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Indexed Early Childhood Links

 

Accreditation/Quality Programs/Early Childhood Programs

National Academy of Early Childhood Programs http://www.naeyc.org/accreditation/default.asp *This is NAEYC accreditation.

Top 10 Signs of a Good Kindergarten Classroom (EYLY Release #1996-12     NAEYC website)

 

10 Signs of a Great Preschool (EYLY Release #1996-01     NAEYC website)

 

Where Your Child Care Dollars Go (EYLY Release #1997-07     NAEYC website)

 

Childrens Defense Fund

 

Become a Children's Champion (NAEYC Advocacy/Action Page)

 

Accreditation of Early Childhood Programs (National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, NAEYC website)

 

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Advocacy/Children & Families

25 Key Facts About American Children (Children's Defense Fund, 2000 Yearbook)

Alfie Kohn.org www.alfiekohn.org

Children's Defense Fund www.childrensdefense.org

Families and Work Institute www.familiesandwork.org

Get Outraged! http://www.getoutraged.com/ *This is a site regarding the effects of tobacco and children sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

I Am Your Child http://www.iamyourchild.org *This is Rob Reiner's organization.

Stand for Children www.stand.org

Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education www.trainingwheels4ece.com

Vermont Early Childhood Website www.ahs.state.vt.us/EarlyChildhood  

 

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Assessment & Testing

 

None of the Above Special In Depth Series (New York Times on the Web)

 

Right Answer, Wrong Score  (New York Times, May 20, 2001)

 

When a Test Fails the Schools, Careers and Reputations Suffer (New York Times, May 21, 2001)

 

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Attachment Theory

Attachment-Theory and Research at Stony Brook http://www.psychology.sunysb.edu/ewaters/

Attachment Research Center http://attachment.edu.ar/

Mangione, Peter.  The Program for Infant & Toddler Caregivers: Infant Attachment. Online Powerpoint Presentation. www.pitc.org/attachment/  Added July 7, 2001 in Attachment Theory and in Infants & Toddlers.

Psyche Matters-Attachment Resources and Bibliographies http://www.psychematters.com/bibliographies/attachres.htm

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Child Care Information/State Licensing & Regulation

VT SRS - Childcare http://www.state.vt.us/srs/childcare/index.htm

New York State Day Care Regulations http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/becs/daycare_regs.asp

New York's Regulations For Health and Safety In Child Care http://nrc.uchsc.edu/newyork/newyork.htm

Vermont's Regulations For Health and Safety In Child Care http://nrc.uchsc.edu/vermnt/vermont.htm

Vermont Early Childhood Website www.ahs.state.vt.us/EarlyChildhood  

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Child Care/Accreditation

National Academy of Early Childhood Programs http://www.naeyc.org/accreditation/default.asp *This is NAEYC accreditation.

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Child Care Information/Organizations

National Child Care Information Center Home Page http://nccic.org/

Vermont Early Childhood Website http://www.ahs.state.vt.us/EarlyChildhood/

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Child Development

Child Care Source www.childcaresource.org

Families and Work Institute www.familiesandwork.org

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Child Wellness, Safety, and Nutrition Sites

American Academy of Pediatrics

www.aap.org

 

Breastfeeding.com

www.breastfeeding.com

 

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

www.cdc.gov

 

Get Outraged!

www.getoutraged.com/

This is a site regarding the effects of tobacco and children sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

 

Health and Safety Resources

National Child Care Information Center

healthsafety.html

 

KidsHealth

www.kidshealth.org

This site sponsored by the Nemours Foundation partners with a number of children's hospitals around the country.

