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
ECE 321 Advanced Practicum in ECE - 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: TBA
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)
ASCCC OERI Discipline Leads are tasked with curating resources for their discipline, serve as a resource for their discipline colleagues, and are focused on community-building. Find suggested OER resources on the Child Development and Early Childhood Education page.
Early Childhood Education Classes with OER Mapping
This spreadsheet includes all CRC Early Childhood Education courses, links to CRC Canvas Shell templates (if applicable) and suggested OER resources. It can also be opened in another window if you prefer to view it full-screen and if the OER textbook you're using is not listed in the Canvas Shells column, you can request it.
