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- Play and Early Literacy Development
By James F Christie; 1991
Description: This 1991 book presents evidence that play can be an effective literacy-learning medium for many young children. The book reviews the sociolinguistic and psychological approaches to studying play and literacy....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35732 (100.00%) - Natural Playscapes: Creating Environments for the Soul
By Rusty Keeler; 2008
Description: This book describes how to create beautiful and engaging natural, outdoor environments for children. These play environments are not highly complex industrialized play things. CBOU0041 Natural 2008 2008...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35691 (100.00%) - Early Childhood Services in New Zealand
By Glennie Oborn; March 2002
Description: This document describes early childhood services in New Zealand. As of 2002, 86 percent of children in New Zealand participate in some form of early education programs prior to starting formal schooling....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35636 (100.00%) - Play in the Early Years
By Action Alliance for Children; May 2007
Description: This policy brief indicates that play is important for the development of the skills, concepts, and approaches children will need in order to be effective learners throughout their lives. Contains 26 references....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34903 (100.00%) - CICK Resource Guide: Creating Playgrounds for Early Childhood Facilities
By Local Initiatives Support Corporation; June 2005
Description: This guide is intended to help child care centers plan outdoor play areas for young children. A summary of developmental milestones in children’s gross motor development is included, along with playground...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34643 (100.00%) - Forget the latest toys; All kids really need is love
By Amy Adams, Stanford University News Service; July 12, 2006
Description: This paper argues that public policy should focus on helping children have good experiences in their earliest years. Children really need a secure relationship with adults who love them. RECD0208 Forget...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=33982 (100.00%) - Listen to Your Mother
By Barbara Alexander Pan, Judith Singer, Catherine Snow; 2006
Description: This article presents a study that examined how children’s language environment can impact vocabulary development. Data from mother–child pairs from low-income families indicate that mothers who used many...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=33939 (100.00%) - Ages and Stages of Child Development
By Nicole L Thompson; April 27, 2005
Description: This Tribal document presents a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on the stages of child development for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. Play is important for children. STTR0279...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=33496 (100.00%) - How to Build a Better Brain: Helping Children in Earliest Years is Most Cost-Effective Use of Public Funds, Authors Say
By Stanford University Medical Center ; June 26, 2006
Description: This paper argues that the earlier money is spent on disadvantaged children, the more cost-effective it is. Programs that spend money on school-age children or on adults rarely have the same return in...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=33332 (100.00%) - Innovative Use of Local Resources for Children’s Play: A Case in Malaysia
By Ong Puay Tee; September 2004
Description: This report describes an innovative use of local resources to build a preschool playground in Malaysia. The planning for the new outdoor playground was undertaken by the child care center’s management...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=32956 (100.00%) - How Can Play Help My Child Develop Literacy from the Beginning?
By Civitas; 2002
Description: This excerpt from the book Understanding Children, by Richard Saul Wurman and Civitas, discusses how children develop literacy through play. Reading, writing, talking, and listening can all be encouraged...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=32836 (100.00%) - Winter Fun and Safety
By Michigan Family Independence Agency; Winter 2005
Description: This newsletter by Michigan Child Care Matters presents articles about child care and development. This issue contains articles concerning outdoor play, contact information for licensing rules, professional...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=32643 (100.00%) - Music Therapy Engages Children with Autism in Outdoor Play
By FPG Child Development Institute; February 2007
Description: This study examined strategies to promote positive peer interactions during outdoor play for preschoolers with autism in inclusive child care programs. The study used an embedded music therapy intervention...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34346 (100.00%) - Socially Shared Cognition: System Design and the Organization of Collaborative Research
By Katherine Brown, Michael Cole; 2004
Description: This paper discusses socially shared cognition with a focus on attempts to design, implement, and sustain educational activities in community institutions during the after-school hours. The concept of...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=32052 (100.00%) - Reaching for the Stars and Interest Centers
By Early Childhood Collaborative of Oklahoma; 2004
Description: This brochure describes the use of interest centers in Oklahoma’s Reaching for the Stars child care quality enhancement initiative. Reaching for the Stars criteria expect classrooms for young children...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=31866 (100.00%) - Case Studies in Infant Mental Health: Risk Resiliency and Relationships
By Joan Shirilla, Deborah Weatherspoon; 2002
Description: This book briefly documents the history of infant mental health practice as originally conceived by Selma Fraiberg. The book presents 12 real-life case studies written by infant mental health specialists...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=31588 (100.00%) - Appropriate Practices in Movement Programs for Young Children Ages 3-5
By National Association for Sport and Physical Education; 2000
Description: This report examines developmentally appropriate practices in movement programs for children (aged 3–5 years). This includes children enrolled in child care centers, private and public preschools, and...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=31620 (100.00%) - Outdoor Experiences for Young Children
By Mary S. Rivkin; December 2000
Description: This digest examines the value of outdoor experience for young children reasons for its decline, ways to enhance school play spaces, and aspects of developmentally appropriate outdoor environments. Young...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=30927 (100.00%) - Children's Play: The Roots of Reading
By Sandra J Bishop-Josef, Dorothy G Singer, Edward F Zigler; 2004
Description: This book describes the connection between healthy early childhood play experiences and good outcomes for children (i.e., verbal and mathematical literacy, organizational skills, intrinsic excitement about...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=30277 (100.00%) - Handling Challenging Behaviors in Child Care and at Home: Autism
By Alyson Beytien; February 18, 2003
Description: This transcript presents a live interactive chat on how to handle the challenging behaviors of children with autism at home and in child care settings. Children with autism present difficult behaviors...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=29606 (100.00%)
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