Evidence-based Resources at Your
Fingertips
The Right Stuff
for Teaching Early
Childhood Mental
Health Content
Camille Catlett
Good Basic Stuff
 INBRIEF: Early Childhood Mental Health
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/briefs/inbrief_series/inbrief_early_childhood_mental_health/
o The Still Face Experiment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apzXGEbZht0
o Trauma, Brain, and Relationships: Helping Children Heal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYyEEMlMMb0
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Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation http://www.ecmhc.org/
o Observation Toolkit for Mental Health Consultants
http://www.ecmhc.org/observation_toolkit.html
o Recognizing and Addressing Trauma in Infants, Young Children, and Their Families
http://www.ecmhc.org/tutorials/trauma/index.html
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Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/
o Creating Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behavior
http://www.challengingbehavior.org/do/resources/teaching_tools/ttyc.htm
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Early Childhood Mental Health, Social-Emotional Development, and Challenging Behaviors
http://www.nectac.org/topics/menhealth/menhealth.asp
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Protective Factors
o http://www.cssp.org/reform/strengthening-families/the-basics/protective-factors
o Family Resilience
 Meaningfully Partner with Families (attached)
 Fatherhood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTIzjVxvV2U
o Social Connections
 Rita Pierson: Every Kid Needs a Champion
http://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion.html?qshb=1&utm_e
xpid=16690724&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Fpromos%2FTEDTalksEducation
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o Concrete Support in Times of Need
 Community Resource Assignments
o Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
 Resources on Child Development (attached)
o Social and Emotional Competence of Children
 Resources for Developing the Social-Emotional Competence of Children
(attached)
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ZERO TO THREE
o Early Childhood Mental Health
http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-childhood-mental-health/
o Most Popular Resources on Early Childhood Mental Health
http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-childhood-mentalhealth/most-popular-resources-on.html
Closing Videos
 Building Adult Capabilities to Improve Child Outcomes: A Theory of Change
o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urU-a_FsS5Y
 You are the new day
o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otybFO_NGfk
Become a Skilled Observer and Objective Describer of What You See
Print
Forman, G., & Hall, E. (2005). Wondering with children: The importance of observation in early education. Early
Childhood Research and Practice, 7(2). http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v7n2/forman.html
AudioVisual
Assessment of Normal Child Development (motor, language, fine motor, social) http://pedsexam.mc.duke.edu/
Baby Center (videos on pregnancy, birth, newborn, etc.) http://www.babycenter.com/video
The Biology of Prenatal Development (video series) http://www.ehd.org/resources_bpd_illustrated.php
Clips for Practicing Observation, Documentation and Assessment Skills
http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/RMVideoSeries.htm#01
Early Intervention Videos http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/RMVideoSeries_EarlyIntervention.htm#top
Pathways Awareness Foundation Motor Development Videos http://www.youtube.com/user/PathwaysAwareness
Observing Young Children (video) http://www.easternct.edu/cece/e-clips_observation.html
Web
Common Observation Strategies
http://www.heartland.edu/documents/heip/faculty/HandoutCommonObservationStrategies.pdf
Observation Toolkit for Mental Health Consultants http://www.ecmhc.org/observation_toolkit.html
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Meaningfully Partner with Families
Evidence
Fostering Parent and Professional Collaboration: Research Brief
http://www.parentcenternetwork.org/assets/files/Parent%20and%20Professional%20Collaboration%20Rese
arch%20Brief%20-%20Final.pdf
Having Their Say: Parents Describe Why and How They are Engaged in Their Children’s Education
http://www.parentinvolvementmatters.org/system_files/library/34.pdf
Print
Asking the right questions in the right ways: Strategies for ethnographic interviewing
http://www.asha.org/Publications/leader/2003/030429/f030429b.htm
Fadiman, A. (1997). The spirit catches you and you fall down: A Hmong child, her American doctors and the collision
of two cultures. New York: Noonday Press.
Fialka, J. (2001). Dance of partnership: Why do my feet hurt? Young Exceptional Children, 4(2).
http://danceofpartnership.com/DanceArticleSept06.pdf
Fialka, J. Feldman, A K. and Mikus, K.A. (2012) Parents and professionals partnering for children with disabilities: A
dance that matters. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Lesser, L.K., Burt, T., & Gelnaw, A. (2005). Making room in the circle: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families
in early childhood settings. San Rafael, CA: Parent Services Project.
Pulido-Tobiassen, D., & Gonzalez-Mena, J. (1999). A place to begin: Working with parents on issues of diversity.
