Course Guides:
Care and Development of Young Children
Courses listed in the General Catalog:
NOTE: Formerly ECED & ECDV; CDYC courses are not intended for transfer into a university teacher education program. It is designed for paraprofessionals and those seeking to complete the Early Childhood concentration in the Associate of General Studies degree.
- CDYC 1010: Foundations of Early Childhood Development
- CDYC 1030: The Learning Environment
- CDYC 1050: Early Childhood Development
- CDYC 1101: Infant and Toddler
- CDYC 1103: Play and Materials for Children
- CDYC 1104: Basic Childhood Nutrition
- CDYC 1410: Creative Expression in Early Childhood Development
- CDYC 1650: Language and Literacy in Early Childhood
- CDYC 2010: Family, School, and Community Relations
- CDYC 2020: Creative Activities for Child Development
- CDYC 2040: Curriculum Development for Infants and Toddlers
- CDYC 2050: Math, Science & Technology for the Young Child
- CDYC 2060: Guiding and Managing Child Behavior
- CDYC 2065: Observation and Field Experiences
- CDYC 2070: Science in Early Childhood Education
- CDYC 2080: Early Elementary School Mathematics
- CDYC 2090: Language Arts Development for the Young Child
- CDYC 2110: Child Guidance
- CDYC 2130: Planning Infant and Toddler Curriculum
- CDYC 2150: Organization and Administration of Early Childhood Programs
- CDYC 2300: Children's Literature
- CDYC 2400: Observation and Participation
- CDYC 2650: Early Childhood Special Education Methods and Approach
- CDYC 2730: Developmental Curriculum and Materials in Early Childhood
- CDYC 2800: Administration of Early Childhood Programs
- CDYC 2980: Practicum in Early Childhood Development
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- Printable Guides & Handouts
- Suggested Databases
- Selected E-Book Sources
- Locations of Care & Development of Young Children Resources in the Library
- Selected Books in the Library
- Online Resources
- Research Guides: includes citation help
PRINTABLE GUIDES & HANDOUTS:
SUGGESTED DATABASES:
- Academic Search Complete - Provides full-text articles from more than 5,500 multi-disciplinary, scholarly journals and publications.
- ERIC - Provides citations, abstracts, and some full-text records from over 1,000 education-related journals collected by the Educational Resource Information Center.
- Primary Search - Provides full-text articles from more than 70 popular magazines for elementary school research. Includes a database of reading level indicators.
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection - Provides full-text coverage of over 550 journals and publications pertaining to behavioral science fields.
Please note that when accessing the databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to login.
SELECTED E-BOOK SOURCES:
- NetLibrary - Provides access to over 59,000 ebooks (electronic copies of printed books, often in PDF format) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. NetLibrary has an easy to use search interface. (You will need a NetLibrary account to access these e-books from off-campus. Please see the tutorial, Accessing & Using NetLibrary for more information.)
- Across Cultures: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children, Children's and Young Adult Literature Reference Series, 2007, by Kathy East & Rebecca L. Thomas.
- Awakening Children's Minds: How Parents and Teachers Can Make a Difference, 2004, by Laura E. Berk.
- Early Childhood Development and Its Variations, 2001, by Kristine Slentz & Suzanne Krogh.
- Educating and Caring for Very Young Children: The Infant/Toddler Curriculum, Early Childhood Education Series, 2001, by Doris Bergen, Rebecca Reid, & Louis Torelli.
- Engaging Young Children in Mathematics: Standards for Early Childhood Mathematics Education, Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 2004, by Douglas H. Clement & Julie Sarama.
- Focus On Early Childhood: Principles and Realities, 2000, by Margaret Boushel, Mary Fawcett, & Julie Selwyn.
- Mathematical and Scientific Development in Early Childhood: A Workshop Summary, 2005, by Alix Beatty.
- Nutritional Requirements of Infants and Young Children: Practical Guidelines, 1998, by Joyce M. Thompson.
- Play in Early Childhood: From Birth to Six Years, 2002, by Mary D. Sheridan, Jackie Harding, & Liz Meldon-Smith.
- Scribble Scrabble--Learning to Read and Write: Success With Diverse Teachers, Children, and Families, 2000, by Daniel R. Meier.
- Shaping the Preschool Agenda: Early Literacy, Public Policy, and Professional Beliefs, SUNY Series, Literacy, Culture, and Learning, 1993, by Anne McGill-Franzen.
- Supervision in Early Childhood Education: A Developmental Perspective, Early Childhood Education Series, 1999, by Joseph J. Caruso & M. Temple Fawcett.
- Working With Children From Culturally Diverse Backgrounds, 2001, by M. Diane Klein & Deborah Chen.
- Google Book Search - Many full-text ebooks in PDF format, free and available to download. Google Book Search has an easy search interface with option to see only full-text titles.
LOCATIONS OF CARE & DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY:
Topics related to Care & Development of Young Children can be found in resources located in these Library of Congress call number ranges:
- BF712 to BF724.85 - Developmental psychology, including infant and child psychology.
- HQ767.8 to HQ792.2 - Sociology, the family, children, child development, including child rearing, child life, play, socialization, children's rights.
- HV701 to HV1420.5 - Social pathology - protection, assistance and relief; children.
- LB1139.2 to LB1139.5 - Early childhood education.
- LB1705 to LB2286 - Education and training of teachers.
- RJ101 to RJ103 - Pediatrics - Child health, child health services.
- RJ206 to RJ235 - Pediatrics - Nutrition and feeding of children and adolescents.
SELECTED BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY:
- Beginnings & Beyond, 2000.
Call number: LB 1139.23 .G663 2000 - Culture and the Development of Children's Action: A Theory of Human Development, 1997.
Call number: BF 722 .V34 1997 - Developing and Administering a Child Care Center, 2003.
Call number: HQ 778.63 .S35 2003 - Developmental Profiles: Pre-Birth through Twelve, 2003.
Call number: RJ 131 .A496 2003 - Educating and Caring for Very Young Children: The Infant/Toddler Curriculum, 2001.
Call number: LB 1139.4 .B47 2001 - Family Policy and Practice in Early Child Care, 1997.
Call number: HV 854 .A64 1997 - From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Child Development, 2000.
Call number: HQ 767.9 .F76 2000 - Handbook of Early Literacy Research, 2001.
Call number: LB 1139.5 .L35H37 2001 - Planning Activites for Child Care: A Curriculum Guide for Early Childhood Education, 2002.
Call number: LB 1139.25 .R67 2002 - The Practical Guide to Quality Child Care, 2001.
Call number: HQ778.5 .K64 2001 - Quick Quality Check for Infant and Toddler Programs, 2001.
Call number: HQ 778.5 .K64 2001 - A Survival Guide for Child Care Providers: Tips from the Trenches, 2002.
Call number: HQ 778.5 .L48 2002 - Teacher Preparation for Early Childhood Education, 1992.
Call number: LB 1732.3 .T43 1992 - Working with Young Children, 2007.
Call number: HQ 778.63 .H47 2007
ONLINE RESOURCES:
- Child Development, from the Child Development Institute, providing "information on child development including prenatal, physical, intellectual, language and social development."
- Child Nutrition and Health: Lifecycle Nutrition, Food and Nutrition Information Center of the USDA.
- Early Childhood Education, from the U. S. Department of Education.
- The Future of Children "seeks to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, service providers, and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research;" it is the joint effort of The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution.
- NAEYC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, "founded in 1926, NAEYC is the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children, " and is "dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8."
- Zero to Three, "ZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit organization that informs, trains and supports professionals, policymakers and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers."