Early Childhood Education > Professional/Educator

If you’ve ever tried reading with an infant or toddler, it may look something like you sit down on the floor and start reading, and the child pats the pages, chews on the book, or toddles away! With all the signs pointing to disinterest, is it even worth it to read to children from infancy to age two? The answer is yes! Children’s books are tools that prepare young children for later reading success—the way you use books with children makes a difference in their early literacy development. Planning story times with infants and toddlers can be challenging, but with thought and preparation, you can maximize the reading experiences of these little learners! In Time for a Story, explore fun and engaging ways to talk, sing, read, write, and play with young children throughout the day to help them begin developing important pre-literacy skills, including phonological awareness, print awareness, letter knowledge, and background knowledge. These practical techniques will help you put the children in your care on the path to school readiness!

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Integrating self-regulation in the early childhood classroom. This book offers early childhood teachers the latest research and a wide variety of hands-on activities to help children learn and practice self-regulation techniques. The book takes you through everything you need to know about using self-regulation principles during circle time, in literacy and math instruction, and during gross motor and outdoor play.

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Working with Families Infants and Young Children at Risk Strong working relationships with diverse families and children are the foundation of successful early intervention. Discover fresh, practical ways to build these relationships in this essential guidebook, every professional's blueprint for working with children and families within the specific context of their culture, family structure, and risk factors. Developed by two respected early childhood authorities special education expert Gail Ensher and pediatrician David Clark this book is a must for all professionals serving families of children birth to age 8 who have disabilities or who may be at risk.

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Having a pet dragon is very fun. You can teach your dragon to sit, stand, roll over, and you can even potty train him... But what if your dragon is worried about so many things? He worries about the past, and about the future.... What do you do? You teach him about mindfulness - You teach him to be mindful! How do you do it? Get this book now and find out how! Fun, cute and entertaining with beautiful illustrations, this playful book will teach kids about mindfulness.  A must have book for children and parents to teach kids the importance of mindfulness, focus and peace.

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A Guide to Promoting Children's Social, Language and Literacy Development This beautifully illustrated guidebook provides a step-by-step approach to promoting children's social, language and literacy development in childcare, preschool and other early childhood settings. This second edition, updated with the most current research in the field, is geared to a wide range of needs, from children who are at the earliest stages of nonverbal communication development to those who can speak in complex sentences. Professionals who work in early childhood settings will find the practical, interactive strategies outlined in this book to be invaluable in helping children, including those who have special needs and language delays, those who are second language learners, and those who are typically-developing, to interact and communicate with their teachers and peers during their everyday interactions.

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An eagle soaring among the clouds or a star twinkling in the night sky . . . a camel in the desert or a boat sailing across the sea-yoga has the power of transformation. Not only does it strengthen bodies and calm minds, but with a little imagination, it can show us that anything is possible. New York Times bestselling illustrator Peter H. Reynolds and author and certified yoga instructor Susan Verde team up again in this book about creativity and the power of self-expression. I Am Yoga encourages children to explore the world of yoga and make room in their hearts for the world beyond it. A kid-friendly guide to 16 yoga poses is included. Susan Verde and Peter H Reynolds are also authors of I Am Human, I Am Love, and I Am Peace.

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What Parents Can Do Today for Children Ages 2-5 to Plant the Seeds of Lifelong Success. How Toddlers Thrive explains why the toddler years are different than any other period during childhood. She shows what is happening in children's brains and bodies at this age that makes their behavior so turbulent, and why your reaction to their behavior-the way you speak to, speak about, and act toward your toddler-holds the key to a successful tomorrow and a happier today. This provocative book will inspire you to be a better parent, and give you the tools to help you nurture your child's full potential. A smart and useful guide, this book cracks the preschooler code, revealing what you can do to help your toddler grow into a fulfilled child and adult-while helping you and your toddler live more happily together now, and every day.