 

National Resource Center for Health & Safety in Child Care

http://nrc.uchsc.edu/

 

Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics

www.paaap.org

 

Prevent Child Abuse America

www.preventchildabuse.org/

 

Prevent Child Abuse Ohio

www.pcao.org

 

Prevent Child Abuse

West Virginia

www.preventchildabusewv.org/

 

Tobacco Free Ohio

www.tobaccofreeohio.org

 

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Discipline & Behavior Management

Alfie Kohn.org www.alfiekohn.org

The No Spanking Page www.neverhitachild.org

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Equipment & Supplies/Commercial

Classroom Direct.com http://www.classroomdirect.com/

Community Playthings www.communityplaythings.com

Constructive Playthings/U.S. Toy http://www.constplay.com/

Discount School Supply www.earlychildhood.com *This site also includes many teacher resources free of charge.

Lakeshore Learning Supplies www.lakeshorelearning.com

The Parent Teacher Store, Latham, NY http://www.edumart.com/parentteacher

Play Essentials www.playessentials.com/catalog.htm

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Equipment & Supplies/Commercial-Books

Gryphon House Books On-line: Books For Teachers, Parents & Caregivers http://www.ghbooks.com

Redleaf Press www.redleafpress.org

Turn-the-Page Press www.turnthepage.com *This is Bev Bos' site

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 Higher Education/Early Childhood Degree

Bank Street, New York City www.bnkst.edu

Bennington College, Bennington, VT www.bennington.edu

Community College of Vermont, multiple sites in VT www.ccv.vsc.edu

Hiram College, Hiram, OH www.hiram.edu

Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY www.hvcc.edu

Illinois State University, Normal, IL www.ilstu.edu

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL www.siue.edu

Southern Vermont College, Bennington, VT www.svc.edu

Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, NY

University of Maine http://www.ume.maine.edu/~cofed/

Wheelock College www.wheelock.edu

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Listservs

The following are lists of listservs of possible interest to educators and parents. A listserv is an ongoing e-mail discussion.

CREATIVE CURRICULUM This is a listserv related to the Creative Curriculum although the topics tend to include more generic early childhood subjects. Go to www.teachingstrategies.com for more information or to sign on to this listserv.

HIGHSCOPECURRICULUM A place for preschool teachers and day care providers that are using High Scope as their curriculum to share ideas and discuss problems that we encounter. To join go to: www.egroups.com/group/HighScopeCurriculum

NYSACCESS This list is designed for members and friends of the New York State chapter of the American Associate Degree Early Childhood Educators (ACCESS).   We welcome your membership if you are currently teaching early childhood education at a two year college.   The purpose of the list is to share ideas, information, meetings, and discussions pertaining to early childhood teacher education.   If you choose to join our list, please include your name and position as this is a restricted community. To join go to: www.egroups.com/community/NYSACCESS

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Parents/Resources

Bay Area Male Involvement Network www.bamin.org

Canadian Parents www.canadianparents.com

Coalition for Quality Children's Media http://www.cqcm.org/kidsfirst/index.shtml

DrGreene.com Caring for the Next Generation www.drgreene.com

Expert Parents www.expertparents.com

The Fatherhood Project www.fatherhoodproject.org

Fathering Magazine - fathermag.com http://www.fathermag.com/

Head Start-National Head Start www.nhsa.org

National Center for Family Literacy http://www.famlit.org

National Parent Information Network www.npin.org

Parent Education Ring http://www.ksu.edu/wwparent/parentring.htm

ParenthoodWeb www.parenthoodweb.com

PregnancyGuideOnline www.pregnancyguideonline.com *Interesting, perhaps more in terms of links. I found it condescending and patronizing to fathers.

ParentsPlace.Com www.parentsplace.com

Parent Soup www.parentsoup.com

StorkNet www.storknet.com

Suite 101 Early Childhood Resources http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/early_childhood_education

Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education www.trainingwheels4ece.com

Vermont Early Childhood Website www.ahs.state.vt.us/EarlyChildhood  

 

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Parents/Working With

Diffily, Deborah and Kathy Morrison, Eds. Family Friendly Communication for Early Childhood Programs. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1996.

