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Early Childhood Education


general resources

[Button] Early Childhood Education On Line
http://www.umaine.edu/eceol/
This site from the University of Maine has links to such topics as: developmental guidelines, diversity, observation and assessment, curriculum, advocacy, and other issues.

[Button] Early Childhood Education Web Guide
http://www.ecewebguide.com/
This site is just what its title suggests -- a guide to resources on the Web. These include such topics as: child development, discipline and guidance, health and safety, lesson plans, holiday themes, etc.

[Button] FunBrain.com
http://www.funbrain.com/
This award-winning site has games, quizzes, and resources for both teachers and parents.

[Button] Michigan Electronic Library - MEL: Early Childhood Education
http://web.mel.org/viewtopic.jsp?id=1640&pathid=2214
Contains links to sites with lesson plans as well as to various organizations.

[Button] National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/
Includes information about federal policies and legislation, national reports and research, critical issues, links to national early childhood organizations etc.

[Button] National Association of Elementary School Principals - NAESP
http://www.naesp.org/
This website is updated daily and contains a wealth of information about all aspects of education at the elementary and middle levels.

[Button] National Center for Early Development & Learning - NCEDL
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/
This is a national early childhood research project which "focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social, & emotional development of children from birth through age eight." It has reports, lists of research projects, and links to related resources.

[Button] National Network for Child Care
http://www.nncc.org/
This site has "over 1000 publications and resources related to child care. Publications are research-based and reviewed."

children's literature

[Button] The Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
This site is from Canada, so it has a nice international feel. Produced by a librarian, this site has links to "Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults." This includes resources for teachers, recommended books, book reviews, children's literature organizations on the Internet, and an index which "provides access to books and websites that contain useful teaching suggestions related to books for children and young adults, and the creators of those books."

[Button] Mazza Museum: International Art from Picture Books
http://www.mazzacollection.org
This site from the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio is predominantly about their own collection of orginial art from children's picture books, but it also has links to many of the artists' own web pages.

[Button] Reading and Books
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/index.cfm
Although this site is from the New York City Public Library, the lists of award winners, recommended reading lists, and links to favorite book characters are appropriate for anyone.

[Button] The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
http://www.scbwi.org
"The SCBWI acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers and others involved with literature for young people."
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