Sacramento, CA: California Tomorrow.
AudioVisual
Chasnoff, D. (Director), & Cohen, H.S. (Executive Producer). (2000). That’s a family! San Francisco: Women's
Educational Media.
CONNECT Module 3: Communication for collaboration
http://community.fpg.unc.edu/connect-modules/learners/module-3
CONNECT Module 4: Family-Professional Partnerships
http://community.fpg.unc.edu/connect-modules/learners/module-4
Just Being Kids http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/RMVideoSeries_JustBeingKids.htm#top
Sharing Documentation with Families
http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/RMVideoSeries.htm#top
Using Video to Celebrate Progress
http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/RMVideoSeries_EarlyIntervention.htm#top
Using Video to Share with Family Members
http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/RMVideoSeries_EarlyIntervention.htm#top
Web
CSEFEL Family Tools http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/family.html
CSEFEL Parent Training Modules http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/training_parent.html
National Center on Parent, Family & Community Engagement http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/family
Preparing Educators to Engage Families
http://www.hfrp.org/publications-resources/browse-our-publications/teaching-the-teachers-preparingeducators-to-engage-families-for-student-achievement
Protective Factors Framework http://www.cssp.org/reform/strengthening-families/the-basics/protective-factors
TACSEI Backpack Connection Series http://www.challengingbehavior.org/communities/families.htm
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Resources on Child Development
Evidence
Division for Early Childhood (DEC). (2007). Promoting positive outcomes for children with disabilities:
Recommendations for curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation.
http://www.dec-sped.org/uploads/docs/about_dec/position_concept_papers/
Prmtg_Pos_Outcomes_Companion_Paper.pdf
DEC. (2005). Developmental delay as an eligibility category (position statement) http://www.decsped.org/uploads/docs/about_dec/position_concept_papers/Position
Statement_DevDelay.pdf
DEC. (2009). Developmental delay as an eligibility category (concept paper)
http://www.dec-sped.org/uploads/docs/about_dec/position_concept_papers/
ConceptPaper_Dev_Delay_updated_April2009.pdf
NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable
system in programs for children birth through age 8: Position statement with expanded resources.
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/CAPEexpand.pdf
AudioVisual
Assessment of Normal Child Development (motor, language, fine motor, social) http://pedsexam.mc.duke.edu/
The Biology of Prenatal Development (video series) http://www.ehd.org/resources_bpd_illustrated.php
Early Learning Brain Development and Lifelong Outcomes (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qb3DXY_7fU&feature=related
Early Recognition of Child Development Problems (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrUNBfyjlBk&noredirect=1
Growing Minds: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivl7x_8XX0w
Human Development Milestones (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqdKhtyn0i4&feature=related
Observing Young Children (video) http://www.easternct.edu/cece/e-clips_observation.html
Overview of typical and atypical cognitive development (PowerPoint)
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/vision/vision_themes/upload/031411_Cognition_Workshop_Nelson.pdf
Pathways Awareness Foundation Motor Development Videos http://www.youtube.com/user/PathwaysAwareness
The Science of Early Brain Development and Child Development http://www.workingfam.org/video/mde-stillman-1012
The Science of Early Childhood Development
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/resources/multimedia/videos/inbrief_series/inbrief_
science_of_ecd/
Web
Brain Development http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/pdfs/FCS-481.pdf
Brain Development http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=key_brain
Child Development http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/index.html
Child Development http://www.pbs.org/parents/child-development/
The Foundations for School Readiness: Fostering Developmental Competence in the Earliest Years
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/resources/ECLKC_Bookstore/PDFs/TA6%5B1%5D.pdf
Games for Growing: Teaching Your Baby With Early Learning Games
http://www.researchtopractice.info/productSolutionsGG.php
Growing Together: Infant Development http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/pdfs/ag_459.pdf
Learn about Fine Motor Skills and How to Improve Them
http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/df/p/finemotorskills.htm
The Motor-Cognitive Connection: Early Fine Motor Skills as an Indicator of Future Success
http://www.scilearn.com/blog/early-fine-motor-skills-cognitive-skills.php
National Center for Quality Teaching and Learning http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching
Twelve principles of child development and learning that inform practice
http://www.naeyc.org/dap/12-principles-of-child-development
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Resources for Developing the Social-Emotional Competence of Children
Evidence
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) Research Syntheses
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/research.html
CSEFEL What Works Briefs http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/what_works.html
Division for Early Childhood (DEC). (2007). Identification of and intervention with challenging behavior: Concept
paper. Missoula, MT: Author.
