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The Thompson Family Circles was developed to provide families of very young children with support that is bilingual. This video describes the program through short clips of their activities and presents parents’ viewpoints on how the program has helped them.Publication Date
2012About
In this three-part video series, three core concepts of early development are explored and discussed. The three concepts are that early experiences build brain architecture, “serve and return” interaction shapes brain circuitry, and that toxic stress derails healthy development.About
The STEMIE Center recently released three videos on why inclusion is important.
• Part 1: Let’s Change Attitudes and Beliefs shares what research tells us about high-quality inclusion.https://stemie.fpg.unc.edu/why-inclusion-video-series-part-1-let%E2%80%99s-change-attitude-and-beliefs
• Part 2: Key Characteristics of High Quality Inclusive Education focuses on the features that are essential for quality inclusion https://stemie.fpg.unc.edu/why-inclusion-video-series-part-2-key-characteristics-high-quality-inclusive-education
• Part 3: Social Outcomes in Inclusion highlights results that go beyond academic achievement to share what it takes to be fully included in life. https://stemie.fpg.unc.edu/why-inclusion-video-series-part-3-social-outcomes-inclusionAbout
Maybe you can use this video to support understanding for more opportunities for inclusion in all aspects of our everyday lives. It’s called Ticket Without a SeatAbout
A teacher in Canada became concerned about alarming rates of domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect. She identified an absence of empathy as a common thread through the violence and decided to do something about it. She created Roots of Empathy, an award winning program that systematically builds empathy in young children. The secret? Babies. The “tiny teachers” are 2- to 4-month-olds who, along with a parent, visit early childhood programs throughout the year. Trained instructors guide participating children in watching and deciphering how the babies communicate what they need or want to their parents, and how the parents respond. The children learn to articulate and label the emotions of the baby, their own emotions, and to recognize those emotions in others. Read more at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00094056.2020.1733858?needAccess=trueAbout
This handout shares why to use visual strategies, followed by multiple examples of choice charts, visual schedules, first/then boards, and other ideas for how to use visual strategies.About
Rebecca Parlakian’s article shares some ideas for choosing toys that will grow with your child, challenge her, and nurture her overall development (her thinking, physical, language and social-emotional skills).About
Rebecca Parlakian’s article shares some ideas for choosing toys that will grow with your child, challenge her, and nurture her overall development (her thinking, physical, language and social-emotional skills).About
During the first five years, children constantly acquire new skills and knowledge. Caregivers who know what children can do and how they can get hurt can protect them from injury. This tool provides safety tips for early childhood staff working with young children in classroom environments, with tips organized by age (young infants, mobile infants, toddlers, and preschoolers). Each section includes a description of development and safety tips organized by daily routines like diapering and toileting, feeding, sleeping, and play.About
This 2014 resource describes daily routines for children within four age groups (infants, mobile infants, toddlers, and preschoolers) and provides safety tips that specifically address the developmental needs of children in a specific age group, as well as tips that apply to all children. It was developed by the Office of Head Start's National Center on Health for early childhood staff working with young children in classroom environments.About
Recent research shows that infants and toddlers are far more empathetic than we once thought. While they have short fuses, and don’t cope well with sharing, they are capable of being compassionate. With this in mind, this column offers ten tips for supporting pro‐social behaviors in infants and toddlers that apply in home and program settings.About
Across languages and cultures, caregivers tend to have one thing in common: they speak to babies in a happy, sing-song way that they would never use with adults. This type of speech, sometimes called “infant-directed speech,” “baby talk,” or “motherese,” is a particularly exaggerated form of emotionally expressive speech. In a recent study, researchers found that toddlers respond to this emotionally expressive speech in different ways, and these varied responses are linked with their social, linguistic, and cognitive abilities.About
Across languages and cultures, caregivers tend to have one thing in common: they speak to babies in a happy, sing-song way that they would never use with adults. This type of speech, sometimes called “infant-directed speech,” “baby talk,” or “motherese,” is a particularly exaggerated form of emotionally expressive speech. In a recent study, researchers found that toddlers respond to this emotionally expressive speech in different ways, and these varied responses are linked with their social, linguistic, and cognitive abilities.About
How can you tell if your child is ready? And how can you learn about what works, what doesn’t, and other wisdom to make the transition to the use of the toilet possible.About
Toys can be terrific learning tools. Play builds spatial skills, motor skills, and social skills. But when talking about toys, can there be too much of a good thing? Social scientists studied groups of toddlers during free play sessions. When the kids had just four toys, as opposed to other times when they had 16 toys, the interactions were almost twice as long. This suggests that the kids had time for quality play—meaning they used the toy in different ways beneficial for development.About
Toys can be terrific learning tools. Play builds spatial skills, motor skills, and social skills. But when talking about toys, can there be too much of a good thing? Social scientists studied groups of toddlers during free play sessions. When the kids had just four toys, as opposed to other times when they had 16 toys, the interactions were almost twice as long. This suggests that the kids had time for quality play—meaning they used the toy in different ways beneficial for development.About
The four parts of this thoughtful set of resources offer reflections, activities, and evidence that can be used to promote community and family engagement in ways that also reflect culturally thoughtful practices. Many of the activities could also be used in courses or staff development to build insights and understanding.About
This 2016 publication highlights tools and evidence-based practices for building partnerships with family members in ways that support both diverse cultures and languages.About
This resource provides research on descriptive, classroom-observation, and longitudinal studies describing systems-level policies and practices in support of early learning. The study also identifies teaching practices and classroom-level factors associated with preschool and elementary school readiness for obtainment of school achievement. Malleable factors are outlined in the study sharing disparities affecting school achievement.