Research Guides : Early Childhood Development

Suggested Search Terms and Call Numbers Range

Child development
GN63, HQ771-HQ777, LB1101-LB1139, RJ131-RJ137

Search Also Under:
• Children
• Developmental biology
• Developmental psychobiology
• Child rearing

Here are entered works on the physical, psychological and social growth of normal children. Works on the psychological growth and characteristics of children are entered under Child psychology.

Early childhood education
LB1139.2 LB1139.4

Search Also Under:
• Education, preschool
• Education, primary
• Kindergarten
• Subdivision Education (Early childhood) under classes of persons and ethnic groups
• Subdivision Study and teaching (Early childhood) under subjects, e.g. Science--Study and teaching (Early childhood)

Here are entered works on the activities and schooling that are intended to effect developmental changes in children from birth through elementary grade 3. Works on the structured education of children before entering kindergarten or grade 1 in elementary school are entered under Education, Preschool.

Link to Resources for Early Childhood Majors

Link to Education Resources

Link to Psychology Resources

REFERENCE

Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education / edited by Leslie R. Williams, Doris Pronin Fromberg
R 372.21 En19

Child Development : A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References
[ Available in netLibrary - FS Only ]

The Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood & Adolescence
REF HQ772 .G27 1998

The Family Encyclopedia of Child Psychology and Development / Frank J. Bruno.
REF BF721 .B7157 1992

WEBSITES

EarlyChildhood.com
Site for early childhood educators. Has activities, curriculum, “ask and expert,” news, and more
[ http://www.earlychildhood.com ]

Icing on the Cake: Online Tools for Classroom Use
Links to great online tools to use in your classroom
[ http://kathyschrock.net/cooking ]

DiscoverySchool.com: Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Guide to quality online resources for teachers. Includes subject access to great web sites to incorporate in lesson plans as well as links to “teacher helpers”
[ http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide ]

Gateway to the 21 Century Skills
This is the biggest lesson plan site on the Internet with over 32,000 items. One stop shopping for lesson plans, preK - 12 in all subjects. 21st century skills.
[ http://www.thegateway.org ]

National Network for Child Care
Links to child care resources by state.
[ http://www.nncc.org ]

National Head Start Association
Resources, news, career information
[ http://www.nhsa.org ]

Ready to Learn
This site is for WV Public Broadcasting’s “Ready to Learn” program which focuses on developing early literacy skills in preschoolers
[ http://www.wvpubcast.org/education/RTL ]

Reading is Fundamental
Provides resources and ideas for educators.
[ http://www.rif.org/educators ]

KidsClick
A kid safe search engine with access to thousands of age appropriate sites recommended by teachers and librarians
[ http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ ]