Early Childhood Education Courses that are Zero Textbook Costs

The following resources are used by several ECE faculty. If you have specific questions about classes and/or the materials that are used, please contact the department chair, Jeannette Mulhern

• ECE 300 Introduction to Principles and Practices in ECE: 

  • Representative texts: Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children (OER), Foundations of Education and Instructional Assessment (OER) 

• ECE 307 Introduction to Bilingual Education:  

  • Representative texts: English Learners in American Classrooms 101 Questions, 101 Answers library CDL and Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, library ebook

• ECE 312 Child Development: 

  • Representative texts: Child, Growth, and Development (OER),  Human Development Lifespan (OER)

• ECE 314 The Child, the Family and the Community:

  • Representative texts: Children, Families, Schools, and Communities (OER)

• ECE 320 Curriculum and Interactions in ECE:  

  • Representative texts: Designs for Living and Learning and Intentional Teacher, library ebook and CDL

• ECE 321 Advanced Practicum in ECE:  

  • Representative texts: Emergent Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings: From Theory to Practice, Unscripted Classroom and Moral Classrooms, Moral Children : Creating a Constructivist Atmosphere in Early Education, library ebooks and CDL

  • Representative texts: Moral Classrooms, Moral Children : Creating a Constructivist Atmosphere in Early Education, library ebook and CDL; The Unscripted Classroom: Emergent Curriculum in Action,; Emergent Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings: From Theory to Practice, library ebooks and CDL

• ECE 322 Promoting Children's Social Competence:  

  • Representative texts: Various readings from CRC library and other freely available material

• ECE 326 Making Learning Visible through Observation and Documentation:  

  • Representative texts: The Art of Awareness library ebook and Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Education (OER)

• ECE 330 Infant and Toddler Development: 

  • Representative texts: Infant and Toddler Development and Responsive Program Planning library ebooks

• ECE 331 Care and Education of Infants and Toddlers: 

  • Representative texts: Teaching and Learning with Infants and Toddlers: Where Meaning Making Begins, library ebook 

• ECE 342 Constructive Math and Science in Early Childhood Education: 

  • Representative texts: Teaching STEM in the Early Years: Activities for Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics library ebook license

• ECE 343 Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood: 

  • Representative texts: The Early Literacy Journey: Supporting and Celebrating Young Learners (OER)

• ECE 350 Introduction to Elementary Teaching with Field Experience: 

  • Representative texts: Various readings from CRC library and other freely available material

• ECE 361 Introducing Young Children to Visual Arts - Representative text: Language of Art: Inquiry-Based Studio Practices in Early Childhood Settings library ebook

• ECE 365 Creative Projects and Experiences for Young Children - Representative text: Language of Art: Inquiry-Based Studio Practices in Early Childhood Settings library ebook

• ECE 415 Children's Health:

  • Representative texts: No textbook required

• ECE 420 Administration I: Programs in ECE: 

  • Representative texts:  Freely available resources including California Department of Social Services, Child Care and Development Division website and the California Inclusion website; Leading Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs: A Guide to Change, for Change library ebook

• ECE 422 Administration II: Personnel and Leadership in ECE: 

  • Representative texts: Freely available resources including California Department of Social Services, Child Care and Development Division website and the California Inclusion website; Leading Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs: A Guide to Change, for Change library ebook

• ECE 424 Adult Supervision: Mentoring in a Collaborative Learning Setting: 

  • Representative texts: Developing Mentoring and Coaching Relationships in Early Care and Education: A Reflective Approach library CDL

• ECE 430 Culture and Diversity in ECE: 

  • Representative texts: The Role of Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Education (OER)

• FCS 324 Human Development: A Life Span:

  • Representative texts: Human Development Lifespan (OER); FCS 324 Human Development: A Life Span, Lifespan Development (OER)