Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers,
9th Edition

Part I: UNDERSTANDING THE FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION.
1. Taking a Developmental Perspective.
2. Physical and Cognitive/Language Development.
3. Social and Emotional Development.
4. Attachment and the Three A's.
5. Effective Preparation and Tools.
Part II: ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
6. Building Relationships and Guiding Behaviors.
7. Supportive Communication with Families and Colleagues.
8. The Indoor and Outdoor Learning Environments.
9. Designing the Curriculum.
Part III: RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM.
10. Early Intervention.
11. Teaching Children Birth to Twelve Months.
12. Teaching Children Twelve to Twenty-Four Months.
13. Teaching Children Twenty-Four to Thirty-Six Months.
14. Developmentally Appropriate Content.
Appendix A: Tools for Observing and Recording.
Appendix B: Standards for Infant/Toddler Caregivers.
Appendix C: Board Books.
Appendix D: Picture Books.

• Terri Jo Swim

  Terri Jo Swim, Ph.D., is professor of early childhood education and associate vice chancellor of academic programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). She has taught in higher education institutions for over 25 years. In addition, she has worked in private child care centers, university-based laboratory infant/toddler and preschool programs and summer camps with children from birth to 13 years old. Terri was a co-editor of The Hope for Audacity: Recapturing Optimism and Civility in Education. Her current research interests include infant-toddler and preschool curriculum, Reggio Emilia, documentation and teacher education.

• MindTap® Education for INFANTS AND TODDLERS: CAREGIVING AND RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, 9th Edition is a highly personalized, fully customizable learning platform with an integrated e-portfolio. MindTap helps students to elevate their thinking by guiding them to know, remember, and understand concepts critical to becoming a great teacher; apply concepts, create curricula and tools, and demonstrate performance and competency in key areas, including education standards; prepare artifacts for their portfolio and eventual state licensure, to launch a successful teaching career; and develop the habits to become a reflective practitioner.

• *NEW* Chapter 10, "Early Intervention," takes an in-depth look at early intervention and highlights the importance of collaboration between family members, caregivers, and intervention specialists.

• *NEW* Chapter 14, "Developmentally Appropriate Content," provides guidance on how to introduce older toddlers to the fine arts, science, mathematics, literacy, and social studies in a way that complements and heightens their curiosity.

• *NEW* The chapters that discuss infant and toddler development have been combined to eliminate repetition of content. Birth to 12 months is covered in Chapter 11, "Teaching Children Twelve to Twenty-Four Months" is now Chapter 12, and "Teaching Children Twenty-Four to Thirty-Six Months" is now Chapter 13.

• *NEW* Offering students concrete ideas for working with children, a Lesson Plan is provided at the end of each chapter. These professional resources can be digitally downloaded from the Professional Resource Download in MindTap® for Education.

• *NEW* "Family and Community Connection" boxed feature assists readers in applying strategies for engaging family and community agencies in the care and education of young children.

• MindTap® Education for INFANTS AND TODDLERS: CAREGIVING AND RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, 9th Edition is a highly personalized, fully customizable learning platform with an integrated e-portfolio. MindTap helps you to elevate your thinking by guiding you to know, remember, and understand concepts critical to becoming a great teacher; apply concepts, create curricula and tools, and demonstrate performance and competency in key areas, including education standards; prepare artifacts for your portfolio and eventual state licensure, to launch a successful teaching career; and develop the habits to become a reflective practitioner.

• *NEW* Chapter 10, "Early Intervention", takes an in-depth look at early intervention and highlights the importance of collaboration between family members, caregivers, and intervention specialists.

• *NEW* Chapter 14, "Developmentally Appropriate Content," provides guidance on how to introduce older toddlers to the fine arts, science, mathematics, literacy, and social studies in a way that complements and heightens their curiosity.

• *NEW* Providing you with concrete ideas for working with children, a Lesson Plan is provided at the end of each chapter. These professional resources can be digitally downloaded from the Professional Resource Download in MindTap® for Education.

• *NEW* "Family and Community Connection" boxed feature assists you in applying strategies for engaging family and community agencies in the care and education of young children.

• Learning Objectives and professional early childhood standards relevant to each chapter appear at the beginning of each chapter, and a standards correlation chart, which provides an easily accessible glimpse of where standards are covered throughout the book, appears on the inside covers. In addition, Appendix B provides specific information about CDA Competency Goals and the NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation: Initial Licensure Programs.

• "Spotlight" features highlight key research topics, professional child care organizations, and the personal experiences of child care professionals to enhance the book's real-world perspective. In the latter "Spotlight on Practice--Voices from the Field" features, which appear in Chapters 11–14, practicing teachers apply and reflect on concepts discussed in the chapter.

• "Reading Checkpoints" within chapters improve comprehension by asking students to pause and consider what they have just read.

• Revised case studies present real-life examples of the concepts and principles discussed.

• A strong focus on special needs children is integrated throughout the text.

• Appendix A provides developmental milestones for children from birth to 36 months for the four major areas of development, assisting caregivers in recording observations and assessing each child's current level of development.

• Learning Objectives and professional early childhood standards relevant to each chapter appear at the beginning of each chapter, and a standards correlation chart, which offers an easily accessible glimpse of where standards are covered throughout the text, appears on the inside covers. In addition, Appendix B provides specific information about CDA Competency Goals and the NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation: Initial Licensure Programs.

• "Spotlight" features highlight key research topics, professional childcare organizations, and the personal experiences of child care professionals to enhance the book's real-world perspective. In the latter "Spotlight on Practice--Voices from the Field" features, practicing teachers apply and reflect on concepts discussed in the chapter.

• A strong focus on special needs children is integrated throughout the text.

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