A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Publications

	Early Childhood Update Early Childhood Update is a Federal interagency newsletter which publishes articles of interest to the Early Childhood community. Issues currently online are: Spring, 1999 Summer/Fall, 1997 Fall, 1996 Spring, 1996

	Early Childhood Digest The Early Childhood Digest is a quarterly report on ways that families, child care providers, and schools can work together to help young children learn. Issues currently online include: May 1999 - Helping Parents Communicate Better with Schools April 1999 - Latino Families: Getting Involved in Your Children's Education March 1999 - Familias Latinas: Participando en la educación de sus hijos October 1998 - Family Resource Centers: Where School Readiness Happens May 1998 - Family Involvement in Early Childhood Programs: How to Choose the Right Program for Your Child March 1998 - Families and Teachers as Partners

	Early Childhood Directory This Directory contains the project and programs that the National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education funded from March 2, 1996, through August 31, 2005. Several of the studies will end in 2001; others will continue for up to three years. Since our funding changes regularly, we update this Directory every year. All of the work described in the Directory adds to the knowledge base on how to improve young children's learning and development. [WORD] [PDF]

	Read With Me: A Guide for Student Volunteers Starting Early Childhood Literacy Programs This book was written by a summer intern at the U.S. Department of Education who developed a volunteer reading program at his university. Like many who engage in volunteering, he was deeply affected by his experiences and was drawn to share them with others. Hopefully, the ideas in this booklet will be instrumental in helping other motivated college students start greatly needed community programs. (September 1997)

	Including Your Child This booklet is designed for families who have young children with disabilities. It provides basic information to help families build a vision, gain knowledge about special education supports and determine how to get other educational supports and services. You may have questions and you may not always know where to go for answers. Sometimes you might not even know what to ask. This booklet may lead you to people who can help. (April 1997)

	Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins - Geography Geography is a way of thinking, of asking questions, and of looking and appreciating the world around us. It gives us the tools we need to move about in the world, to make wise decisions about our environment, and to relate more meaningfully to people from other lands and cultures. Now you can help young children ages 2-5 learn geography by offering them interesting and fun activities found in this new publication from the U.S. Department of Education. (February 1999)

	Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins - Mathematics This publication offers simple activities that parents can do with their 2 to 5 year-old children during the course of the day. These engaging activities will help children get a start on mathematical learning. (June 1999)

	Compendium of School-Based and School-Linked Programs for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents Though not inclusive, this publication profiles programs for pregnant and parenting teens and their children throughout the country, including programs that are based in public schools, alternative schools, community-based facilities, and medical facilities. (February 1999)

	How Are the Children?: Report on Early Childhood Development and Learning This publication is the conference report from the 1997 White House conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning: What New Research on the Brain Tells Us about Our Youngest Children.

	School Involvement in Early Childhood offers insights about public school involvement in early childhood and provides examples of how states and communities are designing programs to expand and improve preschool care and education. It also raises questions about the role of public schools with preschool children and the effects of public prekindergarten on children and on Head Start and private preschool care and education programs. (July 2000)

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Building Your Baby's Brain: A Parent's Guide to the First Five Years
Are you expecting your first child? Are you the parent of an infant, a toddler or a preschooler? Have you been hearing or reading about brain research? Do you want to learn what this research means for your child? You may read this book online in either English or Spanish (PDF format). Copies of this publication may be reproduced for educational purposes under the Fair Use Provision, but copies may not be distributed for profit.

Eager To Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers
The Department of Education hosted the Eager To Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers Early Childhood Summit in Washington, DC on June 23-34, 2000. The Summit was based on the National Research Council's forthcoming report, "Eager to Learn: Educating our Preschoolers." Executive Summary

Ear Infections and Language Development
This booklet will help you understand ear infections and middle ear fluid, how hearing and language learning may be affected, and how you can support children's language learning. [PDF]

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