From the beginning of life, young children’s learning and activities depend on their cognitive capabilities and development. To cope with the environment they live in, children need to learn about their physical and social worlds; acquire language; regulate their bodies, emotions, and thoughts; and gain competence in literacy, mathematics, science, and other knowledge domains. This collection of readings from books and Young Children articles outlines important dimensions of their early cognitive development and describes approaches for promoting it. Recent Comprehensive Member Benefit. 

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Enhance child outcomes by weaving best practices in mental health into early childhood services. This accessible text from more than a dozen top experts gives early childhood professionals a primer on key issues in infant mental health and research-based guidelines for practice. From Brookes Publishing.

This book is intended to help parents develop a positive relationship with their child by offering approaches to math and including activities that make it a source of fun. Many family pastimes can build a child’s foundation in math while including it in a natural way. Introducing math at an early age can help children to explore mathematical ideas throughout their grade-school years. From NCTM. 

Quality child development programs for infants and toddlers tailor their care to meet the particular characteristics and developmental needs of this age group. This collection of engaging articles from NAEYC’s journal Young Children provides relevant and current information for anyone who works with or in support of infants and toddlers and their families. Authors offer practical, research-based strategies and observations of these very young children in action. The book includes study guides with many of the articles, as well as a comprehensive resource list.

This book is part of NAEYC’s best-selling Spotlight series—great resources for the college classroom and for professional development.

Drawing from 30 years of teaching and professional development experience, this book offers a roadmap for using children’s literature to provide authentic learning. Featuring a “storyteller’s voice,” each chapter includes a case study about how a particular fiction or nonfiction work can be used in an early childhood classroom; a series of open-ended questions to help readers construct their own inquiry units; and a bibliography of children’s literature. From Teachers College Press.

Coaching helps early childhood practitioners support other professionals and families as they enhance existing knowledge, develop new skills, and promote healthy development of young children. This hands-on guide directly addresses the real-world challenges of coaching and gives readers concrete guidance on successful strategies and interactions for skillful coaching in any setting—home, school, or community. From Brookes Publishing.

How should K–12 teachers use Response to Intervention to ensure high-quality math instruction and higher student achievement? Filled with vignettes, accessible summaries, and best-practice guidelines for making the most of RTI, readers will have the knowledge base they need to strengthen mathematics instruction. From Brookes Publishing.

This comprehensive research volume will enhance the school readiness of young dual language learners. Providing invaluable insights needed to identify and strengthen factors that contribute to the development of English language proficiency and ensure a culturally responsive classroom environment, policy makers and administrators will have the foundational knowledge they need to promote and measure the progress of children learning two languages. From Brookes Publishing.

A teacher interacts with the children all day long. It’s how the warm and responsive relationships in which young children learn best are built. But interactions in which teachers intentionally promote learning can be few and far between. A “Powerful Interaction” may last only a few minutes, but in that time the teacher tunes out any distractions, tunes into the child, and then presents a learning experience tailored to that child at that moment. Written by the authors of The Power of Observation, this book will guide you through these three steps of a Powerful Interaction (Be Present, Connect, Extend Learning) in a series of self-guided lessons enlivened with tips, hints, invitations to reflect, and vignettes. Summer 2011 Comprehensive Member benefit. 

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Written for those entering the field or striving to grow within the profession, Stephanie Feeney helps readers understand the nature of the profession, what it means to behave in a professional way, and where they stand in their own professional journey. She devotes chapters to moral and technical competence and explains what the terms profession and professional mean. Complete with self-assessments and first-hand accounts, this book guides readers in understanding what it means to be an educator who embodies the highest standards of professionalism in their work with children, families and colleagues. From Pearson.