Description
Identifying factors related to poverty that affect infants, toddlers, and their families, this book describes promising early child care and intervention practices specifically tailored to these children and families' needs. Leading authorities from multiple disciplines present cutting-edge research and discuss the implications for practice and policy. Contributors review salient findings on attention, memory, language, self-regulation, attachment, physical health, family processes, and culture. The book considers the strengths and limitations of existing early intervention services for diverse populations and explores workable ways to improve them.
Chapter
Chapter 1--Poor and Low-Income Families, Infant/Toddler Development, and the Prospects for Change: Back to the Future
Part I--Cognitive Development
Chapter 2--The Development of Attention in Infancy and Early Childhood: Implications for Early Childhood and Early Intervention
Chapter 3--Facilitating Learning and Memory in Infants and Young Children: Mechanisms and Methods
Part II--Language Development
Chapter 4--How Babies Talk: Six Principles of Early Language Development
Chapter 5--Bilingual Language Learners
Part III--Social–Emotional Development
Chapter 6--The Development of Self-Regulation in Infancy and Early Childhood: An Organizing Framework for the Design and Evaluation of Early Care and Education Programs for Children in Poverty
Chapter 7--Temperament as a Tool in Promoting Early Childhood Development
Chapter 8--Leveraging Attachment Research to Re-vision Infant/Toddler Care for Poor Families
Part IV--Health and Physical Development
Chapter 9--Nutrition and Physical Activity
Chapter 10--Impact of Early Childhood on Health throughout the Lifespan
Part V--Implications for Families
Chapter 11--An Ecological View of the Socialization Process of Latino Children
Chapter 12--Infant/Toddler Care and High-Risk Families: Quality Services for “Omitted” Children
Part VI--Infant/Toddler Care and Education
Chapter 13--Beginnings of School Readiness in Infant/Toddler Development: Evidence from Early Head Start
Chapter 14--Research-Based Approaches for Individualizing Caregiving and Educational Interventions for Infants and Toddlers in Poverty
Chapter 15--Translating Contemporary Developmental and Health Science: Designing an Early Childhood Program for Young Children and Their Families Living in Poverty
Infants, Toddlers, and Families in Poverty
：Research Implications for Early Child Care
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