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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Every educator at one time or another works with families. This article from NAEYC's Beyond the Journal has a lot to say about how to apply theory in practical ways.
Topics: General — Home-School Connections, Family Communication, Classroom Management
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 0-5
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This professional reading provides a look at the problem of vocabulary development disparity between those who live in poverty and those who live a more affluent lifestyle. Here, one reads the results of a study of the the vocabulary development of children at Turner House Preschool and some children whose parents were professors at the University...
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Vocabulary Development, Learning New Words. General — Home-School Connections, Accommodations for Special Needs
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 0-5
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This resource is a great piece for teachers or parents who deal with one or more children. It discusses providing a safe environment, setting good examples, listening actively, redirection, time out, logical consequences, and other important issues in the area of behavior management and discipline.
Topics: General — Creating Healthy and Supportive Environments, Home-School Connections, Family Communication, Classroom Management
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
Ages: 2-5
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This resource, written orignally to teachers of science in primary grades, encourages all teachers (even those in other content areas and in early childhood) to open children to the world of questions and inquiry by helping the teacher know how to deal with children's question. Letting children ask and find answers to questions not only provides...
Topics: Science — Science and Inquiry, Inquiry Process Skills, Scientific Ways of Knowing, Scientific Processes (e.g. questioning, predicting). Reading and Language Arts — Research, Investigations. General — Project Approach to Learning. Social Studies — Skills and Methods, Researching information
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 2-5
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This professional resource provides general information about the highly acclaimed Project Learning Tree program. Project Learning Tree(PLT)-Ohio is a comprehensive environmental education program that strives to deliver all aspects of the award-winning international Project Learning Tree.
Topics: Science — Scientific Ways of Knowing, Life Science, Earth and Space Science. General — Learning in Outdoor Classrooms
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 3-5
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This professional resource provides information about Project WET. The goal of Project WET is to facilitate and promote the awareness, appreciation, knowledge and stewardship of water resources through the development and dissemination of classroom ready teaching aids and through the establishment of state and international sponsored Project WET programs.
Topics: Science — Science and Inquiry, Scientific Ways of Knowing, Earth and Space Science
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 4-5
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This NAEYC Beyond the Journal article discusses the key components that are important to building a strong foundation for early literacy. It addresses the need for specific content standards in early childhood curriculum.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Concepts of Print, Children's Literature, Responding to Stories, Reading to Children, Reading with Children, Storytelling, Vocabulary Development, Learning New Words, Writing Development, Writing Messages, Printing Letters, Sharing Stories, Writing with Children, Communication, Listening Skills, Speaking Skills, Songs and Poems, Oral Language Development
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 0-5
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This article shares the experiences of one teacher in helping preschoolers learn about the environment. The Beyond the Journal article which is published by the NAEYC provides a discussion of classroom project documentation, social constructivist theory, and Ms.
Topics: Science — Science and Inquiry, Scientific Ways of Knowing, Earth and Space Science, Earth Processes and Materials, Environment. General — Project Approach to Learning
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 3-5
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This resource from NAEYC's Beyond the Journal provides a window into the innovative practice ideas of Ann Lewin-Benham. The practical learning activities described within the brief are focused on developing a young child's environmental awareness.
Topics: Science — Earth and Space Science
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 2-5
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This resource is the Contents Page of the NAEYC's Beyond the Journal from September 2005 which provides links to six excellent articles and five pieces that speak with the voices of practitioners relating important information about providing social studies experiences to young children. Each author takes a different tack on the subject.
Topics: Social Studies
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 2-5
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