Research Guides: Early Childhood Education: More new books

Recent Additions to the Library

Talking Back to Facebook: The Common Sense Guide to Raising Kids in the Digital Age
Call Number: HQ784.I58 S77 2012
Counsels parents and teachers on how to protect children from vulnerabilities in today's online and social technology outlets, providing coverage of such topics as content filters, unhealthy media messages, ADD, and privacy.
Screen Time: How Electronic Media-from Baby Videos to Educational Software-affects Your Young Child
Call Number: HQ784.T4 G83 2012
Advocating a new approach to television and DVDs, the author focuses on infants to five-year-olds and goes beyond the headlines to explore what exactly is educational about educational media. Guernsey examines how play and language development are affected by background and foreground television and how to choose videos that are age-appropriate.
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
Call Number: HV875 .P87 2007
Written by two research psychologists specializing in adoption and attachment, The Connected Child will help you build bonds of affection and trust with your adopted child; effectively deal with any learning or behavioral disorders; discipline your child with love without making him or her feel threatened.
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius
Call Number: LB1029.M75 L53 2008
The author presents the research behind eight insights that are foundations of Montessori education, describing how each of these insights is applied in the Montessori classroom. In reading this book, parents and teachers alike will develop a clear understanding of what happens in a Montessori classroom and, more important, why it happens and why it works.
The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Experience in Transformation
Call Number: LB1139.3.I8 H85 2012
The authors provide the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the Reggio Emilia experience, and address three of the most important central themes of the work in Reggio in detail: teaching and learning through relationships; the hundred languages of children, and how this concept has evolved; and integrating documentation into the process of observing, reflecting, and communicating.
A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play
Call Number: LB1139.35.P55 P35 2005
Explores the question of why play is called the work of children, and considers the role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of youngsters, discussing their language, lore, and literary efforts.
Learning Together with Young Children: A Curriculum Framework for Reflective Teachers
Call Number: LB1139.4 .C876 2008
Many curriculum books treat teaching as something teachers do to or for children. Deb Curtis and Margie Carter, best-selling authors in the early learning field, believe teaching is a collaborative process in which teachers reexamine their own philosophies and practices while facilitating children's learning.
Play's the Thing: Teachers' Roles in Children's Play
Call Number: LB1140.35.P55 J66 2011
Responding to current debates on the place of play in schools, the authors have extensively revised their groundbreaking book. They explain how and why play is a critical part of children's development, as well as the central role adults have to promote it.
Healthy Children, Healthy Lives: The Wellness Guide for Early Childhood Programs
Call Number: LB1140.5.H4 B47 2013
This book helps improve the wellness of children, families, and early childhood professionals in early childhood programs. This series of checklists covers six components of wellness-nutrition and healthy eating habits; physical activity and fitness; emotional health and resilience; healthy care practices; safety and risk management; and leadership, management, and administration.
Far Away from the Tigers: A Year in the Classroom with Internationally Adopted Children
Call Number: LC3723 .K38 2011
Over the past three decades, more than a quarter of a million children have become citizens of the United States through international adoption. Interspersing vignettes from the classroom and conversations with the children’s parents, this book explores the author's misunderstandings and mistakes as she struggles to help the children adjust to school.

New Books: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Books are in call number order

The Transgender Child
Call Number: HQ77.9 .B75 2008
Covering developmental, legal, medical, and school issues, The Transgender Child is a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind guidebook for the unique challenges that thousands of families face raising children who step outside of the pink or blue box.
Relationship-Centered Practices in Early Childhood: Working with Families, Infants, and Young Children at Risk
Call Number: HQ519 .E57 2011
Strong working relationships with diverse families and children are the foundatiuon of successful early intervention. Discover fresh, practical ways to build these relationships in this essential guidebook, every professional's blueprint for working with children and families within the specific context of their culture, family structure, and risk factors.
Cultural Diversity and Families: Expanding Perspectives
Call Number: HQ536 .C853 2007
The authors move the dialogue about culturally diverse families to a new level by topically discussing the issues affecting culturally diverse families rather than organizing the information by racial and or ethnic groups.
Putting Children First: Proven Parenting Strategies for Helping Children Thrive Through Divorce
Call Number: HQ777.5 .P43 2010
Dr. JoAnne Pedro-Carroll explains with clarity and compassion in this powerful book, parents can positively alter the immediate and long-term effects of divorce on their children. The key is proven, emotionally intelligent parenting strategies that promote children's emotional health, resilience, and ability to lead satisfying lives.
Childhood and Society
Call Number: HQ781 .E75 1993
This book is considered a landmark work on the social significance of childhood. The author, Erik H. Erickson, examines the relationships between childhood training and cultural accomplishment, analyzing the infantile and the mature, the modern and the archaic elements in human motivation.
The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age
Call Number: HQ784.I58 S735 2013
In this book the author offers insights and advice that can help parents achieve greater understanding, authority, and confidence as they come up against the tech revolution and how families can combat the disconnection we are experiencing from our extreme device dependence.
All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated
Call Number: HV8886.U5 B47 2005

