Infant/Toddler Teaching Practices
Use the resources on this page to strengthen infant and toddler teaching practices
Adult–Child Interaction
Adult–child interaction refers to the dynamic exchanges and relationships between educators and young learners that foster meaningful learning, social and emotional development, and school readiness. The resources in this collection focus on building and strengthening adult–child interaction. Strategies include creating positive discipline, encouraging curiosity, self-regulation, and using questions to support learning.
Engaging Interactions and Environments
These 15-minute In-service Suites are a professional development resource for staff in busy, active early childhood centers and programs. They are organized around one topic or big idea and address effective teaching and assessment practices.
Let's Talk About You
Learn about the importance of building relationships with infants, toddlers, and their families in Head Start programs.
Engaging Interactions: Scaffolding Children's Learning
“Scaffolding” means to provide children with just the right level of support to help them successfully complete a task. This webinar shares three main scaffolding strategies.
Engaging Interactions: Using the Scientific Method
Use the scientific method’s five steps to help expand children’s understanding of their environment.
Schedules and Routines in AIAN Programs
Daily schedules and routines help keep you organized. Research shows they also influence children’s social and emotional development. Learn how to develop your classroom schedules and routines in ways that will help you create and sustain a lively but well-organized classroom.
American Indian and Alaska Native Teacher Webinar Series
The AIAN Teacher Webinar Series features in-service suites that can help teachers and home visitors better understand and identify effective teaching practices.
Early Essentials Webisode 8: Responsive Interactions
In this webisode, learn more about responsive interactions with infants and toddlers. Discover ways to use everyday routines as opportunities to engage in these interactions.
15-minute In-service Suites
These 15-minute In-service Suites are a professional development resource for staff in busy, active early childhood centers and programs. They are organized around one topic or big idea and address effective teaching and assessment practices.
Following Children's Lead
Find out how teachers can engage children in learning by following the children’s lead.