Casebook: developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs : serving children from birth through age 8

pt. 1 Creating a Caring, Equitable Community of Learners / Lisa R. Roy. 1.1. Missed Opportunities: Relationship Building in Inclusive Classrooms / Julia Torquati ; 1.2. "My Name Is Not a Shame" / Kevin McGowan ; 1.3. Fostering Developmentally Appropriate Practice Through Virtual Family Connections / Lea Ann Christenson ; 1.4. Counting Collections in Community / Amy Schmidtke ; 1.5. The Joy Jar: Celebrating Kindness / Leah Schoenberg Muccio ; 1.6. Prioritizing Listening to and Learning from Families / Amy Schmidtke

pt. 2 Engaging in Reciprocal Partnerships with Families and Fostering Community Connections / Stephany Cuevas. 2.1. Julio's Village: Early Childhood Education Supports for Teen Parents / Donna Kirkwood ; 2.2. Healthy Boundaries: Listening to Children and Learning from Families / Jovanna Archuleta ; 2.3. Roadmap of Family Engagement to Kindergarten: An Ecological Systems Approach / Marcela Andrés ; 2.4. Taking Trust for Granted? The Importance of Communication and Outreach in Family Partnerships / Suzanna Ewert ; 2.5. Book Reading: Learning About Migration and Our Family Stories / Sarah Rendón Garcia

pt. 3 Observing, Documenting, and Assessing Children's Development and Learning / Gayle Mindes. 3.1. Pairing Standardized Scale with Observation / Megan Schumaker-Murphy ; 3.2. The Power of Observing Jordan / Marsha Shigeyo Hawley and Barbara Abel ; 3.3. "But What Is My Child Learning?" / Janet Thompson and Jennifer Gonzalez ; 3.4. Drawing and Dialogue: Using Authentic Assessment to Understand Children's Sense of Self and Observe Early Literacy Skills / Brandon L. Gilbert ; 3.5. The ABCs of Kindergarten Registration: Assessment, Background, and Collaboration Between Home and School / Bridget Amory ; 3.6. Creating Opportunities for Individualized Assessment Activities for Biliteracy Development / Esther Garza ; 3.7. Observing Second-Graders' Vocabulary Development / Marie Ann Donovan ; 3.8. Writing Isn't the Only Way! Multiple Means of Expressing Learning / Lee Ann Jung

pt. 4 Teaching to Enhance Each Child's Development and Learning / Emily Brown Hoffman. 4.1. Engaging with Families to Individualize Teaching / Marie L. Masterson ; 4.2. Tumbling Towers with Toddlers: Intention and Decision Making Over Blocks / Ron Grady ; 4.3. What My Heart Holds: Exploring Identity with Preschool Learners / Cierra Kaler-Jones ; 4.4. "I See a Really Big Gecko!" When Background Knowledge and Teaching Materials Don't Match / Germaine Kaleilehua Tauati and Colleen E. Whittingham ; 4.5. Using a Humanizing and Restorative Approach for Young Children to Develop Responsibility and Self-Regulation / Saili S. Kulkarni, Sunyoung Kim, and Nicola Holdman ; 4.6. Joyful, Developmentally Appropriate Learning Environments for African American Youth / Lauren C. Mims, Addison Duane, LaKenya Johnson, and Erika Bocknek

pt. 5 Planning and Implementing an Engaging Curriculum to Achieve Meaningful Goals / Daniel R. Meier. 5.1. Using the Environment and Materials as Curriculum for Promoting Infants' and Toddlers' Exploration of Basic Cause-and-Effect Principles / Guadalupe Rivas ; 5.2. Social Play Connections Among a Small Group of Preschoolers / Leah Catching ; 5.3. Can Preschoolers Code? A Sneak Peek into a Developmentally Appropriate Coding Lesson / Olabisi Adesuyi-Fasuyi ; 5.4. Everyday Gifts: Children Show Us the Path

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Martha Melgoza ; 5.5. Learning to Conquer the Slide Through Persistence and Engaging in Social Interaction / Sueli Nunes ; 5.6. "Sabes que todos los caracoles pueden tener bebés? Do You Know that All Snails Can Have Babies?" Supporting Children's Emerging Interests in a Dual Language Preschool Classroom / Isauro M. Escamilla ; 5.7. "Can We Read this One?" A Conversation About Book Selection in Kindergarten / Larissa Hsia-Wong

pt. 6 Demonstrating Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator / Christyn Dundorf. 6.1. Take a Chance on Coaching: It's Worth It! / Lauren Bond ; 6.2. It Started with a Friendship Parade / Angela Vargas ; 6.3. The World Outside of the Classroom: Letting Your Voice Be Heard / Meghann Hickey

pt. 7 Supporting Children with Disabilities and Implementing Inclusive Practices / Pamela Brillante. 7.1. Communication as a Two-Way Street? Creating Opportunities for Engagement During Meaningful Language Routines / Kameron C. Carden ; 7.2. Eli Goes to Preschool: Inclusion for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder / Abby Hodges ; 7.3. Preschool Classroom Supports and Embedded Interventions with Coteaching / Racheal Kuperus and Desarae Orgo ; 7.4. Addressing Challenging Behavior Using the Pyramid Model / Ellie Bold ; 7.5. Dual Language or Disability? How Teachers Can Be the First to Help / Alyssa Brillante ; 7.6. Adapting and Modifying Instruction Using Reader's Theater / Michelle Gonzalez ; 7.7. Supporting Children with Learning Disabilities in Mathematics: The Importance of Observation, Content Knowledge, and Context / Renee B. Whelan

pt. 8 Supporting Dual Language Learners and Respecting Cultural and Linguistic Diversity / Jennifer J. Chen

8.1. Facilitating a Child's Transition from Home to Group Care Through the Use of Cultural Caring Routines / Josephine Ahmadein

8.2. Engaging Dual Language Learners in Conversation to Support Translanguaging During a Small Group Activity / Valeria Erdosi and Jennifer J. Chen

8.3. Incorporating Children's Cultures and Languages in Learning Activities / Eleni Zgourou

8.4. Adapting Teaching Materials for Dual Language Learners to Reflect Their Home Languages and Cultures in a Math Lesson / Karen Nemeth

8.5. Studying Celestial Bodies: / Science and Cultural Stories / Zeynep Isik-Ercan

8.6. Respecting Diverse Cultures and Languages: Sharing a Favorite Poem, Song, or Story of an Individual from Another Culture and Language / Janis Strasser.