Course Resources – ECED 241

Books

Day to Day the Relationship Way: Creating Responsive Programs for Infants and Toddlers,
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/books/day-to-day

Infants and Toddlers at Play, https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/books/infants-and-toddlers-at-play

Websites

Zero to Three, https://www.zerotothree.org

Program for Infant Toddler Care (P.I.T.C.), https://www.pitc.org/featured-resources

Infant Toddler Curriculum, https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/public/infant-toddler_curriculum_and_individualization.pdf

CT Supplement Meaningful Curriculum, https://www.ctoec.org/storage/2020/01/CT-ELDS-Supplement-Meaningful-Curriculum.pdf

Relationship Based Practices for Family Engagement,
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/family-engagement/article/relationship-based-competencies-support-family-engagement

Office of Head Start. (2024, June 10). Infants and toddlers with disabilities. Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center.
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/children-disabilities/article/infants-toddlers-disabilities

Office of Head Start. (2024, May 29). Resources for infant/toddler learning environments. Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center.
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/learning-environments/article/resources-infanttoddler-learning-environments

Parlakian, R. (2021). Promoting inclusion in infant and toddler settings. National Association for the Education of Young Children.
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/winter2021/inclusion-infant-toddler

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. (n.d.). Caring for our children (CFOC).
https://nrckids.org/CFOC

Videos

Viewers Guide, https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/infant-toddler-resource-guide/supporting-videos/child-care#10869

Space to Grow: Creating a Childcare Environment for Infants and Toddlers https://www.pitc.org/resources/space-grow-creating-child-care-environment-infants-and-toddlers-2nd-edition

A Culturally Responsive Approach to Implementing curriculum
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/culturally-responsive-approach-implementing-curriculum

Finley’s Parent Teacher conference, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Qe-t3WbSM

Objective Observation, https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/clearing-your-view-staying-objective-observation
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/look-me-using-focused-child-observation-infants-toddlers

Early Essentials Webisodes: 8 webisodes covering, quality, relationships, expectant families, development, environments, professionalism and
self-care and language development. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/school-readiness/article/early-essentials

Babies (Focus Films)

Articles

Podcasts

Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, https://prekteachandplay.com/podcast30/ “Episode 30: How to Select And Implement The “Best” Curriculum For Inclusive Pre-K Classrooms.”

Children’s Books

Every Child is Different by Luna James (diversity, justice, equity)

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendack (Describes the feelings of a toddler in time out)

Smile for Auntie by Diane Paterson (Describes an aunt’s techniques to try and get an infant to smile.)

Read to Your Bunny by Rosemary Wells (strategies for supporting early language acquisition)

Crunch, the Shy Dinosaur by Cirocco Dunlap, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez0rTxpewBo
(About being aware of the impact your voice can have on some children.)

Good Boy, Fergus by David Shannon, (Does “Good Boy, Good Girl, or Good Job really have the impact you are looking for?)

Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems (About observing and assessing the wants, needs, and desires or preverbal infants and toddlers)

The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas

I Calm Down: A Book About Working Through Strong Emotions by Cheri J. Meiners

Additional Resources

Guides:

U.S. Department of Education. (2023, August 16). Positive, proactive approaches to supporting children with disabilities. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-files/guide-positive-proactive-approaches-to-supporting-children-with-disabilities/

Webinars:

Office of Head Start. (2023, September 26). Building relationships with infants and toddlers. Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center.
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/teaching-practices/teacher-time-series/building-relationships-infants-toddlers