Publisher's Synopsis
This comprehensive introduction to infant and toddler development, responsive program planning, and responsive relationship-based curriculum incorporates all of the themes crucial to providing quality education and care to our youngest, very capable members of society. Woven through this book is the importance of:
- recognizing the capacities in every child
- recognizing and respecting individuality and diversity in all children (in every chapter, as well as with in a separate chapter on children with special needs)
- understanding family culture and ecology's influence on children
- understanding and implementing the components of a quality program
Early childhood educators using this book will learn many practical aspects of the relationship-based approach, such as:
- how to interact with infants and toddlers to promote development
- how to use a responsive, relationship-based approach and in the daily curriculum daily
- how to use routines, transitions, and other opportunities to respond and relate to infants and toddlers
- how to plan for individual children and groups
- how to set up the environment to promote development
- how to document observations
- how to respond to common guidance issues
- how to be professional and ethical
