About the Editors Focus on Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Equitable and Joyful Learning Book Series Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction Developmentally Appropriate Practice with Infants and Toddlers Part 1: Creating a Caring, Equitable Community of Learners Chapter 1: Caring Relationships: The Heart of Early Brain Development J. Ronald Lally and Peter L. Mangione Chapter 2: Care and Equity in Toddler Classrooms: Practices for Creating, Sustaining, and Empowering Community Nana E. Appiah-Korang and Abigail P. Gulden Chapter 3: Cultivating Positive Relationships and Physical Environments to Support Emotional Well-Being Iheoma U. Iruka Chapter 4: The First Step for Addressing Bias in Infant and Toddler Programs Sarah MacLaughlin Part 2: Engaging in Reciprocal Partnerships with Families and Fostering Community Connections Chapter 5: Creating Partnerships to Support Families of Infants and Toddlers Kelly Ramsey Chapter 6: Engaging with Families to Individualize Teaching Marie L. Masterson Chapter 7: Facilitating a Child''s Transition from Home to Program Through the Use of Cultural Caring Routines Josephine Ahmadein Chapter 8: Speaking Out: Supporting Families in Advocacy Kristen Johnson and Amanda Perez Part 3: Observing, Documenting, and Assessing Children''s Development and Learning Chapter 9: Bringing Observation and Documentation to Life in Infant and Toddler Settings Rebecca Parlakian Chapter 10: Observation and Documentation: Both Art and Science MaloriNaomi WallaceWyche Chapter 11: Using a Child-Centered Approach to Shift from a Deficit Mindset Julia Luckenbill, Aarti Subramaniam, and Janet Thompson Chapter 12: Empowering Infants'' and Toddlers'' Learning Through Scaffolding Linda Groves Gillespie and Jan D. Greenberg Chapter 13: What Babies Ask of Us: Contexts to Support Learning About Self and Other Mary Jane Maguire-Fong Part 4: Teaching to Enhance Each Child''s Development and Learning Chapter 14: What to Teach Before Talking: Developing Communication Skills Across Home and Early Learning Contexts Mollie Romano, Jennifer A.
Brown, Christan Coogle, Jennifer R. Ottley, and Emily M. Rose Chapter 15: The Power of Pause: Moments of Silence and Early Emotional and Language Development Nodelyn Abayan Chapter 16: Strengthening Infant and Toddler Teaching with Explicit Language Skills Allyson Dean and Linda Groves Gillespie Chapter 17: "You''re Okay" May Not Be Okay: Using Emotion Language to Promote Toddlers'' Social and Emotional Development Elizabeth K. King Chapter 18: We Put Paper on the Floor: Supporting the Emergent Literacy Skills of Infants and Toddlers Dilshad Tolliver Part 5: Planning and Implementing an Engaging Curriculum to Achieve Meaningful Goals Chapter 19: Curriculum Considerations for Multilingual Infants and Toddlers Irasema Salinas-González, Iliana Alanís, and María G. Arreguín Chapter 20: When in Doubt, Reach Out: Teaming Strategies for Inclusive Settings Christine M. Spence, Deserai Miller, Catherine Corr, Rosa Milagros Santos, and Brandie Bentley Chapter 21: Exploring Outdoors: First Learning Experiences in Nature Mary Benson McMullen and Dylan Brody Chapter 22: Using the Environment and Materials as Curriculum for Promoting Exploration of Cause and Effect Guadalupe Rivas Jer Chapter 23: Infant and Toddler STEAM: Supporting Interdisciplinary Experiences with Our Youngest Learners Eric Bucher and Stephanie Pindra Part 6: Demonstrating Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator Chapter 24: Nurturing Your Professional Appetite: Preparing Your Professional Development Path Christy BrownJohn Chapter 25: Creating Learning Stories in the Context of Inquiry Groups Isauro M. Escamilla, Linda R. Kroll, Daniel R.
Meier, and Annie White Chapter 26: Thinking of Yourself as a Professional Nicole Lazarte Chapter 27: Advocacy in Action: Stepping Up to Make an Impact Maria Estlund Index.