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Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Early Childhood Education: STEM (NWTC)
Vicki Tanck · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
In the contents: 04: Early Science Experiences · 05: Early Math Experiences · 5.01: Importance of Early Childhood Mathematics and Developing Number Sense
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Children with Differing Abilities in Early Childhood Education
Autumn Gill · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
This textbook explores inclusion for children with disabilities, the legal and ethical requirements for teaching those children, categories of disabilities, diversity and anti-bias, accommodations and modifications, family engagement and advocacy.
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Early Childhood Literacy
Alice Hale · Chabot College
In the contents: 02: Recognizing the Power of the Early Years
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Mathematics Methods for Early Childhood
Janet Stramel · Fort Hays State University
In the contents: 1.01: The Importance of Early Childhood Mathematics · 1.06: Early Number Concepts and Number Sense · 1.09: Early Fraction Concepts
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Administration of Early Childhood Programs CD 014A
Jennifer Marta & Hannah Knott · Coalinga College
In the contents: 1.05: Leadership Styles in Early Childhood Programs · 1.06: Personal Qualities of an Effective Early Childhood Program Administrator · 1.08: Typical Responsibilities of an Early Childhood Program Administrator
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Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Education
Gina Peterson; Emily Elam · College of the Canyons · 2020
This text focuses on the appropriate use of a variety of assessment and observation strategies to document child development and behavior. Child observations will be conducted and analyzed.
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The ELC: An Early Childhood Learning Community at Work
Heather Bridge; Lorraine Melita; Patricia Roiger · Open SUNY · 2020
The ELC professional development model was designed to improve the quality of teacher candidates’ Practicum field placements and align teaching in field placements with Learning Standards used in the teacher education program. Teams of four educators from varied settings worked in a Practicum placement setting for one semester to improve their teaching and align it with Learning Standards. An action research approach improved teaching challenges teams faced. Research articles were read to improve teams’ teaching challenges by implementing one agreed strategy. Teams video-recorded, assessed, and reflected on the impact of the strategy on their teaching, on teacher candidates’ learning and on children’s learning. This text compiles six case studies from this model to illustrate how teaching challenges were improved. Appropriate for practiced educators as well as educators in training, this text provides a real world look into applying Learning Standards in early childhood classrooms.
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Foundations of Early Childhood Education
Amanda Dohms · WisTech Open · 2025
Discover the principles, practices, and strategies for teaching young children from birth to 8 years.
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The Role of Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Education
Krischa Esquivel; Emily Elam; Jennifer Paris; Maricela Tafoya · College of the Canyons · 2020
Guided by cultural beliefs and principles, families select experiences, convey attitudes, and impart knowledge to their children to prepare them for adulthood. Accordingly, it is important for program staff to learn to collaborate effectively with families. To develop a partnership and to tap into the family as a primary resource, early childhood educators must reach out to, learn about, and develop strong partnerships with families. This process requires openness to learning and an effort to understand the individuality of each family and the diversity of the families from which the children come.
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Early Childhood Literacy: Engaging and Empowering Emergent Readers and Writers, Birth – Age 5
Christine Pegorraro Schull; Leslie La Croix; Sara Miller; Kimberly Austin · Virginia's Academic Library Consortium (VIVA) · 2021
This textbook, Early Childhood Literacy: Engaging and Empowering Emergent Readers and Writers Birth-Age 5, outlines the connection between different areas of language and literacy and describes strategies for supporting development and promoting instruction. Early literacy includes reading, writing, and language development. Writing includes any early writing attempts and pre-writing behaviors just as reading includes any early reading attempts and recognition of symbols and sounds. Language also includes listening and speaking (oral language) and the use of gestures and signs to communicate. The term oral language is commonly used to describe early language development separately from reading and writing. This text assumes oral language is a component of language and embraces the broader term to underscore the communication practices outside of listening and speaking. For example, some children use sign language or a picture board. For these reasons, the textbook will focus on language development in its totality, including oral language. This textbook is focused on birth to age 5 because early literacy development is crucial for future learning and development.
