Anxiety rates are skyrocketing among young learners--and their teachers need explicit training on how to understand and support these students. A concise, reader‐friendly guide written especially for teachers, this urgently needed book will prepare early educators to recognize anxiety issues in children ages 3-8, identify the associated behaviors, and work effectively with students who have anxiety symptoms.

Teachers will start with a well‐organized primer on the different types of anxiety in children, featuring symptoms, causes, triggers, treatment options, and case stories. Then they'll get expert guidance on addressing anxiety and challenging behaviors in the classroom, with dedicated chapters on key topics like assessment, intervention, and the parents' experience.

Ideal for both preservice and in‐service professional development, this introductory guide gives teachers the accessible information they need to understand learners with anxiety and support their success inside and outside the classroom.

TEACHERS WILL:

• Explore seven types of childhood anxiety: generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social anxiety, selective mutism, OCD, phobias, and anxiety rooted in childhood trauma
• Review the assessment and evaluation process, and understand the role a teacher should play
• Recognize co‐morbidities with anxiety--including ADHD, autism, and depression--and how they may affect a child's symptoms and treatment plan
• Understand the issues and emotions parents face, so that teachers can offer them sensitive support
• Use effective classroom interventions to meet the needs of children with anxiety and create a nurturing learning environment
• Learn which strategies to avoid, from unrealistic expectations to excessive reassurance

Children are expected to read, write, count, and sit still at younger and younger ages. As these unrealistic expectations mount, family members and teachers alike continue to believe that these activities will prepare young children for school. But there is a better way--one that helps children build school readiness through developmentally appropriate activities. Best of all? The children can have fun

Building on Emergent Curriculum guides preschool teachers to tap into young children's natural inclination for play to build their skills, promote their development, and, ultimately, prepare them for elementary school. Learn:

• why traditional theme-based units don't work,
• what school readiness really looks like,
• how to recognize and capitalize on the many teachable moments that arise during play, and
• ways to train teachers and involve families in emergent curriculum.

Play and learning aren't mutually exclusive. Building on Emergent Curriculum will help readers give preschoolers a solid foundation for elementary school while they do what children do best: play

The child-care industry--essential to American families and to the American economy--is at risk of complete collapse. Before COVID-19 struck, the child-care industry faced funding issues and staffing dilemmas, while families struggled to find--or simply afford--quality child care. The reality is that COVID-19 has only exacerbated the challenges of the already-fragile child-care ecosystem. America's Child-Care Crisis takes a hard look at the current state of the industry and explores how to save this critical service by:

• Identifying the systemic changes needed
• Altering public opinion of the field
• Securing state and federal dollars for the private sector
• Prioritizing the growth of family child-care homes
• Educating parents on quality care and helping them access it
• Obtaining business support

Child-care is a system that is too critical to fail--we cannot survive without it. Together, we can reimagine the child-care industry for all Americans whose livelihoods depend on it.