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WHAT OTHERS SAY
“The most exciting aspect of this book is the idea of using the documentation process as a professional development tool. Documentation enhances teachers’ learning by providing a meaningful and concrete vehicle for them to see children learning. Teachers come to understand children’s development and see their own learning process as adults.”
Carol Brunson Phillips, Executive Director, Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition

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Spreading the News: Sharing the Stories
of Early Childhood Education

When we began traveling and training with display panels, people regularly asked permission to take photos of them. We wrote this small handbook to respond to the emerging interest in creating documentation stories in early childhood education settings.

Spreading the News guides you through the steps required to create display panels and explains why they play an important role in early childhood programs. You learn how to develop observation, writing, and analytical skills, as well as visual literacy. This handbook describes how display panels enhance children’s self-esteem, their learning, and their sense of belonging. Discover how to use panels to improve communication with parents and educate others about the value of your work.

BOOK CHAPTERS
- Why Spread the News?
- Making the News: The Skill and Art of Observation
- Children’s Experiences: Seeing Themselves as Newsworthy
- Read All About It: Sharing the News with Parents
- From the Ordinary to the Extraordinary: Adult Learners in the News
- Spreading the News: Strategies for Advocacy and Public Awareness
- Hot off the Press: Tools, Tips, and Technology
- Imagine: The News of a Growing Movement
- Sample Press Release
- Sample Photograph Release Form