Early Years Are Learning Years. National Association for the Education of Young Children, Parent Section. September 4, 1999. February 29, 2000. <http://www.naeyc.org/resources/eyly/default.asp>

Graves, Timothy R. Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education. January 4, 2000. February 29, 2000. <http://www.trainingwheels4ece.com>.

Katz, Lilian and others.. Preventing and Resolving Parent-Teacher Differences. Kidzone. August 12, 1997. February 29, 2000. <http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content3/parent.teacher.3.html#top>.

Levine, James. The Fatherhood Project. Unknown. February 29, 2000. <http://www.fatherhoodproject.org/>.

National Parent Information Center. Unknown. February 26, 2000. <http://www.npin.org>.

Parents As Teachers National Center. Unknown. February 29, 2000. <http://www.patnc.org>.

Powell, Douglas R. Families and Early Childhood Programs. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1989.

Swick, Kevin. Teacher Parent Partnerships. National Parent Information Center. Unknown. February 29, 2000. <http://npin.org/library/pre1998/n00381/n00381.html>.

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Professional Organizations/Early Childhood Education

Australian Early Childhood Association www.aeca.com.au

The Canadian Association for Young Children www.cayc.ca

Capital District Child Care Coordination Council www.cdcccc.org

Head Start-National Head Start www.nhsa.org

National Association of Child Care Professionals www.naccp.org

National Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.naeyc.org/ **By the way, all of my students should all be members of NAEYC. Stop by my office and ask me for a membership blank.

 

    NAEYC Affiliates:

  • Chattanooga Association for the Education of Young Children www.chattaeyc.org
  • Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children www.dvaeyc.org
  • Houston Association for the Education of Young Children www.haaeyc.org
  • New York State Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.nysaeyc.org
  • Northern Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children www.nvaeyc.org
  • Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children www.oaeyc.org
  • Orange County Association for the Education of Young Children www.ocaeyc.org
  • San Diego Association for the Education of Young Children www.sandiegoaeyc.org
  • South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children www.scaeyc.org
  • West Virginia Association for Young Children www.wvayc.org

National Black Child Development Institute www.nbcdi.org

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Professional Magazines, Newspapers, & Other Periodicals

Child Care Information Exchange Home Page www.childcareexchange.com

The Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.merit.edu/chronicle/

Early Childhood News www.earlychildhoodnews.com

Early Childhood Research and Practice http://ecrp.uiuc.edu

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Journal of Family Life www.jflmag.com

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Professional Organizations/Medical

American Academy of Pediatrics Web Site http://www.aap.org/

American Psychiatric Association Online http://www.psych.org/

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Research/Educational

ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education http://ericeece.org/

Families and Work Institute www.familiesandwork.org

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Resources for Teacher Educators

NYSACCESS This list is designed for members and friends of the New York State chapter of the American Associate Degree Early Childhood Educators (ACCESS).   We welcome your membership if you are currently teaching early childhood education at a two year college.   The purpose of the list is to share ideas, information, meetings, and discussions pertaining to early childhood teacher education.   If you choose to join our list, please include your name and position as this is a restricted community. To join go to: www.egroups.com/community/NYSACCESS

Teach at CCV http://teach.ccv.vsc.edu/

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Study Helps/College Students

Hudson Valley Community College Learning Resource Center (helps in papers)

Purdue University Writing Center includes samples of citations and more. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html

Modern Language Association--The home page of the Modern Language Association (MLA) www.mla.org

Dushkin Online http://www.dushkin.com/online/

Professor Tim's Research & Study Helps http://www.hvcc.edu/~gravetim/search_helps.htm

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Teacher Resources/General & Variety

Child & Family Canada, Enfant et Famille du Canada http://www.cfc-efc.ca/

Coalition for Quality Children's Media http://www.cqcm.org/kidsfirst/index.shtml

Developmentally Appropriate Practices http://www.ed.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/ece/dap1.html *Many links.

Discount School Supply www.earlychildhood.com *This commercial site also includes many teacher resources free of charge.

Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner

National Association for the Education of Young Children www.naeyc.org *This site has many resources.

Perpetual Preschool www.perpetualpreschool.com

The Idea Box www.theideabox.com

Suite 101 Early Childhood Resources http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/early_childhood_education

Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education www.trainingwheels4ece.com

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Teacher Resources/Curriculum Specific

Creative Curriculum www.teachingstrategies.com

The Free School Approach www.albanyfreeschool.com

High-Scope Curriculum http://www.highscope.org

The Project Approach http://www.project-approach.com/

Project Construct National Center www.projectconstruct.org/

Reggio Emilia Approach-Cyert Center for Early Education at Carnegie Mellon University http://www.cmu.edu/cyert-center/

A.S. Neill's Summerhill School http://www.summerhillschool.co.uk/

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Teacher Resources/Cooking with Children

Cooking with Children http://www.kidsrcooking.com

National Network for Child Care http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/fc46_cook.kids.html

Father's World http://www.fathersworld.com/recipes/dadscookin/index.html

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Teacher Resources/Infants & Toddlers

Abell, Ellen. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Infant Crying I'm Trying to Tell You Something. Unknown. April 24, 2000. <http://www.humsci.auburn.edu/parent/crying/>

Brazelton, T. Berry. Touchpoints. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1992.

Brazelton, T. Berry. Working and Caring. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1985.

Bronson, M.B. The Right Stuff For Children Birth To 8: Selecting Play Materials To Support Development. Washington, DC: NAEYC, 1995.

Educarer World of Infants www.educarer.com

Gerber, Magda and Allison Johnson. Your Self-Confident Baby. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

Gestwicki, Carol. Developmentally Appropriate Practice Curriculum and Development in Early Education. Second Edition. Albany, NY: Delmar, 1999.

Godwin, Annabelle and Lorraine Schraig. (Eds.) Setting Up for Infant Care: Guidelines for Centers and Family Child Care Homes. Revised Edition. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Graves, Tim. Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education. Biting: Dracula at the Day Care. August 6, 1999. April 24, 2000. <http://www.trainingwheels4ece.com/talk/ttbit.htm>

Graves, Tim. Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education. Sleeping During the First Year. August 6, 1999. April 24, 2000. <http://www.trainingwheels4ece.com/talk/ttslpy.htm>

Greenspan, Stanley and Nancy Thorndike Greenspan. First Feelings: Milestones in the Emotional Development of Your Baby and Child. New York: Penguin USA, 1994.

Herr, Judy and Terri Swim. Creative Resources for Infants and Toddlers. Albany, NY: Delmar, 1999.

Howes, Carollee. Infant Child Care. (ED333963 91). ERIC Digest. Unknown. April 24, 2000. < http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed333963.html>

www.iamyourchild.org

Katz, Lillian and others. The Case For Mixed-Age Grouping In Early Education. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1990.

Leach, Penelope. Your Baby and Child. Third Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.

Mangione, Peter.  The Program for Infant & Toddler Caregivers: Infant Attachment. Online Powerpoint Presentation. www.pitc.org/attachment/  Added July 7, 2001 in Attachment Theory and in Infants & Toddlers.

Miller, Karen. Things to Do With Toddlers and Twos. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House, 1984.

Miller, Karen. More Things to Do With Toddlers and Twos. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House. 1990.

Miller, Karen. Simple Steps Developmental Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Two-Year-Olds. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House, 1999.

National Association for the Education of Young Children. Toilet Learning for Toddlers. October 23, 1998. April 24, 2000. <http://www.naeyc.org/resources/eyly/1998/17.htm>

National Association for the Education of Young Children. Brain Research: What It Means for Young Children and Families. October 23, 1998. April 24, 2000. <http://www.naeyc.org/resources/eyly/1997/11.htm>

Parents as Teachers National Center

Ramey, Craig T. and Sharon L. Ramey. Right From Birth: Building Your Child's Foundation for Life. New York: Goddard Press, 1999.

