Published online in both English and Spanish, “A Year of Play” from Zero to Three offers 12 months of captivating ideas for parents and young children to explore together. The authors provide suggestions for both babies and toddlers that target talking, reading, and playing. Topics range from “Cold” in January to “Body Parts” in July to “Stars” in December. There’s even a pumpkin muffin recipe in October! What a great resource to have at your fingertips as you work with families in their natural environments. Think through and discuss modifications that might be made to tailor activities to a child’s learning or communication preferences or to a family’s settings, routines, or cultural priorities. “A Year of Play” provides more ideas than you’ll know what to do with!
The ICC-Recommended Early Start Personnel Manual (ESPM) describes core knowledge and role-specific competencies needed for early intervention service provision, incorporating current research and evidence in the field of early intervention. To access the ESPM, click here.
This resource is related to the following ESPM knowledge-level competencies:
- Core Knowledge (CK):
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- CK5: The importance of play as context, method, and outcome of learning.
- Individualized Family Service Plan Implementation (IFSP-i):
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- IFSP-i2 (EIS): Understands the individual nature of child learning styles and the importance of adapting intervention strategies.
- IFSP-i3 (EIS): Knows generic and specific evidence-based early intervention strategies to support all areas of development.
- IFSP-i4 (EIS): Understands early experiences that contribute to emergent literacy.
- IFSP-i5 (EIS): Understands issues related to English language learning and maintenance of home language.