TY  - BOOK
AU  - Swim, Teri Jo
AU  - Watson, Linda
TI  - Infants and toddlers curriculum and teaching
SN  - 978-0-495-80822-0
AV  - 362.71071 Sw61i 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Belmont, CA
PB  - Wadsworth/Cengage Learning
KW  - Child care
KW  - Child development
KW  - Infants
KW  - Toddlers
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes index; pt. I: Infant-toddler development and professional educator preparation -- 1. A developmental perspective on educating infants and toddlers -- Theories of child development -- Valuing cultural diversity -- 2. Birth to thirty-six months: physical and cognitive / language developmental patterns -- Differences between development and learning -- Patterns of physical development -- Patterns of cognitive / language development -- Children with special rights -- 3. Birth to thirty-six months: social and emotional developmental patterns -- Patterns of emotional development -- Patterns of social development -- Children with special rights -- 4. The three As: the master tools for quality care and education -- The three As: Attention, approval, and attunement -- The attachment debate and the roles of caregivers -- Understanding the three As -- Using the three As successfully with infants and toddlers -- 5. Effective preparation and tools for professional educators -- Characteristics of a competent early childhood educator -- Acquiring knowledge -- About yourself -- About children -- About families -- About early child care and education -- About program implementation -- About partnerships -- About advocacy -- Professional preparation of the early childhood educator -- Impact of teacher education on quality of care and education -- Observing young children to make educational decisions -- Observe and record -- Assess and evaluate -- Using data gathered -- pt. II: Establishing a positive learning environment -- 6. Building relationships with and guiding the behaviors of infants and toddlers -- Reggio Emilia approach to infant-toddler education
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