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Mathematics Methods for Early Childhood
Janet Stramel · Fort Hays State University · 2021
Welcome to Early Childhood Mathematics! This course satisfies the Early Childhood Unified requirements in the state of Kansas for a teaching license Birth to Grade 3. Most people agree that early childhood includes the period from infancy until eight years of age, characterized by rapid and complex growth in physical, cognitive, and social domains. Math skills must be taught in early childhood. Children should be provided a foundation to succeed in elementary school and beyond. Teachers should focus lessons in early childhood around the basic skills that will help to advance future mathematics. From preschool to the end of elementary school, children are setting the foundation for future life skills. Learning mathematics is “a ‘natural’ and developmentally appropriate activity for young children” (Ginsberg, Lee, and Boyd, 2008). Through their everyday interactions with the world, many children develop informal concepts about space, quantity, size, patterns, and operations. Unfortunately, not all children have the same opportunities to build these informal and foundational concepts of mathematics in their day-to-day lives (Sherman-LeVos, 2010). Young children are naturally curious, and the best time to begin mathematics is at a time while the young child’s brain is rapidly developing. Mathematics in early childhood helps children develop critical thinking and reasoning skills early on and it’s the key to the foundation for success in their formal schooling years.
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Safety, Health, and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education
Jennifer Paris · College of the Canyons · 2018
Early childhood is a critical time in development. Many outcomes, both positive and negative, have their beginnings in these years. It is vital that children’s health and safety be protected. High-quality early care and education programs can play a valuable role in improving outcomesfor children.
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Introduction to Curriculum for Early Childhood Education
Jennifer Paris; Kristin Beeve; Clint Springer · College of the Canyons · 2018
Welcome to learning about how to effectively plan curriculum for young children. This textbook will address: Developing curriculum through the planning cycle Theories that inform what we know about how children learn and the best ways for teachers to support learning The three components of developmentally appropriate practice Importance and value of play and intentional teaching Different models of curriculum Process of lesson planning (documenting planned experiences for children) Physical, temporal, and social environments that set the stage for children’s learning Appropriate guidance techniques to support children’s behaviors as the self-regulation abilities mature. Planning for preschool-aged children in specific domains including Physical development Language and literacy Math Science Creative (the visual and performing arts) Diversity (social science and history) Health and safety How curriculum planning for infants and toddlers is different from planning for older children Supporting school-aged children’s learning and development in out-of-school time through curriculum planning Making children’s learning visible through documentation and assessment
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Parenting and Family Diversity Issues
Diana Lang · Iowa State University
This book has been created for students and all individuals who work with children and families in diverse contexts. It is imperative to understand how and what factors may influence child outcomes across the lifespan. Therefore, key concepts related to parenting, child-rearing, care-giving, and parenting education are outlined in this textbook to provide historical, theoretical, and practical perspectives across vast settings and developmental domains.
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ECD Principles and Practices
Alice Hale · Chabot College
In the contents: 1.01: Chabot's Course of Study in Early Childhood Development · 1.04: NAEYC Standards of Early Childhood Professional Preparation · 02: The Early Childhood Teacher
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Introduction to Childhood Studies
Susan Eliason · Bridgewater State University
The book supports a speaking-intensive course that introduces you to key concepts in the study of childhood from multidisciplinary perspectives. Your reading and listening will allow you to examine the historical and socio-cultural constructions of “the child” and childhood, exploring topics such as child development, cultural notions of adolescence, children as social agents, children’s rights, and challenges facing children in both local and global contexts.
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Child Development (Cummings-Clay)
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 2.02: Growth Stages 1- Infancy and Early Childhood · 2.03: Early adverse experiences- what does the latest brain research tell us · 2.05: Socioemotional Development in Childhood
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Early Language and Literacy (NWTC)
Vicki Tanck · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
In the contents: 1.02: Early Learning Standards · 2.05: Early Literacy Development Strategies · 3.06: Engaging Families in Early Literacy Strategies
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Children, Families, Schools, and Communities
Joan Giovannini · Holyoke Community College
Children, Families, Schools, and Communities is an introductory text in the field of Child and Family Studies. It provides a lens for understanding the evolving definition of “family”. It promotes strategies for culturally sustaining and deeply collaborative relationships.
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Leadership and Adult Supervision in ECE
Laura Daly · Woodland Community College
Leadership and Adult Supervision in Early Childhood Education explores the relational and ethical work of supervising, mentoring, coaching, and leading adults in early care and education settings. Grounded in the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct, the text emphasizes ethical decision-making, reflective practice, and relationship-based leadership. Designed for students and emerging leaders, it integrates theory with real-world application in adult supervision and professional practice.