Resources for Infant Educarers. January 26, 2000. April 24, 2000. <http://www.rie.org>

Segal, Marilyn and Wendy Masi. Your Child at Play Birth to One Year: Discovering the Senses and Learning about the World. New York: Newmarket Press, 1998.

Segal, Marilyn and Wendy Masi. Your Child at Play Two to Three Years: Growing Up, Language, and the Imagination. New York : Newmarket Press, 1998.

Segal, Marilyn and Wendy Masi. Your Child at Play One to Two Years: Exploring, Daily Living, Learning and Making Friends. New York: Newmarket Press, 1998.

Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education. Early Childhood Links. February 20, 2000. February 29, 2000. <www.trainingwheels4ece.com/links.htm>

Watson, Linda D., Michael A. Watson, and LaVisa Cam Wilson. Infants and Toddlers Curriculum and Teaching. 4th Ed. Albany, NY: Delmar, 1999.

White, Burton L. The New First Three Years of Life. Cambridge, MA: Fireside, 1995.

Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. Unknown. April 24, 2000. <http://www.zerotothree.org>

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Teacher Resources/Literature & Literacy

Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/

The Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

Database of Award Winning Children's Literature http://www.dawcl.com/

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Teacher Resources/Music

Children's Music Web http://www.childrensmusic.org/

Perpetual Preschool* www.perpetualpreschool.com/music.html

MIDI Made Music Jukebox Page* www.llerrah.com This is a pretty cool site, although not devoted to children's music exclusively. It has a lot of midi files for download so that if you forgot the tune to "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" you can hear it on your PC.

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Teacher Resources/School-Age

Center for Research on Women Wellesley College. National Institute on Out-of-School Time. February 17, 2000. February 24, 2000. <http://www.wellesley.edu/WCW/CRW/SAC/index.html>

Council for Environmental Education. Project WILD K-12 Activity Guide. Bethesda, MD: Council for Environmental Education, 1992.

Curtis, Deb and Margie Carter. Reflecting Children's Lives A Handbook for Planning Child-Centered Curriculum. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press, 1996.

Greenspan, Stanley, M.D. Playground Politics Understanding the Emotional Life of Your School-Age Child. New York: Addison-Wesley, 1993.

Mercogliano, Chris. Making It Up as We Go Along The Story of the Albany Free School. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1998. Foreward by Joseph Chilton Pierce.

National Child Care Information Center. February 1, 2000. February 24, 2000.
<http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/nccic/>

School Age Notes. Unknown. February 24, 2000. <www.schoolagenotes.com>

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Technology: Appropriate Use in 

Early Childhood

 

Technology & Young Children (NAEYC Technology Caucus Website)

 

Fool's Gold-Computers and Children (Alliance for Childhood)

 

Computers & Young Children (EYLY Release #2001-01, NAEYC website)

 

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Theories, Theorists, and Curriculum

Constructivism and the Project Approach

 

DeVries, Rheta and Lawrence Kohlberg.  Constructivist Early Education: Overview and Comparison with Other Programs.  Washington, DC: NAEYC, 1987.

 

Project Approach

Sylvia Chard's website with many resources

 

Project Approach in Early Childhood and Elementary Education

 

Project Construct National Center 

 

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Dewey

The Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

EpistemeLinks.com

A number of links related to Dewey can be found here.

 

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Erikson 

Erikson Tutorial Home Page

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Free Schools, Summerhill, and A.S. Neill

Free School Fosters Caring

Times Union, January 2, 2002

 

The Free School 

The Albany school's official website

 

The Journal for Living (Free School publication)

a publication of the Albany Free School

 

Mercogliano, Chris. Making It Up as We Go Along The Story of the Albany Free School. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1998. Foreward by Joseph Chilton Pierce.

