Research and Reference
Here on the Research and Reference page you can browse the records for articles, organizational websites, sample chapters from books, and briefs in the Early Childhood Building Blocks series. Use one or both of the drop-down boxes to describe the kind of resource that you need. Remember, you can also find what you need using the search box at the top right corner of the page.
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This resource will suggests that families, who may be wondering what to do to help ensure that their children's next learning steps are successful ones, begin the school year with a strong start by setting up consistent learning routines for both adult and child in the family. Akimi Gibson explains five big ideas that...
Topics: Reading and Language Arts. General — Creating Healthy and Supportive Environments, Home-School Connections, Family Communication, Establishing Routines
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
Ages: 3-5
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This article deals with sleep time routines for very young children. It encourages family caregivers to start special bedtime rituals that can reassure the toddler that grown-ups love to spend cuddly times with him or her — but also that there is a firm time for bed.
Topics: General — Home-School Connections, Family Communication, Establishing Routines. Social Studies — Government, Rules, Expectations, and Routines
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
Ages: 0-2
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This resource addresses the preschoolers need to have lots of meaningful, personal experiences with time (bedtime, bathtime, snacktime, storytime) so that they can gain a clearer understanding of temporal ideas. For children, time concepts begin to form around events like Sapphire's birthday celebration or washing hands before lunch.
Topics: Mathematics — Measurement, Language of Time. Social Studies — History, Families, Traditions, and Daily Life, Timelines
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
Ages: 3-5
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This resource provides a list and description of routines found in many preschool children's daily lives. Parents may find this short piece helpful when seeking to understand the activities their children participate in during some typical days.
Topics: General — Value of Play, Home-School Connections, Family Communication, Establishing Routines, Time Management
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
Ages: 2-5
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This resource provides inspiration and ideas for teachers and families as their children take the first steps into a diverse world. As racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity increases, so does the importance of an educator's role in teaching children to live and work together respectfully.
Topics: Social Studies — People in Societies, Cultures
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 3-5
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This resource provides parents and teachers with great information about how children process new experiences (of which school is one of the most important). The author has organized the key steps to learning and what parents (or teachers) can do to make new experiences at "school" positive and less overwhelming.
Topics: General — Creating Healthy and Supportive Environments, Family Communication
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
Ages: 4-5
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This article discusses the ways children develop a sense of social and racial identity. California Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization focusing on issues of diversity and early childhood development, shares these thoughts on the importance of identity in the lives of young children.
Topics: Social Studies — History, All About Me, People in Societies
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 2-5
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This resources tells us that "like food and shelter, a child's need for sleep is basic. The healthiest, happiest kids are the best rested.
Topics: General — Creating Healthy and Supportive Environments, Home-School Connections, Family Communication, Establishing Routines
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
Ages: 1-5
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This article for families is very informative for everyone concerned with providing healthy environments for children. Gather a group of children together and you can bet that they will share more than toys.
Topics: Science. General — Creating Healthy and Supportive Environments, Home-School Connections, Family Communication
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
Ages: 2-5
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This article provides a wealth of information for parents who want to provide the best support for their children who are entering the school environment. When parents and teachers work well together, everyone benefits.
Topics: General — Creating Healthy and Supportive Environments, Home-School Connections, Family Communication
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
Ages: 0-5
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