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The Fifth Edition of Infants & Toddlers Curriculum & Teaching provides practical and powerfully effective tools for anyone involved in the care and development of young children. This proven source not only helps prepare caregivers for certification as a child care specialist, it also instructs the reader in essential skills for self-care while caring for the needs of young children from birth to 36 months. The 13 CDA skills are presented through practical concepts and examples in real-life child care situations. This edition expands on the practical, "how-to" and hands-on aspects of childcare as well as the most current theoretical and research foundations of child development. New case studies illustrate practical examples of skills and concepts. The most current research on the brain, neurological and perceptual development as wells as new chapters on effective tools to enhance each of the five major developmental areas help make this a comprehensive child care and

Linda Douville-Watson is a Master's level nurse with 30 years of medical and child development and care experience. She is a trained CDA Representative. She is presently an adjunct professor of psychology at Nassau Community College Michael A. Watson was a Clinical Child Psychologist who specialized in learning and development for 30 years. Dr. Watson taught and was a school psychologist in child care centers, preschools, district-wide special education programs, and elementary and high schools. A professor of psychology at St. John's University and Hofstra University doctoral programs, he published numerous research papers and articles on development and learning and a nationally standardized test LaVisa Cam Wilson taught in child care centers, kindergarten, and first grade. She was a professor of Early Childhood Education at Auburn University and served as a Child Development Training Project Director. Dr. Wilson served on the Board of the Day Care Council of America, and on the Board of Directors of the National Child Care Association for Childhood Education

Preface

ix

Ancillaries

xii

Acknowledgments

xiii

The CDA Competency Standards for Infant/Toddler Child Development Specialists

xiv

About the Authors

xvi

PART I INFANT AND TODDLER DEVELOPMENT AND CAREGIVER PREPARATION

1

(170)

History and Trends in Infant and Toddler Care and Development

2

(17)

Introduction

3

(1)

Historical Perspectives on Development and Care

3

(4)

Current Perspectives on Development and Care

7

(6)

Cultural Diversity Programs and Antiterrorism Procedures

13

(3)

Case Study-Caregiver-in-Training

16

(3)

The Unlimited Child and You

19

(26)

Theory of the Unlimited Child

20

(1)

Five Need Levels

21

(2)

Five Major Developmental Areas

23

(1)

Using a Developmental Profile

23

(2)

Theoretical Contributions

25

(8)

Summary of Theoretical Contributions

33

(1)

Children with Special Needs

34

(7)

Case Study-Ideal Care

41

(4)

Birth to Preschool Developmental Patterns

45

(53)

Differences between Development and Learning

46

(1)

The Part-Whole Relationship

47

(1)

Patterns of Development in Five Major Areas

48

(43)

Case Study

91

(7)

The 3A's: The Master Tools for Child Care

98

(20)

Introduction

99

(2)

The 3A's: Attention, Approval, and Affection as Tools

101

(1)

The Attachment Debate and Diminished Father and Mother Roles

101

(3)

The 3A's Part I: The Outward Expression

104

(3)

Definition of Caregiver Self Health

107

(1)

The 3A's Part II: The Inward Expression

108

(3)

Using the 3A's Successfully with Infants and Toddlers

111

(3)

Case Study-Premature Pia

114

(4)

Effective Tools for Child Care and Development

118

(53)

Introduction

119

(1)

Characteristics of a Competent Child Care Specialist

120

(2)

Relating to Infants and Toddlers

122

(1)

Acquiring Knowledge

122

(1)

Professional Preparation of the Caregiver

123

(1)

ORAOM

124

(11)

Tools for Conscious Caregiving

135

(1)

Physical Development

136

(7)

Emotional Development

143

(6)

Social Development

149

(6)

Cognitive Development

155

(4)

Learning Skill Development

159

(4)

Summary: Your Work

163

(2)

Case Study

165

(6)

PART II ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

171

(116)

Communicating with Parents and Staff

172

(21)

Introduction

173

(1)

Communicating Successfully with Parents, Staff, and Children

173

(3)

Communication Situations

176

(12)

Case Study

188

(1)

Resources for Parents and Staff

189

(4)

Settings for Child Care

193

(16)

Introduction

194

(1)

Choosing a Provider

194

(1)

Family-Based Care

195

(3)

Center-Based Care

198

(2)

Program Emphases

200

(1)

Program Funding

201

(1)

Support Groups

202

(3)

Case Study

205

(4)

The Indoor and Outdoor Environment

209

(33)

Introduction

210

(1)

Room Arrangement

210

(5)

Play Yard Arrangement

215

(2)

Materials

217

(5)

Conditions Fostering Safety and Health

222

(16)

Case Study

238

(4)

Designing the Curriculum

242

(45)

Infant-Toddler Curriculum

243

(3)

Influences on the Curriculum

246

(10)

Children with Special Needs

256

(3)

The Process of Curriculum Development

259

(5)

Implementing Curriculum

264

(19)

Case Study

283

(4)

PART III MATCHING CAREGIVER STRATEGIES AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

287

(150)

The Child from Birth to Four Months of Age

288

(27)

Materials and Activities

289

(2)

Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

291

(22)

Case Study

313

(2)

The Child from Four to Eight Months of Age

315

(22)

Materials and Activities

316

(2)

Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

318

(16)

Case Study

334

(3)

The Child from Eight to Twelve Months of Age

337

(21)

Materials and Activities

338

(2)

Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

340

(15)

Case Study

355

(3)

The Child from Twelve to Eighteen Months of Age

358

(21)

Materials and Activities

359

(3)

Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

362

(14)

Case Study

376

(3)

The Child from Eighteen to Twenty-Four Months of Age

379

(21)

Materials and Activities

380

(2)

Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

382

(15)

Case Study

397

(3)

The Child from Twenty-Four to Thirty Months of Age

400

(19)

Materials and Activities

401

(4)

Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

405

(12)

Case Study

417

(2)

The Child from Thirty to Thirty-Six Months of Age

419

(18)

Materials and Activities

420

(2)

Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

422

(12)

Case Study

434

(2)

Summary: Closing Note

436

(1)

Appendix A Developmental Prescriptions

437

(22)

Appendix B Developmental Profile and Instructions

459

(3)

Appendix C CDA Competency Standards for Infant/Toddler Caregivers in Center-Based Programs

462

(27)

Appendix D The Celebration of Life Calendar

489

(8)

Glossary

497

(8)

Index

505

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