Foundations in Early Childhood Education ECE 107 Reserve Readings Quality in Early Childhood Education: Ackerman, Debra; Barnett, Steven (July 2006) Increasing the Effectiveness of Preschool Programs. National Institute for Early Education Research, www.nieer.org Barnett, Steven, et all. (2004) Class Size: What’s the Best Fit? ; Preschool Policy Matters, National Institute for Early Education Research, www.nieer.org Barnett, Steven (dec. 2004) Better Preschools: Student Achivement Linked to Teacher Qualifications National Institute for Early Education Research, www.nieer.org Crosser, Sandra (2005) Does Early Education Make a Difference; What Do we Know About Early Childhood Education? Research Based Practice, Delmar. Espinosa, Linda (2002) High Quality Preschool: Why We Need it and What it Looks Like Preschool Policy Matters, National Institute for Early Education Research, www.nieer.org Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center (1999) The Children of the Cost Quality and Outcomes Study Go to School, FGP Publications, www.fpg.unc.edu/~NCEDL/PAGES/cqes.htm Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center (1999) Early Learning, Later Success: The Abcedarian Study, University of North Carolina. Jones, Rebecca (October 1998) Starting Early; The Why and How of preschool Education, American School Board Journal. Kuglemass, Judy; Ross-Bernstein, Judith (2000) Explicit and Implicit Dimensions of Adult-Child Interactions in a Quality Child Care Center, Early Childhood Education Journal, Human Services Press, Inc. Olsen, Lynn (2002, January) Starting Early, Education Week on the Web, www.edweek.org Oren, Thomas A; Ruhl, Kathy (2000) Caregiver-Environment Scale: Assessing the Quality of Center-Based Infant Care, Early Childhood Education Journal, Human Services Press, Inc. Resnick, Laura , editor (Fall 2005) Early Childhood Education: Investing in Quality Makes Sense, Research Points, American Educational Research Association Schulman, Karen Overlooked benefits of Prekindergarten; National Institute for Early Education Research, www.nieer.org Scarr, Sandra (1998) American Child Care Today, American Psychologist, American Psychological Association. 1 Foundations in Early Childhood Education ECE 107 Kindergarten/ Kindergarten Readiness Ackerman, Debra; Barnett, Steven; Prepared for Kindergarten: What Does Readiness Mean? Preschool Policy Facts, National Institute for Early Education Research, www.nieer.org Black, Susan (2003) Too Soon to Test; American School Board Journal, National School Boards Association. Blair, Clancy (2003) Self-Regulation and School Readiness, Eric Digest. Child Trends (2001) School Readiness: Helping Communities Get Children Ready for School and School Ready for Children, Research Brief http://www.childtrends.org/Files/Child_Trends-2001_10_01_RB_SchoolReadiness.pdf Clark, Patricia (2001) Recent Research on All Day Kindergarten. Eric Digest. Crosser, Sandra (2002) Enter Early or Hold Out: The Kindergarten Age Dilemma Excelligence Learning Corporation, www.earlychildhood.com Graue, Elizabeth (2001) What’s Going on in the Children’s Garden? Kindergarten Today. Young Children, NAEYC. Hardy, Lawrence (April 2003) Overburdened Overwhelmed, The American School Board Journal Katz, Lillian (2000) Academic Redshirting and Young Children; Eric Digest. Marshall, Hermine (2003) An Updated Look at Delaying Kindergarten Entry, Young Children, NAEYC. NAEYC (2001) Still Unacceptable Trends in Kindergarten Entry and Placement, Young Children, NAEYC. Raver, Cybele (2003) Young Children’s Emotional and Development and School Readiness, Eric Digest. Saluja, G; Scott-Little, C; Clifford, M (2000) Readiness for School: A Survey of States, Early Childhood research in Practice ( Vol2, 2), www.ecrp.uiuc.edu Taylor, Kathryn; Gibbs, Albert, Slate, John (2000) Preschool Attendance and Kindergarten Readiness, Early Childhood Education Journal, Human Services Press, Inc. Texas Child Care Quarterly (Fall 2002) Skills for School Readiness, Texas Workforce Commission. Zill, Nicolas; Collins, Mary; West, Jerry; Hausken, Elvie (1995) School Readiness and Children’s Developmental Status, Eric Digest 2 Foundations in Early Childhood Education ECE 107 Curriculum Issues in Early Childhood Banks, Ron (2004) The Early Childhood Curriculum Debate: Direct Instruction vs. Child Initiated Learning. Clearing House on Early Education and Parenting. Bredekamp, Sue (1996) 25 Years of Educating Young Children: The High Scope Approach to Preschool Education, Young Children, NAEYC. Colbert, Judith (Aug/Sept 2003) Understanding Curriculum: An Umbrella View, Early Childhood News. Frede, Ellen, Ackerman, Debra (March 2007) Preschool Curriculum: Dimensions to Consider, National Institute for Early Education Research Gandini, Lynn (1993) Fundamentals of the Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education, Young Children, NAEYC. Goffin, Stacie (2000, August) The Role of Curriculum Models in Early Childhood Education, Eric Digest. Golbeck, Susan (2002) Instructional Models for Early Childhood Education, Eric Digest. Hewett, Valarie (2001) Examining the Reggio Emilia Approach in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education Journal, Human Services Press, Inc. Humphries, Janet (1998) The Developmental Appropriateness of High Quality Montessori Programs, Young Children, NAEYC. Katz, Lillian (1999) Curriculum Disputes in Early Childhood Education, Eric Digest. Klein, Susanna (March/April2002) Different Approaches to Teaching: Comparing Three Preschool Program Models; Early Childhood News. New, Rebecca S (April 2003) Reggio Emilia: New Ways to Think About Schooling, Educational Leadership, Association for Instruction and Curriculum Development. Schweinhart, Lawerence; Weikart, David (1998) Why Curriculum Matters in Early Childhood Education, Educational Leadership, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Staley, Lynn (1998) Beginning to Implement the Reggio Philosophy, Young Children, NAEYC. 3 Foundations in Early Childhood Education ECE 107 Inclusion Brown, Mark; Bergen, Doris; House, Marcia; Hittle, Jane; Dickerson, Tina (2000) An Observational Study: Examining the Relevance of Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Classroom Adaptations and Parental Participation n the Context of an Integrated Preschool Program, Early Childhood Education Journal, Human Services Press, Inc. Delany, Elizabeth (2001) The Adminstrator's Role in Making Inclusion Work, Young Children, NAEYC. Excelligence Learning Corporation(2002) Inclusion: Integrating Special Kids in a Child Care Setting, www.earlychildhood.com Hall, Alice; Neimeyer, Judith (2000) Inclusion of Children with Special Need in SchoolAge Child Care Programs, Early Childhood Education Journal, Human Services Press, Inc. Jordan, Deanna (2002) Inclusion in the Preschool Setting, Excelligence Learning Corporation, www.earlychildhood.com Odom, Samuel; Diamond, Karen (1998) Inclusion of Young Children with Special Need in Early Childhood Education: The Research Base, Early Childhood research Quarterly, Ablex Corp. Olson, Jennifer; Murphy, Cari; Olson, Phillip (1999) Readying Parents and Teachers for the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities: A Step by Step Process, Young Children, NAEYC. Ripley, Suzanne (2002) Intervention – The Earlier, The Better, Excelligence Learning Corporation, www.earlychildhood.com Udell, Tom; Peters, Joyce; Templeman (1998) From Philosophy to Practice in Inclusive Early Childhood Programs, Teaching Exceptional Children, Council for Exceptional Children 4 Foundations in Early Childhood Education ECE 