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CURRICULUM
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Suggested
Reading for "Curriculum" Class
- Learning
to Read and Write - p. 56-63
- Starting
Out Right - p. 42-45
- Schickedanz Much More Than ABC’s - Chapter 4
Spotlight
Book byLea McGee

Spotlight
Book by Teresa Rosegrant
Reaching
Potentials: Appropriate Curriculum and Assessment
for Young Children, Volume I
Reaching
Potentials: Transforming Early Childhood CUrriculum
and Assessment, Volume II
Additional
Resources for Curriculum A:
Booth,
C. 1997. The Fiber Project: One Teacher's Adventure
Toward Emergent Curriculum. Young Children 52 (5):
79-85
Elliott,
M.J. 1998 Great Moments of Learning in Project Work. Young
Children 53 (4): 55-59
Diffily,
D. 1996. The Project Approach: A Museum Exhibit
Created By Kindergarteners. Young Children 51 (2):
72-75
Helm,
Judy Harris and Lillian Katz. 2001 Young Investigators:
The Project Approach in the Early Years.
NAEYC.
LeeKeenan,
D., & C.P. Edwards. 1992. Using the Project
Approach With Toddlers. Young Children 47 (4): 31-35
Manz,
D. 1996. This is the House that Kindergarten Built.
Young Children 52 (1): 70-71
Sloane,
M.W. 1999. All Kings of Projects for Your Classroom.
Young Children 54 (4): 17-20
Stephens,K.J.
1999 Criteria for Selecting and Pursuing a Classroom Project.
Young Children 54(2): 29-30
Course Text
and Readings
- S. Neuman,
C. Copple, & S. Bredekamp. (2000). Learning to Reading and Write: Developmentally
Appropriate Practices for Young Children. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
- J. Schickedanz.
(1998). Much more than the ABCs. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
- S. Burns, P.
Griffin, & C. Snow. (1999). Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Childrens
Reading Success. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
- Reading and
Writing Now! Promoting Language and Literacy in Head Start.
National Head Start Association (1999).
Children's
Books Resources
National
Resources for Development Screening
Other Resources
and Links
- For short
articles on peace and play, war and play, the Child Care Information
Exchange publishes a daily newsletter on a variety of topics. To see
past
issues or to subscribe go to:
https://secure.ccie.com/eed/archive.php
- America
Reads Challenge http://www.ed.gov/americareads
- Beginning
With Books http://www.clpgh.org/clp/bwb/home.html
- Ctr for
the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) Publications http://www.ciera.org
- Get Free
Books for Children in Your Program! To find out more, go to: http://www.firstbook.org
- Heads
Up! Reading in Nebraska
Here are some resources compiled by our partners in Nebraska:
For a great list of books and videos, go to: http://www.esu3.org/ectc/media/bibs/langlit.pdf
For website links, go to: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ECH/LiteracySites.htm
- International
Reading Association http://www.ira.org
- National
Literacy Center for Family Literacy Publications http://www.famlit.org
- Partnership
for Reading is a collaboration between National Institute for Literacy,
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the U.S.
Department of Education. http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/
- "Reading
Planet" is designed to help families & children explore
the world
of books. It features an annotated list of 1,000 children's books that can
be browsed by age group, author, or category (e.g., popular, classic, award
winning). Children can post reviews of their favorite books & read
review
by others. The site, offered by Reading is Fundamental, Inc., also provides
learning activities, articles for adults, & interview with authors.
The site is: http://www.rifreadingplanet.org/rif/
Publications
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