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Complimentary Annual Articles
NAREA offers a complimentary membership tier to all interested persons, which includes an array of benefits. One article per year of Innovations is granted at no cost. This periodical is a valuable resource for Reggio-inspired educators, advocates, parents, and schools. If you would like to upgrade from complimentary to paid member, you will receive two full issues each year, enabling you to stay updated by educators from Reggio Emilia, North America, and beyond.
2025
Deeper Dialogue and Reflection Through Documentation: Moving From Telling Stories About Children’s Interests to Uncovering Children’s Theories, Ideas, and Strategies
by Susan Stacey
Volume 32, Number 1 | pp. 22–33
Drawing on decades of study of the Reggio Emilia approach, Susan Stacey examines the relationship between pedagogical documentation and reflective practice. She explores documentation as a relational tool that strengthens connections within learning communities and serves as a mirror for educators’ thinking and practice.
2024
The Relationship Between Theory and Practice as a “Dance of Knowledge”
by Daniela Lanzi
Volume 31, Number 3 | pp. 6–9
In this article from Reggio Emilia, pedagogista and pedagogical coordinator Daniela Lanzi reflects on the dynamic relationship between theory and practice in early childhood education. She describes this relationship as a “dance of knowledge,” highlighting how thought, inquiry, and daily practice continuously inform and enrich one another.
2023
Movement in Nature: A Threshold for Knowledge Through Relationships, Connection, and Empathy
by Marcela Caceres-Gelinas, Elisia Wellington, and Michelle Lagunas
Volume 30, Number 1 | pp. 26–45
Based on an in-depth study at Bright Start Child Development Center in Santa Barbara, California, the authors examine how children develop knowledge through movement and encounters with the natural world. Through relationships with trees and other elements of the environment, children use diverse forms of expression to explore, interpret, and deepen their understanding of nature.
2022
Deconstructing Science and Democracy: Making Meaning in a Convoluted Era
by Alex Morgan
Volume 29, Number 1 | pp. 18–33
Alex Morgan reflects on a scientific inquiry project undertaken with uncertainty by children at Boulder Journey School. Through questioning, observation, reflection, analysis, and experimentation, the project illustrates how collaborative research can foster meaning-making while supporting democratic values and participation.
