Early Childhood Development Subject Guide

Databases

• Academic Search Elite
  Multi-disciplinary database offers full-text, dating from 1985 to present, for nearly 1,850 scholarly journals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study- EBSCOhost
• ERIC
  Contains digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals- EBSCOhost
• PsycINFO
  Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Includes international material selected from periodicals in over 30 languages- EBSCOhost
• PsycARTICLES
  Provides full text articles on current issues in psychology from respected sources, spanning from 1988 to the present. Includes in this database are indexed in PsycINFO- EBSCOhost
• PsycBOOKS
  Provides full-text of important books in the field of psychology.
• Social Services Abstracts
  Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development- CSA
• Sociological Abstracts
  Provides abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Contains abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews and abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers- CSA

Books

• Literacy and Young Children: Research-Based Practices / by Lesley Mandel Morrow, Diane M. Barone
  (LB1139.5 .R43 L58)
  "Focuses on early literacy, including articles for teachers on developing literacy in young children"- Choice
• Assessment in Early Childhood Settings : Learning Stories / by Margaret Carr
  (LB1139.23 .C38)
  Shows that an early childhood setting is a learning place in which children develop learning dispositions. Presents how we can assess and track children's learning in the early years in a way that includes learning dispositions and avoids the pitfalls of over-formal methods- Publisher
• Infancy to Early Childhood: Genetic and Environmental Influences on Developmental Change / by Robert N. Emde (Editor), John K. Hewitt (Editor), Jerome Kagan (Editor)
  (BF723 .T9 T73)
  Explains how changes occur in different domains and how genetics and the environment influence those changes. Raises questions about the interplay between nature and nurture- Publisher  Look inside!

Journals

• Child Language Teaching & Therapy
  Journal for practitioners in health and education with a special interest in children with speech and language difficulties, Child Language Teaching and Therapy- EBSCOhost
• Early Childhood Report
  Provides news on services for children with special needs and their families at the federal, state, and local levels- Publisher
• Journal of Early Childhood Research
  Scholarly journal devoted to reporting the research and applications in the education of children--early childhood, preschool, and elementary- Sage
• Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
  Articles, review articles, commentary and book reviews, focuses on different aspects of early childhood special education. Topics include staff development, technical assistance, intervention programs, research and practice in early intervention- EBSCOhost

Websites

• Administration for Children & Families
  Federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations, providing family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.
• Association for Childhood Education International
  Promotes and supports the global community to optimize education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, and influences professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society.
• Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior 
  Promotes the use of evidence-based practice to meet the needs of young children who have, or are at risk for, problem behavior.
• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center 
  National technical assistance effort that supports programs for young children with special needs and their families under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Includes the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and the Preschool Grants Program.