PRINT AND ONLINE RESOURCES
on Kindergarten and Beyond
Young Children articles and NAEYC books
Biggar, H., & P.J. Pizzolongo. 2004. Professional Development. School readiness-More than ABCs. Young Children 59 (3): 64-66.
Bodrova, E., & D.J. Leong. 2004. Chopsticks and counting chips: Do play and foundational skills need to compete for the teacher's attention in an early childhood classroom? In Spotlight on young children and play, ed. D. Koralek, 4-11. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Bredekamp, S., & T. Rosegrant, eds. 1992. Reaching potentials: Appropriate curriculum and assessment for young children. Vol. 1. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Bredekamp, S., & T. Rosegrant, eds. 1995. Reaching potentials: Transforming early childhood curriculum and assessment. Vol. 2. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
DeVault, L. 2003. The tide is high, but we can hold on: One kindergarten teacher's thoughts on the rising tide of academic expectations. Young Children 58 (6): 90-93.
Elliott, M.J. 1998. Great moments of learning in project work. Young Children 53 (4): 55-59.
Escamilla, I.M. 2004. A dialogue with the shadows. In Voices of practitioners: Teacher research in early childhood education, B. Henderson, D. Meier, & G. Perry. Young Children 59 (2): 96-100.
Firlik, R. 2003. Early years summit: Preschool-kindergarten collaboration makes a difference. Young Children 58 (1): 73-78.
Graue, E. 2001. What's going on in the children's garden? Kindergarten today. Young Children 56 (3): 67-73.
Hanigan, I. 1998. Off to school: A parent's-eye view of the kindergarten year. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Harding, E.A. 1997. "Kindergarten teachers-Move up to first grade!" Young Children 52 (3): 80-81.
Hoyt, L. 2000. Partners at last: Head Start and elementary schools working together. Young Children 55 (4): 71-73.
Jones, E, K. Evans, & K.S. Rencken. 2001. The lively kindergarten: Emergent curriculum in action. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Julovich, B., & T. Heyob, with D. Hume-Thoren. 1998. Emergent curriculum. In When teachers reflect: Journeys toward, effective, inclusive practice, eds. E.A. Tertell, S.M. Klein, & J.L. Jewett, 119-40. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Marshall, H.H. 2003. Opportunity deferred or opportunity taken? An updated look at delaying kindergarten entry. Young Children 58 (5): 84-93.
Maxwell, K.L., & R.M. Clifford. 2004. Research in Review. School readiness assessment. Young Children 59 (1): 42-46.
McAfee, O., D.J. Leong, & E. Bodrova. 2004. Gathering information about children. In Basics of assessment: A primer for early childhood educators, 35-50. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Moutray, C.L., & C.A. Snell. 2003. Three teachers' quest: Providing daily writing activities for kindergartners. Young Children 58 (2): 24-28.
NAEYC. 1997. A good kindergarten for your child. Brochure. Washington, DC: Author.
NAEYC. 2003. Executive summary. Early learning standards: Creating the conditions for success. Young Children 58 (1): 69-70.
Novick, R. 2002. Learning to read the heart: Nurturing emotional literacy. Young Children 57 (3): 84-89.
Pianta, R.C., & M. Kraft-Sayre. 1999. Parents' observations about their children's transitions to kindergarten. Young Children 54 (3): 47-52.
Winters, D.L., C.H. Saylor, & C.Y. Phillips. 2003. Full-day kindergarten: A story of successful adoption and initial implementation. Young Children 58 (6): 54-58.
NAEYC positions and position statements
Note: Addresses in bold green type denote live links to other Web sites.
NAEYC. 1995. A position statement. Responding to linguistic and cultural diversity: Recommendations for effective early childhood education.
Online: http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/psunacc.pdf
NAEYC. 1995. A position statement, revised. School readiness.
Online: http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/psready98.pdf
NAEYC. 1996. A position statement. Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8.
Online: http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/psdap98.pdf
NAEYC. 2003. Position statement with expanded resources. Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8.
Online: http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/capeexpand.pdf
NAEYC. 2004. Where we stand on school readiness.
Online: http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/readiness.pdf
NAEYC & NAECS/SDE. 2000. Still unacceptable trends in kindergarten entry and placement: A position statement developed by the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education with NAEYC.
Online: http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/psunacc.asp
NAEYC & NAECS/SDE. 2004. Where we stand on curriculum assessment and program evaluation.
Online: http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/standlcurrass.pdf
NAEYC & NAECS/SDE. 2004. Where we stand on early learning standards.
Online: http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/elstandardsstand.pdf
Other articles and books
Annie E. Casey Foundation. 2005. Strengthening schools: Ready schools.
Online: http://www.aecf.org/initiatives/mc/sf/schools/ready.htm
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). 2004. What research says about reading. Special issue, Educational Leadership 61 (6).
Bickart, T., J.R. Jablon, & D. Trister Dodge. 1999. Building the primary classroom: A complete guide to teaching and learning. Washington, DC: Teaching Strategies.