107 Male Involvement in Early Childhood Education Topic One: Male Teachers/Caregivers Cooney, Margaret; Bittner, Mark (2001) Men in Early Childhood Education: Their Emergent Issues. Early Childhood Education Journal, Human Services Press, Inc. Cunningham, Bruce; Watson, Lemuel (Nov 2002) Recruiting Male Teachers, Young Children, NAEYC Robinson, Bryan (1988) Vanishing Breed: Men In Child Care Programs, Young Children, NAEYC. Rowden-Racette (2005) Endangered Species, Education Week, edweek.org. Sargent, Paul (2002, Nov) Under the Glass: Conversations with Men in Early Childhood Education, Young Children, NAEYC. Wardle, Francis (2002) Men in Early Childhood: Fathers and Teachers; Excelligence Learning Corporation, www.earlychildhood.com Topic Two: Involving Fathers in Early Education Berger, Eugenia (1998) Don’t Shut Fathers Out, Early Childhood Education Journal, Plenum Publishing. Frieman, Barry (1998)What Early Childhood Educators Need to Know About Divorced Fathers, Early Childhood Education Journal, Human Services Press. Frieman, Barry and Berkley, Terry (2002) Encouraging Fathers to Participate in the School Experiences of Young Children: The Teacher’s Role. Early Childhood Education Journal, Human Services Press. Gadsden, Vivian and Ray, Asisha (2002, Nov.) Engaging Fathers: Issues and Considerations for Early Childhood Educators, Young Children, NAEYC. Head Start (June 2004) Building Blocks for Father Involvement, Administration for Children and Families, www.headstartinfo.org Green, Stephen (fall 2003) Reaching Out to Fathers: An Examination of Staff Efforts That Lead to Greater Father Involvement in Early Childhood Programs, Early Childhood Research and Practice, http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v5n2/green.html Turbiville, Vicki; Umbarger, Gardner; Guthrie, Anne (2000) Father’s Involvement in Programs for Young Children, Young Children, NAEYC 5 Foundations in Early Childhood Education ECE 107 Family Involvement and Family Centered Practice Brand, Susan (1996, Jan.) Making Parent Involvement a Reality: Helping Teachers Develop Partnerships with Families, Young Children, NAEYC. Crosser, Sandra (2005) How Does Family Involvement Impact Education? What Do we Know About Early Childhood Education? Research Based Practice, Delmar. DiNatale, Lorenza ( 2002) Developing High-Quality Family Involvement Programs in Early Childhood Setting, Young Children, NAEYC. Eldridge, Deborah (2001, July) Parent Involvement: It’s Worth the Effort, Young Children, NAEYC. Keiff, Judith and Wellhousen (2000, May) Planning Family Involvement in Early Childhood Programs, Young Children , NAEYC. Peterson, Keri (January/February 2002) Creating Home-School Partnerships, Early Childhood News. Swick, Kevin (2001) Empowering Parents and Families Through a Caring Inquiry Approach, Early Childhood Education Journal, Vol.29, No.1, Human Services Press. Workman, Susan and Gage, Jim (1997, May) Family-School Partnerships: A Family Strengths Approach, Young Children, NAEYC. 6 Foundations in Early Childhood Education ECE 107 Diversity: Cultural Implications for Caregiving/Antibias Curriculum Bhavnagri, Nava Peshotan and Gonzalez-Mena, Janet (1997, Fall) The Cultural Context of Infant Caregiving, Childhood Education, Association for Childhood Education International. Derman- Sparks, Louise (2003) Developing Antibias, Multicultural Curriculum, A World Of Difference, NAEYC. Donahue Finn, Carol (2003, May) Cultural Models for Early Caregiving, Zero to Three, Washington D.C Gonzalez-Mena(1992) Taking a Culturally Sensitive Approach in Infant and Toddler Programs, Young Children, NAEYC. Hepburn, Katie S (May 2004) Building Culturally and Linguistically Competent Services ; Early Care and Education Environment. Kaiser, Barbara; Rasminsky, Judy (2003) Opening the Culture Door, Young