Introduction. Poor and low-income families, infant/toddler development, and the prospects for change: back to the future / Lawrence Aber
Pt. I. Cognitive development. The development of attention in infancy and early childhood: implications for early childhood and early intervention / John Colombo, Kathleen N. Kannass, Dale Walker, and Caitlin C. Brez
Facilitating learning and memory in infants and young children: mechanisms and methods / Patricia J. Bauer
Pt. II. Language development. How babies talk: six principles of early language development / Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
Bilingual language learners / Erika Hoff and Silvia Place
Pt. III. Social-emotional development. The development of self-regulation in infancy and early childhood: an organizing framework for the design and evaluation of early care and education programs for children in poverty / Clancy Blair, Daniel J. Berry, and Allison H. Friedman
Temperament as a tool in promoting early childhood development / John E. Bates
Leveraging attachment research to re-vision infant/toddler care for poor families / Lisa J. Berlin
Pt. IV. Health and physical development. Nutrition and physical activity / Robert C. Whitaker and Rachel A. Gooze
Impact of early childhood on health throughout the lifespan / Barry S. Zuckerman
Pt. V. Implications for families. An ecological view of the socialization process of Latino children / Natasha J. Cabrera
Infant/toddler care and high-risk families: quality services for "omitted" children / Brenda Jones Harden, Colleen Monahan, and Meryl Yoches
Pt. VI. Infant/toddler care and education. Beginnings of school readiness in infant/toddler development: evidence from early head start / John M. Love, Rachel Chazan-Cohen, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Helen Raikes, Cheri A. Vogel, and Ellen Eliason Kisker
Research-based approaches for individualizing caregiving and educational interventions for infants and toddlers in poverty / Judith J. Carta, Charles Greenwood, Kathleen Baggett, Jay Buzhardt, and Dale Walker
Conclusion. Translating contemporary developmental and health science: designing an earlychildhood program for young children and their families living in poverty / Samuel L. Odom, Elizabeth P. Pungello, and Nicole Gardner-Neblett.
