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Interdisciplinary database, includes peer-reviewed full-text articles as well as podcasts and videos.
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Best starting point for most topics. Interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed full-text articles. Indexes more than 4600 journals.
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Core Psychology database. Includes international material selected from around 2,500 journals as well as books and dissertations.
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National and leading regional newspapers, such as the National Post, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the Calgary Herald, the Edmonton Journal, the Montreal Gazette, and the Ottawa Citizen.
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Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. Also includes research reports.
Game On! Screen-Free Fun for Children Two and Up by
It appears the days of fun and games for children have been replaced with apps and screen time. Electronic games promote individual play and connect us to screens, not people. Game On! is a collection of 300+ screen-free, traditional games and activities for children and adults that require minimal materials other than people and their brains to play. All games and activities are adaptable according to the players age, their interests, and their abilities. Unplug from screened, individual play and connect with Game On!
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781605545486Publication Date: 2018
Yoga and Mindfulness for Young Children: Poses for Play, Learning, and PeaceCall Number: eBookISBN: 9781605546674Publication Date: 2020
Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Children by
Winner of the 2015 Brain Child Award from Tillywig & Toy Media Awards Use loose parts to spark children's creativity and innovation Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Alluring and captivating, they capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and motivate learning. The hundreds of inspiring photographs showcase an array of loose parts in real early childhood settings. And the overviews of concepts children can learn when using loose parts provide the foundation for incorporating loose parts into your teaching to enhance play and empower children. The possibilities are truly endless.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781605542744Publication Date: 2014-10-28
Loose Parts 2 Inspiring Play with Infants and Toddlers by
Teachers' Choice Award for Preschool 2018 Winner! Loose parts capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and encourage creativity. This form of play allows infants to be in control and recognize the power of their bodies and actions. A variety of new and innovative loose parts ideas are paired with beautiful photography to inspire safe loose parts play in your infant and toddler environments. Captivating classroom stories and proven science provide the context for how this style of play supports children's development and learning. This book is perfect for Montessori and Reggio-inspired programs and educators.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781605544649Publication Date: 2016-07-12
Loose Parts 3 Inspiring Culturally Sustainable Environments by
Loose parts cross the boundaries of gender, age, abilities, and socioeconomic challenges. Loose Parts 3, the newest addition to the wildly popular Loose Parts series, helps teachers make a conscious effort to create culturally sustainable environments that allow children to grow and to conquer a dynamic world. Over 400 full-color photographs beautifully illustrate the ongoing need for educational pedagogy that creates a sense of belonging supports children's identities is culturally responsive and sustainable Loose Parts 3 contains inspiration and guidance on how to create culturally sensitive and culturally sustainable early childhood environments through six key terms: aesthetic, authenticity, equity, dynamic, praxis, and critical reflection. Use your environment to promote a sense of wonder, curiosity and joy, and allow children to explore their identities.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781605544663Publication Date: 2018
Loose Parts 4 Inspiring 21st-Century Learning by
Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials--acorns, hardware, stones, aluminum foil, fabric scraps, for example--that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Loose parts capture children's curiosity, give free rein to their imagination, and encourage creativity. In the newest installment of the wildly popular, award-winning Loose Parts series, Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky focus on including families and competency building. With inspiring full-color photographs Loose Parts 4 is organized around competencies and life skills children need for success in the future: knowingness, engagement, risk, connections, leadership, innovative thinking, and creativity. Lisa and Miriam explain the value of loose parts, detail how to integrate loose parts into the environment and children's play, and specifically focus on loose parts for children in family environments--helping educators engage families and extend learning beyond the classroom.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781605545899Publication Date: 2019-12-10
Administering for quality : leading and collaborating in Canadian early childhood education programs by
This sixth edition of Administering for Quality: Leading and Collaborating in Canadian Early Childhood Education Programs is intended to facilitate early childhood educators' understanding of leadership, professional, and advocacy responsibilities. Considering that each educator's influence on young children and families is so lasting, it is important to be prepared for this commitment.
