Early Learning Child Care (ELCC)

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May 2011

This study guide will be useful in finding information about child development, motor learning, language acquisition, early intervention, cognitive learning, inclusion, and child services.

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Resources

• Abused children
• Behavioral assessment of children
• Child care services
• Child development
• Child psychology
• Children - health and hygiene
• Children - learning disabilities
• Children – mental health
• Children – nutrition and safety
• Children’s activities or games
• Children’s literature
• Cognition in children
• Curriculum planning
• Early childhood education
• Exceptional or gifted children
• Play
• Socialization
• Toddlers

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Books

• Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Learning Together ( LB1139.23 .C387 2010)
• Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective (LB1115 .T73 2010)
• Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education ( LB3409 .U5 R63 2010)
• Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Settings: A Teacher’s Guide (LB1060.2 .D46 2010)
• Creative Activities for Young Children (LB1139.35 .A37 M365 2009)
• Growing Artists: Teaching the Arts to Young Children (LB1139.5 .A78 K67 2009)
• Guiding Children's Social Development & Learning (HQ767.9 .G85 2009)
• Adapting Early Childhood Curricula for Children with Special Needs (LC4019.2 .C66 2008)
• Observing and Understanding Child Development: Child Study Manual (HQ772 .A33 2007)
• Skills for Preschool Teachers (LB1115 .B325 2008)
• Play Works: Helping Children Learn Through Play (LB 1139.35 .P55 E44 2008)

Multimedia Resources

• A Normal Life (RG629 .F45 N67 2005) [DVD]
• Brazelton on Parenting. Parenting Challenges: Discipline (HQ770.4 .D57 2000) [DVD]
• Brazelton on Parenting. Parenting Challenges: Kids & the Media (HQ784 .M3 K535 2000)
• Language Development (LB1139 .L3 L35567 2004) [DVD]
• Lippincott’s pediatric nursing: growth and development (6163 HCC) [VHS]
• Looking at the Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (LB1139.25 .C662 2006) [DVD]
• Nutrition for Infants and Children (RJ216 .N88 2006) [DVD]
• Steps & Stages: Caregiver’s Guide to Child Development (RJ131 .S74 2002) [DVD]
• The Developing Child (RJ131 .D457 1992 No.1-10) [DVD]
• The Gifted Child (LC3993 .G53 1997) [DVD]
• The Out-of-Sync Child (RJ496 .S44 O98 2007) [DVD]
• To make a portrait of a lion Reggio: Children ; Comune di Reggio Emilia (LB1139.3 .I8 T6 1987) [DVD]
• The Toddler and Preschool Years (HQ770.4 .T63 2000) [DVD]

Organizations, Associations and Community Resources

• Calgary and Area Child & Family Services
• Calgary Learning Centre

Web Resources

• Breakfast for Learning: devoted to child nutrition
• Calgary’s Child: information on Calgary preschools, childhood education, and parenting
• Canadian Social Research Links: web links to organization websites covering child care education, research, policy, health, families and society
• Centers of Excellence for Children’s Well-Being
• Child Care Canada: policy, resources, and publications on child care and education in Canada
• Council for Early Childhood Development
• Government of Canada: Early Childhood Development and Early Learning and Childcare
• Growing Healthy Canadians : a guide for positive child development
• Health Canada: food and nutrition
• "How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition" -- Free Online PDF, Podcast, and Additional Resources
• Human Resources and Skills Development Canada: archived links to child development publications on family, social and emotional behavior, bullying, immigrants, surveys, non-parental care, school readiness, etc
• National Child Benefit
• North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
• Public Health Agency of Canada: immunizations, vaccines, current child health issues and risks
• Reggio Emilia: educational project and mission homepage

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