; bottom © Comstock

Guidance Matters: The Beauty of Class Meetings /by Dan Gartrell
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The Reading Chair/ by Isabel Baker
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Of Primary Interest. In Praise of Butterflies: Linking Self-Esteem and Learning/by Harriet A. Egertson
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New Books /by Gail Perry
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