Call Number: Q778.7.C3 C373 2018ISBN: 9780134755625Publication Date: 2018
Family matters : an introduction to family sociology in Canada by
Now in its fourth edition, Family Matters offers an enriched discussion on a variety of substantive issues experienced by diverse Canadian families across the life course. Adopting a feminist sociological approach throughout, this popular textbook explores family dynamics through a critical life course theoretical lens. This over-arching perspective is used to examine how social, economic, and historical processes related to gender roles, age and generational location, ethnicity and race, geographical location, and social change shape contemporary family life. As a leading name in sociology, Barbara Mitchell has thoroughly updated the previous edition to reflect timely current events, recent census data, and cutting-edge research. Providing more detailed and nuanced discussions of many areas including life course and other styles of critical theorizing on families, this new edition examines the history of slavery and Black family life in Canada, Indigenous families, foreign/temporary workers, intersectional and racialized processes influencing families, youth activism, transgender children, technology and social media, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aging families. Approachable, concise, and filled with discussion questions, activities, and resources for further reading, Family Matters is the perfect resource for students enrolled in introductory or advanced level courses in family sociology and gender studies. FEATURES: Up-to-date material featuring current events, recent research studies and statistics, including census and other national data setsnew and expanded content on a wide range of timely topics, such as Indigenous and racialized family life, transgender children, technology and social media, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic Includes updated instructor supplement package equipped with PowerPoint slides, video resource suggestions, and a test bank
Call Number: HQ560 .M58 2021ISBN: 9781773382494Publication Date: 2021-08-23
LGBTQ Youth and Education by
This second edition is essential reading for educators and other school community members who are navigating the increasingly complicated laws and legal rulings related to LGBTQ students, employees, and community members. It combines historical, contemporary, theoretical, and practical information to help educators address exclusionary practices in schools related to gender identity, sexuality, racism, sexism, and other forms of bias that shape student experiences. To enable educators to better understand their obligations to students in relation to policy, staff training, daily school climate, pedagogy, and curriculum, the author has extensively revised this popular text to include updated information on the impact of same-sex marriage legalization and increasing federal recognition of transgender student rights. And because the legal terrain regarding transgender youth has been especially volatile, Mayo provides strategies that educators can use to maintain ethical trans-inclusive teaching, even when local regulations appear to impede transgender inclusivity. Book Features: An examination of the pedagogical, curricular, and policy changes that can improve school experiences for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning) and ally students. A new chapter on gender identity and transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive student experiences. Current policy and legal information, data, and justification for LGBTQ-equitable and inclusive teaching.
Call Number: LC192.6 .M39 2022ISBN: 9780807766712Publication Date: 2022-02-04
Terminology of Communication Disorders by
The leading dictionary/sourcebook of terms for speech, language, and hearing pathology, Terminology of Communication Disorders is intended for students in speech, language, and hearing disorders programs, faculty, and practitioners. Terms are listed alphabetically and cross-referenced for synonyms and related terms, accommodating the sometimes complex classifications of Speech, Language, and Hearing disorders.
Call Number: RC423 .N52 2004ISBN: 9780781741965Publication Date: 2003-10-28
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Early childhood and child development streaming video collection
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(Baker & Taylor) Fiction and non-fiction audiobooks, including titles for teens and children. Access is restricted to SLC students, faculty and staff. Note that all titles are 'one-copy, one-user' titles, each with a 3-week checkout/loan period. Please return titles you are done with before that time so that other users may check them out; otherwise, they expire for you after 3 weeks.
To assist you in browsing the library collection, the following chart provides a breakdown of the Early Childhood Education sections:
| Subject | Call Number Range |
|---|---|
| Developmental psychology (including infant and child development) |
BF712 – 724.85 |
| Children’s games and amusements | GV1203 – 1220.8 |
| Children; Child development (including child rearing, child life, play, socialization, children’s rights) |
HQ767.8 – 792.2 |
| Sign language | HV2471 – 2476 |
| Child study | LB1101 – 1139 |
| Early childhood education | LB1139.2 – 1139.5 |
| Preschool education; Nursery schools | LB1140 – 1140.5 |
| Kindergarten | LB1141 – 1489 |
| Primary education | LB1501 – 1547 |
| Elementary or public school education | LB1555 – 1602 |