A look at the parents and over two million children in the United States affected by current incarceration policy. [Arrest --- Sentencing --- Visiting --- Grandparents --- Foster care --- Reentry --- Legacy]
Disrupted Childhoods: Children of Women in Prison
Call Number: HV8886.U5 S54 2011
This book explores the issues that arise from a mother's confinement and provides first-person accounts of the experiences of children with mothers behind bars. EBOOK access
Diversities in Early Childhood Education: Rethinking and Doing
Call Number: LB1139.23 .D58 2008
Drawing from the literature on ability, class, culture, ethnicity, gender, languages, race, and sexual orientation, this book presents a forward-looking account of how diversity could improve the educational experience of children from birth to age three.
Early Childhood Literacy: The National Early Literacy Panel and Beyond
Call Number: LB1140.5.L3 E27 2013
Using the landmark National Early Literacy Panel (NELP) Report as a starting point, this accessible book breaks the report down into key takeaways, recommends future directions in policy and practice, and tackles emerging issues and new research not addressed in the NELP report.
Multicultural Teaching in the Early Childhood Classroom: Approaches, Strategies, and Tools, Preschool-2nd Grade
Call Number: LC1099.3 .S635 2013
The teachers and classrooms portrayed here provide young children with rich educational experiences that empower them to understand themselves in relation to others. You will see how amazing teachers engage in culturally responsive teaching that fosters educational equity while also meeting state and national standards (such as the Common Core State Standards).
Making Preschool Inclusion Work: Strategies for Supporting Children, Teachers, and Programs
Call Number: LC4019.3 R53 2014
Future educators will get a thorough introduction to inclusion supports: evidence-based practices and strategies that help children with disabilities fully participate in preschool classrooms. With a strong emphasis on collaboration among all members of the education team, this text leads professionals step by step through every aspect of successful preschool inclusion, from designing an effective program to preparing all children for a smooth transition to kindergarten.
Inclusion Strategies That Work! Research-Based Methods for the Classroom
Call Number: LC4031 .K36 2010
With an interactive, teacher-friendly approach, this comprehensive handbook includes new information on national mandates affecting special education and a wealth of teaching strategies supported by the latest research. Developed for primary and secondary general education and special education teachers.
Learning Disabilities - A to Z: A Complete Guide to Learning Disabilities from Preschool to Adulthood
Call Number: LC4705 .S62 2010
Filled with anecdotes and advice, this updated edition helps parents understand the nature of their children's learning disabilities.
Many Languages, Building Connections: Supporting Infants and Toddlers who are Dual Language Learners
Call Number: PE1128.A2 N37355 2012
This book outlines adaptable strategies that caregivers of children younger than the age of three need to feel confident that they know how language develops, how cultural differences can come into play, and how to assess an individual child's situation to provide appropriate support.
Dual-Language Learners: Strategies for Teaching English
Call Number: PE1128.A2 P327 2013
Based on research and the author's experience as a multilingual educator, Dual-Language Learners provides a thoughtful approach to help young children learn English, maintain their home language, and develop the skiils necessary for school readiness and success.
Developmental Screening in Your Community: An Integrated Approach for Connecting Children with Services
Call Number: RJ131 .B73 2013
Many programs and providers still struggle to coordinate screening efforts so children who need services don't slip through the cracks. Integrated, community-wide screening and early detection/Child Find systems are the answer - and this is the first book with the systematic guidance and specific information you need to develop your own system or strengthen your existing system.
Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs
Call Number: RJ399.C6 P743 2012
These national standards describe evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs.
Deployment: Strategies for Working with Kids in Military Families
Call Number: UB403 .P387 2009
Children with parents in the military face unfamiliar and complicated emotions. This comprehensive handbook is for civilians and military personnel who work with or care for children who experience separation through deployment, death, or divorce.