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Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8, fourth edition (fully revised and updated)
Clear, Relevant, Evidence-Based Guidance to Support Early Childhood Educators*Academic's Choice Awards Smart Book Winner*Developmentally appropriate practice is the foundation on which quality early learning is built. The fourth edition of this classic, influential text addresses developmentally ...
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So much more than the abcs
Laying a Strong Foundation for Literacy in the Early Years A child’s literacy development begins long before their formal education does. The skills and knowledge that infants, toddlers, and preschoolers acquire through meaningful, playful language and literacy experiences are the building blocks...
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Trauma and young children
This go-to guide for educators helping children who have experienced trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) provides accessible information paired with practical, adaptable strategies.
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Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves, second edition
Anti-bias education begins with you! Become a skilled anti-bias teacher with this practical guidance to confronting and eliminating barriers.
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Basics of assessment
Overviews basic child assessment concepts
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Casebook: developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8
Case studies provide real-world examples that make for rich discussions and greater learning in educational and professional development settings. Engage with case studies on developmentally appropriate practice to enhance your knowledge and skills. Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) re...
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Hear our voices!
Listening to All Families Matters Families are their children’s first teachers. Early childhood educators know this, but what does it mean in practice? Participation, involvement, and engagement are only the first steps toward the true goal: reciprocal family partnerships. Discover how to move b...
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Preschoolers at play
Excel Awards Gold Winner for Technical bookThe research is clear: Play is a critical part of the learning process for young children. Early childhood educators have the opportunity to deeply and meaningfully scaffold children’s learning by curating and organizing the “stuff” children love to play...
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Transforming teaching
Child-centered lesson planning provides a system to strengthen teaching. Great lesson planning helps teachers to choose a range of strategies that match what children are learning and doing-- from directed mini-lessons to facilitated group activities.
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Powerful interactions
Make your everyday interactions with children intentional and purposeful with these steps: Be Present, Connect, and Extend Learning.
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The essentials
This book answers the question what do early childhood educators need to understand to better address the linguistic, cognitive, and socioemotional needs of all DLLs in their classrooms.
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Advancing equity and embracing diversity in early childhood education: elevating voices and actions
Together, the voices of early childhood educators, scholars, and professionals can sound the call to advance the profession toward more equitable educational experiences, systems, and practices for all children. This book showcases many of these voices from across the field of early childhood edu...
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Infants and toddlers at play
Think more intentionally about the play materials you choose and offer to preschoolers to enhance their development and learning
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Focus on developmentally appropriate practice
What Does Developmentally Appropriate Practice Look Like in an Infant and Toddler Program? If you’ve ever wondered how effective teachers actually do DAP with very young children, this is the book for you. Here, you can peek into classrooms to see teachers making intentional decisions in key area...
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The intentional teacher
Seminal Text Updated and Revised Teachers of young children have turned to this book again and again for guidance on how to intentionally engage young children in meaningful learning across domains and content areas. Updated by subject matter experts and based on current thinking in each content ...
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Focus on developmentally appropriate practice
If you've ever wondered how effective teachers actually do DAP in kindergarten, this is the book for you. You will see how kindergarten educators provide integrated learning opportunities that you can adapt to create a robust learning environment that is play oriented and supportive of required m...
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Spotlight on young children
Preventing and Responding to Challenging BehaviorAddressing challenging behavior is a daily concern for early childhood educators. It’s estimated that roughly 10 to 14 percent of children from birth to 5 years old demonstrate serious behavioral concerns, resulting in significant impacts to their ...
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Becoming a culturally responsive teacher: sustaining the cultures of young children
Foster Learning Success for All Children with Culturally Responsive Practices Each of us is a cultural being. The culturally responsive strategies laid out in this book help you to understand the influences of your own culture on your teaching and to center children’s cultures—including their kno...
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Where’s the math?
Engaging ideas and activities to develop children’s mathematical thinking by solving problems from real life and their favorite children’s books.