http://www.dec-sped.org/uploads/docs/about_dec/position_concept_papers/Concept
Paper_Chal_Behav_updated_jan2009.pdf
DEC. (2007). Identification of and intervention with challenging behavior: Position statement. Missoula, MT: Author.
http://www.dec-sped.org/uploads/docs/about_dec/position_concept_papers/Position
Statement_Chal_Behav_updated_jan2009.pdf
Evidence-Based Social-Emotional Curricula for Children 0-5 Years and Their Families
http://www.challengingbehavior.org/do/resources/documents/roadmap_2.pdf
Positive Behavior Support: An Individualized Approach for Addressing Challenging Behavior
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/briefs/wwb10.html
Social-Emotional Development in Dual Language Learners: A Critical Review of the Research
http://cecerdll.fpg.unc.edu/sites/cecerdll.fpg.unc.edu/files/Brief%20%237%20Soc%20Final%207-15-11.pdf
What Are Children Trying to Tell Us?: Assessing the Function of Their Behavior
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/briefs/wwb9.html
Print
Florez, I.R. (2011). Developing young children’s self-regulation through everyday experiences. Young Children, 66(4),
46-51. http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201107/Self-Regulation_Florez_OnlineJuly2011.pdf
NEXT for Young Children:
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/NEXTStudyGuides/NEXT%20for%20Young%20Children_July2011.pdf
Fox, L. (2009). Promoting the social competence of young children with disabilities. Impact, 22(1), 14-15.
http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/221/
Gartrell, D. (2011). Guidance matters: Children who have serious conflicts. Part 1 – Reactive aggression. Young
Children, 66(2), 58-60. http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201103/GuidanceMatters_Online0311.pdf
NEXT for Young Children (supplemental materials for faculty)
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/NEXTStudyGuides/NEXT_Young_Children_Study_Guides_V66No2.pdf
Gartrell, D. (2011). Guidance matters: Children who have serious conflicts. Part 2 – Instrumental aggression. Young
Children, 66(4), 60-62. http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201107/GuidanceMatters_Gartrell_OnlineJuly2011.pdf
NEXT for Young Children (supplemental materials for faculty)
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/NEXTStudyGuides/NEXT%20for%20Young%20Children_July2011.pdf
Goldman, B. (2009). Promising practices to support friendships in inclusive classrooms. Impact, 22(1), 16-17, 35.
http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/221/
Nemeth, K., & Brilante, P. (2011). Solving the puzzle: Dual language learners with challenging behaviors. Young
Children, 66(4), 12-17.
AudioVisual
CSEFEL Videos http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/videos.html
Laying Foundations: Social and Emotional Development in the Earliest Years (audiocast)
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/resources/video/EHS%20NRC%20Audio%20Cast/LayingFoundation.htm
Web
Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation http://www.ecmhc.org/
Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior http://www.challengingbehavior.org
Teaching Tools for Young Children With Challenging Behavior
http://www.challengingbehavior.org/do/resources/teaching_tools/ttyc.htm
CSEFEL http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/
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CSEFEL Infant/Toddler Training Module http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/training_infant.html
Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation http://www.ecmhc.org/
Early Childhood Mental Health, Social-Emotional Development, and Challenging Behaviors
http://www.nectac.org/topics/menhealth/menhealth.asp
Evidence-Based Social-Emotional Curricula for Children 0-5 Years and Their Families
http://www.challengingbehavior.org/do/resources/documents/roadmap_2.pdf
Making Friends: Assisting Children’s Early Relationships http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap55.pdf
Most Popular Resources on Promoting Social Emotional Development
http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/social-emotional-development/popular-resources-on-social.html
Positive Beginnings: Supporting Young Children with Challenging Behavior (modules) http://pbs.fsu.edu/return.html
Recognizing and Addressing Trauma in Infants, Young Children, and Their Families
http://www.ecmhc.org/tutorials/trauma/index.html
Review of Screening Instruments for Social Emotional Concerns
http://www.challengingbehavior.org/do/resources/documents/roadmap_1.pdf
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI)
http://www.challengingbehavior.org/
Understanding Temperament in Infants and Toddlers Brief http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/wwb/wwb23.html
ZERO TO THREE http://www.zerotothree.org
ZERO TO THREE infographic http://www.zerotothree.org/public-policy/school-readiness-infographic.html
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