The Science Behind Social and Emotional Development
Learn the science behind early social and emotional development in infants and toddlers. Explore research on how social and emotional development supports learning across the ELOF domains.
Effective, nurturing, and responsive teaching practices and interactions are key for all learning in early childhood settings. They foster trust and emotional security; are communication and language rich; and promote critical thinking and problem-solving. They also support social, emotional, behavioral, and language development; provide supportive feedback for learning; and motivate continued effort. Teaching practices and interactions are responsive to and build on each child’s pattern of development and learning. They can be measured by the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) and other adult-child interaction tools. These observations may then be used to support professional development. Teaching practices also include how schedules and routines are carried out, how settings are managed, and how children’s challenging behaviors are addressed.
Learn the science behind early social and emotional development in infants and toddlers. Explore research on how social and emotional development supports learning across the ELOF domains.
In this Teacher Time episode, learn ways to connect with infant and toddler families and promote the family’s sense of belonging. Discover how to create continuity of care across virtual and in-person learning environments.
In this Teacher Time episode, discover ways to connect with preschool families, promote the family’s sense of belonging, and partner with them to offer consistent learning experiences across virtual and in-person learning environments.
Infants and toddlers learn by actively manipulating objects in their environment. Explore ways to include interesting, relevant, and challenging learning materials in infant/toddler environments.
Learning materials are teaching tools that support children’s concept and skill development. Explore ways to include interesting, relevant, and challenging learning materials in preschool environments.
This season of Teacher Time focuses on inclusion and belonging. Learn ways to support child and family inclusion and belonging in the learning environments and through the learning materials.
These three Teacher Time episodes focus on supporting inclusion and belonging with preschoolers and their families.
These three Teacher Time episodes focus on supporting inclusion and belonging with infants, toddlers, and their families.
Discover the basics of brain development and how early experiences shape the architecture of a child’s brain. Learn about the importance of back-and-forth interactions and strategies that support this growth.
Learn ways supervisors can make sure home visitors have adequate resources to conduct socializations.