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Learning about language and literacy in preschool
Filled with practical strategies, useful information, and engaging learning experiences around language and literacy for preschoolers.
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Serious fun
A practical book for teachers consisting of 10 YC and TYC articles on the importance of integrating rich content-based, teacher-guided instruction with meaningful child-centered play to nurture children’s emerging capabilities and skills. The emphasis is on teachers’ active, intentional role in c...
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Nurturing creativity
Tap into children’s natural curiosity and scaffold their creative abilities across all domains of learning—and nurture your own creativity!
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Experiencing nature with young children
Awaken children’s appreciation of nature
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Ethics and the early childhood educator
This book helps you navigate tough ethical issues in your work with children and families.
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Developmentally appropriate practice
Filled with information and inspiration for applying DAP in your work with children in grades 1–3.
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The block book
For engaging children's hands, minds, and imaginations, no tool surpasses blocks. Engrossed in building with blocks, the child is a mathematician, scientist, architect. stage designer, and storyteller. And as children build together, they stretch and grow as problem solvers and collaborators. The...
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From children's interests to children's thinking
Tap into children’s inherent curiosity to create a dynamic emergent curriculum plan based on children’s interests and thinking.
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Embracing math
Gain confidence in your ability to incorporate math into all aspects of your early learning program.
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Day to day the relationship way
Focus on the wonder of learning with infants and toddlers. Use sensitive and responsive interactions and curriculum planning that support their development as effective communicators, problem solvers, and creative thinkers.
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This is play
Use this information and ideas in this practical book to become more intentional in your interactions with and curriculum decisions for infants, toddlers, and two-year-olds.
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From survive to thrive
Theory meets practical tips in this guide for leaders of early childhood programs
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From play to practice
Describes play workshop experiences that give educators a deeper understanding of play-based learning and illustrate the power of play.
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Spotlight on young children: observation and assessment
Find inspiration to intentionally develop and implement meaningful, developmentally appropriate observation and assessment practices to build responsive, joyful classrooms.
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Growing minds
Foster early cognitive development
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Expressing creativity in preschool
Filled with practical strategies and engaging learning experiences around art, music and movement, and dramatic play for preschoolers.
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Exploring math and science in preschool
Filled with practical strategies, useful information, and engaging learning experiences around math and science for preschoolers.
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Spotlight on young children: exploring play
Emphasize the importance of play from infancy through the primary grades
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The essentials
Introduction to the core concepts of teaching and supporting children with disabilities alongside their peers will help teachers ensure that all children meet their potential.
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Rituals and traditions
Filled with practical information to develop rituals and traditions to create a sense of community and a positive classroom learning environment.
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The essentials
The basic information family child care providers need to run a successful program in a warm, welcoming setting for children and their families
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Spotlight on young children and social studies
Prepare children to become engaged citizens
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Each and every child
Discover how to develop and implement equitable strategies and practices that support every child in your classroom
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Families and educators together
Develop and embed a culture of family engagement in all aspects of your early childhood program, from curriculum planning to addressing children’s individual needs.
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Spotlight on young children: equity and diversity
A collection of YC articles that highlights advancing equity and diversity in early childhood education. Tied to the forthcoming position statement on equity and diversity, this collection includes articles focused on self-reflection to recognize implicit biased, strategies to create equitable le...
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What you need to lead an early childhood program
Guides directors through the steps to build respectful, welcoming relationships with families and staff.
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Teaching the naeyc code of ethical conduct
Discover engaging, effective ways to explore real-life, thorny ethical issues with early childhood professionals
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Still teaching in the key of life
A heartwarming collection of 20 stories
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Spotlight on young children: exploring math
Help children develop their math skills
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Spotlight on young children and nature
Use nature to promote growth across all domains
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Spotlight on young children and families
Family involvement is critical to the success of young children in early learning environments and beyond.Families come in many forms, reflecting varied ethnicities, cultures, belief systems, and family structures. When educators acknowledge, respect, and value those differences, welcoming famili...
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