Books
Koplow, Leslie, 2007, Unsmiling Faces: How Preschools Can Heal, 2nd edition, Teacher’s College Press
Rile, San Juan, Klinkner, Ramminger, 2008, Social & Emotional Development, Connecting Science and Practice in Early Childhood Settings, RedLeaf Press, NAEYC.
Websites
1Ct. Office of Early Childhood ELDS
https://www.ctoec.org/connecticut-early-learning-and-development-standards-ct-elds/ct-elds-forms-and-documents/
https://www.ctoec.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CT-ELDS-Supplement-Diverse-Learners.pdf
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resourcetag/brain-architecture/
National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations
https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/
CDC COVID-19 Parental Resources Kit – Early Childhood Social, Emotional, and Mental Well-being of Young Children during COVID-19
https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/stress-coping/parental-resources/early-childhood/index.html
Ages and Stages Questionnaire for Social Emotional Development
https://media.lanecc.edu/users/howardc/PTA204L/NeuroRehab%20Handouts/Ages%20and%20Stages%20Questionnaires%20ASQSE.PDF
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
https://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel
Classroom Visuals and Supports
Visual Supports | ECLKC
Devereux Center for Resilient Children
https://centerforresilientchildren.org/home/about-resilience/
Adverse Child Experiences- CDC
Risk and Protective Factors | Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) | CDC
Guide to the Domains with strategies for all children, those with special needs and DLL’s
https://www.ctoec.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CT-ELDS-Supplement-Domains-and-Strands.pdf
Videos
Video from Eastern CT State University: Understanding Challenging Behaviors (potential causes of challenging behaviors)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acAJsiEKxzg
Special Education Classroom Behavior Management Classroom Tour (Environment, K-2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fLCCliOCjI
Equity in ECE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA41uANjDAY
The Pyramid Model (videos and more)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVFwbWZCi3g
Articles
The Impacts of COVID‑19 on Early Childhood Education: Capturing the Unique Challenges Associated with Remote Teaching and Learning in K‑2
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10643-021-01207-z
DEC Position Statement on Challenging Behaviors
https://www.decdocs.org/executive-summary-challenging-behav
Article Reducing Challenging Behaviors during Transitions
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/sep2018/reducing-challenging-behaviors-during-transitions
Center for Evidence-based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behaviors
https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/docs/RecommendedPractices_preventing-challenging-behavior.pdf
Teaching Strategies brief article with some specific strategies for avoiding some challenging behaviors.
https://teachingstrategies.com/blog/how-deal-challenging-behaviors-classroom/
NAEYC
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/guidance-and-challenging-behaviors
Multiple links to articles, blogs, books concerning challenging behaviors
Helping young Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: Policies and Strategies for Early Care and Education
https://www.childtrends.org/publications/ecetrauma
Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Interventions: What Parents Need to Know
Using Functional Behavioral Assessments to Create Supportive Learning Environments. November 2024 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Podcasts
Big Heart Big World – Podcast for young children and families to support social emotional development
https://www.bigheartworld.org/all-about-big-heart-world/
How Emotional Development Unfolds Starting At Birth
https://www.zerotothree.org/resource/how-emotional-development-unfolds-starting-at-birth/
Children’s Books
When Sophie Gets Really, Really Angry, by Molly Bang
No, David and David Goes to School, by David Shannon
Red, Red, Red, by Polly Dunbar
Hands are not for Hitting by Margaret Agassi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuVbq2Rx3AE
Benny Doesn’t Like to be Hugged, by Zena Elliot
https://www.littleparachutes.com/category/behaviour/aggression-tantrums/
A list of children’s books about aggression and tantrums.