 

Sudbury Valley School

official  website of a free school in Framingham, Massachusetts

 

Summerhill School (UK)  http://www.summerhillschool.co.uk/

the official website of the school founded by A.S. Neill in the United Kingdom

 

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Froebel

 

Friedrich Froebel Webring

A list of Froebel websites.

 

Froebel Web An Online Resource

This looks like a good starting point for your searching.

 

The Froebel Education Centre

This site is sponsored by the Froebel Foundation of Missisuaga, Ontario (Toronto)

 

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Howard Gardner

 

Gardner, Howard. Frames of Mind. New York: Harper Collins, 1983.

 

Gardner, Howard. Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice. New York: Perseus, 1993.

 

Gardner, Howard. The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach.  New York: Harper Collins, 1991.

 

History of Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory and Testing: Howard Gardner.

This section of the website at the University of Indiana can serve as an overview on Howard Gardner.

 

NEA Today.  Interview with Howard Gardner.

 

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John Locke

 

The Window-Philosophy on the Web: John Locke

 

History of Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory and Testing: John Locke.  This section of the website at the University of Indiana can serve as an overview on John Locke.

 

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Margaret Macmillan

 

Spartacus Educational-Biographical: Margaret Macmillan

 

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Montessori

 

Montessori, Maria.  The Absorbent Mind.  New York: Henry Holt, 1967.

 

Montessori Unlimited

 

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Piaget

 

Forman, George E. and David S. Kuschner.  The Child's Construction of Knowledge: Piaget for Teaching Children.  Washington, DC: NAEYC, 1983.

 

History of Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory and Testing: Jean Piaget. This section of the website at the University of Indiana can serve as an overview on Piaget.

 

The Jean Piaget Society

links page is a starting point for more information

 

Kamii, Constance Kazuko.  Young Children Reinvent Arithmetic: Implications of Piaget's Theory.  New York: Teachers College Press, 1985.

 

Labinowicz, Ed.  The Piaget Primer: Thinking, Learning, Teaching.  Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley, 1980.

 

Piaget, Jean.  The Child and Reality: Problems of Genetic Psychology.  New York: Grossman, 1973.

 

Piaget, Jean. Play, Dreams and Imitation in Childhood.  New York: W.W. Norton, 1962.

 

Reflections on Piaget 

Also includes links to information on Dewey, Vygotsky, and Bruner

 

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Reggio Approach

 

Cadwell, Louise Boyd.  Bringing Reggio Emilia Home. New York: Teachers College Press, 1997.

 

Cyert Center for Early Education

website of the Reggio Pittsburgh Project

 

ERIC Clearinghouse: Using Ideas from Reggio Emilia in America

 

ERIC Clearinghouse: Reggio Emilia

a resource list

 

Reggio Children/USA--Council for Professional Recognition

Click on "Reggio Children/USA" in left frame

 

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Rousseau

 

EpistemeLinks.com

A number of links related to Rousseau can be found here.

Vygotsky

Berk, Laura E. and Adam Winsler.  Scaffolding Children's Learning: Vygotsky and Early Childhood Education.  Washington, DC: NAEYC, 1995.

 

Bodrova, Elena and Deborah J. Leong.  Tools of the Mind: The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education.  Columbus, OH: Merrill, 1996.

 

Constructivism: Vygotsky and the Internet

includes links to a variety of resources

 

History of Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory and Testing: Lev Vygotsky.  This section of the website at the University of Indiana can serve as an overview on Vygotsky.

 

Vygotsky, Lev. Thought and Language.  Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986.

 

Vygotsky, Lev S. Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978.

 

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Waldorf Schools and Rudolf Steiner

Association for Waldorf Schools in North America

official website with a variety of resources

 

EpistemeLinks.com

A couple of links related to Steiner can be found here.

 

Rudolf Steiner School

official website of a Waldorf school in Great Barrington, Massachusetts

 

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Weikart & High/Scope

 

High/Scope Educational Foundation

The official High/Scope website

 

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