Encouraging Language Development in Early Childhood Settings

Learn step by step practical and interactive strategies for promoting children’s language development in child care, pre-school and other early childhood settings to help children interact and communicate during everyday interactions. This book is also available in Spanish.

Essential Touch: Meeting the Needs of Young Children

From this book, practitioners will learn why touch is essential to young children’s development and how it can be incorporated safely into early childhood settings, from the infant program to the primary classroom.

Every Day Signs Book 3 Board Book

Book Cover, Every Day Signs Book 3 Board Book

The Signing Time board book series is specifically designed to be read in any order and does not require you to have read previous versions to be able to begin learning new signs. Sign language opens up a world of communication for pre-verbal infants, toddlers, and children with special needs – all of whom may… More Every Day Signs Book 3 Board Book

Everyday Early Learning: Easy And Fun Activities And Toys Made From Stuff You Can Find Around the House

Children can pluck an elastic band to learn about the vibrations that create music, or they can bake a cake to learn measurement and reading skills. Everyday Early Learning provides a myriad of ways to use everyday items for great early learning opportunities. For each activity, the book lists an age range, materials, step-by-step instructions,… More Everyday Early Learning: Easy And Fun Activities And Toys Made From Stuff You Can Find Around the House

Extending the Dance in Infant and Toddler Caregiving: Enhancing Attachment and Relationships

Secure attachment between child and parent is one of the most important factors in early learning and development—and for children in infant-toddler programs, teachers are a critical third partner in this relationship dance. That’s why child care administrators and educators need this warm and practical program guide. An in-depth blueprint for promoting attachment and relationships… More Extending the Dance in Infant and Toddler Caregiving: Enhancing Attachment and Relationships

First Words – A Parent’s Step-By-Step Guide to Helping a Child with Speech and Language Delays

“First Words,” gives parents the information they need to allow them to stimulate their child’s speech and language. Parents are given actual samples of how children with autism and other language delays respond differently to questions and how their responses can be redirected in order to start building connections. Offenbacher explains terms such as speech… More First Words – A Parent’s Step-By-Step Guide to Helping a Child with Speech and Language Delays

Floortime: Symbolic and Logical Thinking – DVD Training Guide with Guidebook 3

This guide shows parents how to help their children master higher levels of communication. Watch Stanley Greenspan and Serena Wieder work with parents and children, and learn how to use pretend play to help your child create and connect ideas and think logically. Intro is 45 minutes, case studies 5 hours and 32 minutes.

Floortime: The Basics Relating and Communicating – DVD Training Guide with Guidebook 1

This guide shows parents how to help their children master the basics of relating and communicating. Watch Stanley Greenspan and Serena Wieder work with parents and children, and learn how to put together a comprehensive treatment program tailored to your child’s needs, and how to interact with your child to support development, from joint attention… More Floortime: The Basics Relating and Communicating – DVD Training Guide with Guidebook 1

Fostering Peer Interaction in Early Childhood Settings

Learn how to create an early childhood environment that encourages children to interact with one another. Strategies identify children over the age of three, but can be used with younger children who are having difficulties getting involved with their peers. This book is also available in Spanish.

From Neurons To Neighborhoods: The Science Of Early Childhood Development

Comprehensive evaluation of the science of early childhood development that presents the evidence about “brain wiring” and how kids learn to speak, think, and regulate their behavior. It examines the effect of the climate-family, child care, community-within which the child grows and how what we know now should impact policies re: child care, early intervention,… More From Neurons To Neighborhoods: The Science Of Early Childhood Development

From Rattles to Writing: A Parent’s Guide to Hand Skills

This guide, written by an occupational therapist, describes the songs, games, toys, activities, and adaptations that help children develop the visual-perceptual skills needed to read and the eye-hand coordination to write. Especially for parents, this comprehensive, fun guide will help you provide the right activities at each stage of your young child’s development. You will… More From Rattles to Writing: A Parent’s Guide to Hand Skills

Games To Play With Two Year Olds (Revised)

This revised and updated edition, featuring all-new illustrations and 40 new games, is packed with opportunities to build confidence and to enhance language, coordination, social interactions, and problem-solving skills. Games to Play with Two Year Olds is a must-have for anyone caring for a child between the ages of two and three. Turn ordinary, everyday… More Games To Play With Two Year Olds (Revised)

Getting from Me to We: How to Help Young Children Fit In and Make Friends

Many children age seven and under struggle with social skills and find themselves perpetually on the sidelines, in time-out, or ignored by their peers in school and on the playground. It’s incredibly painful and worrisome for their parents to witness, but fortunately, they are not powerless to help their kids improve their social IQ.

Growing Up Is Hard

Book Cover, Growing Up Is Hard

Sammy, a child in kindergarten, is having a hard time with the new expectations placed upon him at home and school. His father addresses his feelings and helps him to understand and cope with these changes. Ages 4-6.

Growing Up Social: Exploring How Social Communication Develops…and Strategies to Help (DVD)

“Growing Up Social” looks at how social thinking supports the development of social skills from the first year of life, influencing language development and academic success. Garcia Winner introduces social thinking concepts and strategies to support teaching across the home and school day and explores how we organize our communicative interactions and utilize active perspective-taking. … More Growing Up Social: Exploring How Social Communication Develops…and Strategies to Help (DVD)

I Like Berries, Do You?

This lighthearted board book features wonderful photographs of young children with Down syndrome enjoying a wide selection of healthful foods, from fruits and veggies to meats and snacks. Simple, singsong questions–I like broccoli, do you?–invite participation by little ones (ages birth-4) as they anticipate and say the word for the food in each photograph. And… More I Like Berries, Do You?