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Promoting Optimal Parent and Child Development, Third Edition Through personal vignettes, references to research, and practical suggestions from the authors extensive experience, this guidebook shows the home visitor how to build a relationship with parents; effectively aid parental competence, provide developmentally appropriate guidance and discipline and more.

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With cutting-edge research from more than 60 of today's leading experts, this foundational resource will be an essential reference for every early childhood administrator, whether program-, district-, or state-level. You'll get a comprehensive primer on RTI, including detailed information on its defining principles and features, its evidence base, specific RTI models, and program-level supports for implementing RTI. This resource will help you implement tiered approaches to instruction and intervention, including Recognition and Response, and the Teaching Pyramid, and use valid, reliable universal screening and progress monitoring measures. This resource teaches readers how to integrate RTI and inclusion to strengthen education for students with disabilities, young dual language learners, and early childhood.

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A Guide For Early Childhood Practitioners This guide is for home visitors to use in teaching parents and other caregivers to value and support a child's development. When the parent-child relationship is positive, infants and toddlers develop a sense of security, explore with confidence, and learn to communicate their needs. These three outcomes are the foundations of social-emotional, cognitive, and language development. The book's approach supports a parenting focused model for home visiting, which sends an implicit message of respect for the role of the parent as someone who can provide good developmental experiences for the child, even in difficult times.

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This game provides an excellent opening for discussing the idea of consequences for behavior and the concept of accountability in a new, fun and positive way. Play, learn and laugh together while reinforcing behavior on simple every day tasks like sharing, brushing teeth and going to bed on time. You can even make your own behavior cards (6 included). Ages 3 and up.

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70 Activities in Mindfulness, Brain-Friendly Movement, and Social-Emotional. Learning Designed to increase focus and nurture the essential skills every kid needs for social and academic success, the activities in this teacher-friendly book are a perfect complement to all of today's popular curricula. They're field-tested, easy to implement in as little as 15 minutes a day, and great for use in person or in the virtual classroom. When used throughout the school day, the Breathe-Move-Learn activities work fast-helping kids wake up, calm down, focus, or soothe anxious feelings. Easy-to-follow scripts, illustrations, and photos allow teachers to lead the activities without extensive prep work

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A comprehensive parent's guide to your child's psychological development from birth through age 10. The information in this book allows you to monitor your child's progress, identify the reasons for emotional and psychological differences in siblings, and even determine how your parenting strategies should change as your child grows. It covers all five areas of psychological health--emotional, cognitive, friendship/relationships, personal growth, and morality and is filled with easy-to-follow Do's and Don'ts, plus fun activities and exercises to encourage your child's development. It also helps you assess if and when your child may need professional intervention.

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A Guide for Early Childhood Teachers This interactive guide is designed to help preservice early childhood educators use self-compassion to mitigate the stress of teaching. Barry argues that learning healthy stress-management strategies while enrolled in teacher education programs will equip students with the resilience needed to manage stress when they enter their own classrooms. The goal is to beat the odds of attrition with higher levels of job satisfaction and fewer instances of burnout.

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Learn the nuts and bolts of ABI for children birth to 5 with the expanded fourth edition of this classic textbook and professional guide. Updated with practical information on ABI training, implementation, and more.

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A young child's brain grows at a phenomenal rate in the first years of life. Revised and updated to reflect the latest research on how children learn, 125 Brain Games for Toddlers and Twos is packed with everyday opportunities to contribute to brain development. Each game is accompanied by an annotation on the latest brain research and how the activity promotes brain power in the critical period from twelve to thirty-six months. Also available from ODIN BOOKS (priced separately): 125 Brain Games for Babies; Games to Play with Babies; Games to Play with Toddlers

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Revised and updated to reflect the latest research about how children learn, this fun-filled collection provides ways to develop the brain capacity of infants. Included are everyday opportunities to nurture brain development during the critical period from birth through twelve months. Each game and experience presented includes an annotation on the latest brain research and how the activity promotes brain power in babies.

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