Children, NAEYC. Kase, Lori Miller (2001) Talking to Kids About Race; Parents; Gruner and Jahr Usa Publishing. Levin, Diane (2003) Chapter 6: Antibias Education: Helping Children Understand and Appreciate Diversity; Teaching Young Children in Violent Times, NAEYC. NAEYC (1995) Responding to Linguistic and Cultural Diversity: Recommendations for Effective Early Childhood Education. (available on line at naeyc.org - see position statements section) Okagaki, Lynn and Diamond, Karen (2003) Responding to Cultural and Linguistic Differences in Beliefs and Practices of Families with Young Children, A World of Difference, NAEYC, Washington DC Swick, Kevin J.;Boutte, and Van Scoy ( 1995) Family Involvement in Early Multicultural Learning, Eric Digest Tabors, Patton (2003) What Early Childhood Educators Need to Know: Developing Effective Programs for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children and Families, , A World of Difference, NAEYC, Washington DC. Wardle, Francis (2002) Meeting the Needs of Multiracial and Multiethnic Children, Excelligence Learning Corporation, www.earlychildhood.com 7 Foundations in Early Childhood Education ECE 107 Social and Emotional Competence Boyd, Judi, et al; Policy Report: Promoting Children’s Social and Emotional Development Through Preschool, www.nieer.org Cobb, Casey; Mayer, John (2000) Emotional Intelligence: What the Research Says, Educational Leadership Gilliam, Walter (May 2005) Prekindergarteners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten Systems , Yale University Child Study Center. Jacobsen, Linda (May 2005) Preschoolers Expelled from School at Rates Exceeding that of K-12, edweek.org McCabe, LISA; Frede, Ellen (2007) Challenging Behaviors: Preschool as a Contributing or Ameliorating Factor?Nieer Working Paper, National Institute for early Childhood Research, www.nieer.org Niles, M; Reynolds, A; Nagasawa, Mark (Spring 2006) Does Early Childhood Intervention Affect the Social and Emotional Development of Participants?; Early Childhood Research in Practice (Vol 8 , No 1), www.ecrp.uiuc.edu Wilson, Ruth ( Jan/Feb 2003) The Role of Social and Emotional Competence in the Development of Young Children, Early Childhood News. 8 Foundations in Early Childhood Education ECE 107 Universal Preschool /Investing In Preschool Alexandra Starr (April 29, 2002) Does Universal Preschool Pay? Business Week, McGraw-Hill. Barnett, Steven (April, 20030 Preschool: the Most Important Grade, Educational Leadership, www.nieer.org Barnett, Steven (April 2004) The Universal vs. Targeted Debate: Should the United States have Preschool for All? National Institute for Early Education Research, www.nieer.org Bracey, Gerald (2003) Investing in Preschool; American School Board Journal; National School Board Journal. Clive, B (2006) Does it Pay to Invest in Preschool for all? National Institute for Early Education Research, www.nieer.org Hurst, Marianne (Nov. 2004) Groups Link Preschool Education, Economic Growth, Education Week, www.edweek.org Lynch, Robert (Winter 04/05) Preschool Pays American Educator. National Child Care Association (August 2001) Building Universal Preschool in Partnership with the Private Early Education and Care System, Policy Paper Pope, Julie; Clothier, Steffanie (June 2005) The Preschool Promise, State Legislatures. Schweinhart, Lawrence (1994) Lasting Benefits of Preschool Programs, Eric Digest. On-line Resources: Early Childhood Research in Practice, http://www.ecrp.uiuc.edu National Institute for Early Education Research: www.nieer.org Education Week Journal: www.edweek.org Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting: http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/ Early Childhood Research and Practice Journal: http://ecrp.uiuc.edu www.earlychildhood.com– Articles section 9