Building social skills for life

The social and emotional skills taught in early childhood education environments provide children with an infrastructure that they will carry with them through later school settings. 

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Robert Pianta

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Robert Pianta

Robert C. Pianta is Dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia and Founding Director of the Curry School’s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL). His research and policy interests focus on teacher-student interactions and relationships and on the improvement of teachers’ contributions to students’ learning and development. In this interview, Pianta talks about the benefits and characteristics of a good preschool program.

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Preschool and Child Care, Social-Emotional Learning
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