Bohan-Baker, M., & P.M.D. Little. 2005. The transition to kindergarten: A review of current research and promising practices to involve families. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project.
Online: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~hfrp/projects/fine/resources/research/bohan.html
Center for Evaluation, Development, and Research. 2001. Moving beyond retention and social promotion. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa.
Cloud, N., F. Genesee, & N. Hamayan. 2000. Dual language instruction: A handbook for enriched education. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
Davis Cole, A. 2004. When reading begins: The teacher's role in decoding, comprehension, and fluency. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Dever, M.T. 2003. Implementing developmentally appropriate practices in a developmentally inappropriate climate: Assessment in kindergarten. Dimensions of Early Childhood 31 (3): 27-33.
Fosnot, C.T., & M. Dolk. 2001. Young mathematicians at work: Constructing number sense, addition, and subtraction. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Harris Helm, J. 2004. Projects that power young minds: Why child-initiated projects should be central in the early grades. Educational Leadership 62 (1): 58-62.
Hatch, J.A. 2005. Teaching in the new kindergarten. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning.
Kohler, P. 1994. Transition procedures: How Little Rock schools facilitate enrollment of kindergarten children with special needs. Dimensions of Early Childhood 22 (3): 26-27.
Main, E.D. 1984. Science and creative writing: A dynamic duo. Science and Children 21 (4).
Maxwell, K.L., R.A. McWilliam, M.L. Hemmeter, M. Jones Ault, & J.W. Schuster. 2001. Predictors of developmentally appropriate classroom practices in kindergarten through third grade. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 16 (4): 431-542.
Murphey, D.A., & C.E. Burns. 2002. Development of a comprehensive community assessment of school readiness. Early Childhood Research & Practice 4 (2).
Online: http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v4n2/murphey.html
National Center for Early Development & Learning. 2002. Transition to kindergarten. Early Childhood Research and Policy Briefs (Winter).
National Governors Association. 2005. Building the foundation for bright futures: Final report of the NGA Task Force on School Readiness.
Online: http://www.nga.org/cda/files/0501taskforcereadiness.pdf
Pianta, R. 2001. Kindergarten transition guidelines. Early Childhood (e-mail newsletter) (May).
Online: http://www.pbrookes.com/email/archive/may01/may01EC2.htm
Pianta, R., & M. Kraft-Sayre. 2003. Successful kindergarten transition: Your guide to connecting children, families, and schools. Baltimore: Brookes. Available from NAEYC.
Sandall, S., M.E. McLean, & B.J. Smith. 2003. DEC recommended practices in early intervention/early childhood special education. Denver, CO: Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children.
Schirrmacher, R. 2002. Art and creative development for young children. Albany, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning.
Stein, M., S. McNair, & J. Butcher. 2001. Drawing on student understanding: Using illustrations to invoke deeper thinking about animals. Science and Children 38 (4): 18-22.
Vecchiotti, S. 2001. Kindergarten: The overlooked school year. Working Paper Series. New York: Foundation for Child Development.
Zemelman, S., H. Daniels, A. Hyde. 1998. Best practice: New standards for teaching and learning in America's schools. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Web sites
http://www.ecs.org/kindergarten -Education Commission of the States (ECS) houses research and readings on kindergarten and an up-to-date database of kindergarten policies across the United States.
http://www.edweek.org">http://www.edweek.org -Education Week is a vast resource on current education news, trends, and information or the K-12 teacher.
http://www.enc.org -Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education is located at Ohio State University and is funded through a contract with the U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.funbrain.com -Funbrain offers online games for children organized by grade level and a subject area maintained by Pearson Education.
http://illuminations.nctm.org -Illuminations is a Web site created by the National Council of Teachers in Mathematics in partnership with MarcoPolo. Educators can find the council's math standards, lesson plans, online tools, and additional web resources.
http://pbskids.org/lions/parents.html -PBS/Kids-Between the Lions, Teacher and Parent Resources includes links to online games, pages to print, and information on literacy and reading.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource -PBS Teacher Source provides lesson plans and activities for teachers of K-12. Many activities relate to PBS Kids programs.
http://www.rif.org -Reading Is Fundamental offers an educator's area, where teachers will find lesson plans, book suggestions, and seasonal information to help in the classroom.
http://www.readingrockets.org -Reading Rockets gives information about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle. Includes current reading news, teacher's toolbox, curriculum ideas, and tips for new teachers from WETA, public television in Washington, D.C.
http://www.readwritethink.org -Read Write Think offers lessons, standards, and educator and student resources in reading and language arts instruction. A collaboration of the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, with MarcoPolo and MCI Foundation.
http://www.starfall.com -Starfall is a Web site for children who are learning to read, created by Stephen Shultz who struggled to learn to read when he was a boy.
http://www.homepage.mac.com/dara_feldman/Techcon.html -Technology Resources is the creation of Dara Feldman, a kindergarten teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland, who compiled these technology resources to assist teachers in using computers effectively in their classrooms.
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