Evidence-based Resources for Families and Practitioners to Support Infant-Toddler Development

Drawing from evidence-based practice and the latest research, this book explains the multitude of benefits of big body play for young children’s social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Also learn how to organize the physical environment, set rules and policies, and supervise the play.

This guidebook has the practical, real-world answers professionals need as they navigate the complex child welfare system, work with the courts, and plan interventions and treatment so that they can provide the best possible services and supports to the most vulnerable young children and families.

This book provides hands-on tools and resources for addressing common emotional and behavioral problems in preschool- and kindergarten-age children. The focus is on evidence-based interventions that are practical and effective, and that help prevent the development of more serious difficulties later on. This volume contains over 30 reproducible parent handouts and other clinical tools.

This book brings the latest knowledge in early attachments and offers a unique overview of evidence-based treatment and prevention approaches currently in use. With contributions from leaders in the field, the book highlights how scientifically informed services can make a lasting difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families

Presented from the increasingly popular evidence-based model of practice, and with ethical, multicultural, and training issues interwoven throughout, this edited handbook is the first of its kind to consider the complete psychological needs of infants and young children.

This book defines the evidence-based practice movement and explains how it is empowering professionals to deliver the most effective interventions available. The authors examine how evidence-based practice is changing the way research is conducted, how research findings can be applied to solve real-world problems, and how research can be used to inform critical policy decisions.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the empirical evidence on interventions for families of individuals – ranging from post-preschool age to adulthood – with developmental disabilities.

Written for speech-language pathologists, this book demonstrates how to apply current best evidence in making critical decisions about the care of individual patients, be it screening, diagnosis or treatment of communication disorders.

This video presents concrete strategies caregivers and teachers can use to model, practice, and reinforce behaviors such as turn taking, helping others, sharing both things and feelings, asking for help, and cooperation. Helping children learn to manage their own behavior in preschool significantly affects their later life success.

APTA is a national individual membership professional organization seeking to advance physical therapy practice, education, research, and awareness.

ASHA is a professional association for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. This site contains numerous resources, including topic-specific guides, continuing education opportunities, ASHA publications, articles, an online store, and the latest research. ASHA Special Interest Groups were created to promote specific professional interests among members, develop communication and networking in diverse professional settings, identify and convey concerns and needs to the Association’s governance, and assist in policy formation.

The CDC works to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

The Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center houses important information for Head Start programs, providers, and families, along with high-quality general early childhood information.

Transforming a pediatric practice to the medical home model of care can be a complicated process. These instructional videos from the former National Center for Medical Home Implementation makes that transformation less complicated.

NIH, the nation’s medical research agency, provides health information, grants, research, and training along with housing 29 institutes and centers in order to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability

This is a patient advocacy organization dedicated to individuals with rare diseases and the organizations that serve them.

Professional association for occupational therapists. Multiple resources for professionals. View their information related to children and youth.

This site provides resources for families and caregivers of children birth to age three.

For young children with autism spectrum disorder, research indicates that intervention provided before age 3 has a much greater impact than intervention provided after age 5. This is consistent with early intervention research with other populations.

This page offers evidence-based information on coaching from several well-known experts in the field of early childhood. Coaching is a process and style of interaction used by early intervention and early childhood practitioners to build the capacity of family members and other important care providers to promote the child’s learning and development.

Family Tools like Teaching Your Child to Become Independent with Daily Routines; Make the most of Playtime; Practical Strategies for Teachers and Families

Every child is unique, but some children face extra physical or learning challenges. Parents often have questions about sources of information and support. This Q & A addresses many of the questions that parents have asked the Illinois Early Learning project staff over the past few years and suggests resources that parents of young children may find useful.

This handout can be used to plan how embedded interventions will be implemented at home or in a program. Family and practitioners can document details such as times, activities, adults involved, and descriptions of the embedded interventions and post the form as a daily reminder.

This handout is for learners to see examples of assistive technology adaptations of existing toys, learning materials, or other everyday items.

This site offers information on curriculum, learning environments, brain development and screening, assessment, evaluation and observation of infants and toddlers.

Therapists as Collaborative Team Members for Infants/Toddlers Community Settings (TACTICS)

Practice Guides with adaptations give ideas on how to make literacy learning activities accessible for young children with disabilities.

This free, 7-module resource was developed to foster an understanding of the importance of early language acquisition that supports robust linguistic competence and conceptual development in children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Agreed Upon Practices for Providing Early Intervention Services in Natural Environments

This PDF guide shows how using simple assistive technology (AT) can help children with disabilities from birth to age 3.