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

Videos

The Kids Are In Charge, https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/curriculum/teacher-time-series/kids-are-charge-children-guiding-curriculum

Viewers Guide, https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/teachertime-viewers-guide-episode-1-kids-in-charge.pdf
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)