Resources from National Association for the Education of Young Children

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Resource Title: Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs, Revised Edition
Price: $15.00
Author: Carol Copple, Sue Bredekamp
Description: Expanding from the core ideas of the influential 1987 edition, this volume spells out more fully the principles underlying developmentally appropriate practice and guidelines for classroom decision making. The revised edition is explicit about the importance of the social and cultural context in considering appropriateness of practices. For all engaged in the care and education of infants and toddlers, 3- through 5-year-olds, or primary-grade children, this book offers an overview of each period of development and extensive examples of practices appropriate and inappropriate with children in that age group.

Resource Title: Family-Friendly Communication for Early Childhood Programs
Price: $10.00
Author: D. Diffily, K. Morrison
Description: This practical book puts into your hands engaging messages on topics ranging from biting to the role of play. Tailor these to your program or use them as-is in newsletters, handouts, or other family communiques. Plus, dozens of strategies for bringing parents on board as full, knowledgeable partners in your program.

Resource Title: Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children
Price: $16.00
Author: Carol Copple, Sue Bredekamp, Susan B. Neuman
Description: Developmentally appropriate, research-based strategies for promoting children's literacy learning in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary classrooms and infant/toddler settings.

Resource Title: Meeting the Challenge: Effective Strategies for Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Environments
Price: $9.00
Author: Barbara Kaiser, Judy Sklar Rasminsky
Description: This reader-friendly book offers easily understandable ideas and strategies proven to work for children with the most challenging behaviors and to benefit every child in your early childhood setting.

Resource Title: Raising a Reader, Raising a Writer: How Parents Can Help (brochure)
Price: $0.50/ $12.00 (100 or more)
Description: This appealing brochure is designed to raise parents' awareness of the many enjoyable, no-pressure ways they can contribute to their children's earliest literacy experiences.