Resources

Book- Beyond Early Literacy: A Balanced Approach to Developing the Whole Child by Janet B. Taylor, Nancy Amanda Branscombe, Jan Gunnels Burcham, Lilli Land- This book offers a wide range of literacy techniques that are useful in the early childhood classroom.  

Book- Early Childhood Mathematics by Susan Sperry Smith- This book is a guide for educators to help foster young children's curiosity as they learn practical knowledge and skills.  

 Book- Science in Early Childhood by Coral Campbell, Wendy Jobling, and Christine Howitt, gives young children an early introduction to exciting and engaging activities and topics relating to science.

          Literacy and language: new developments in research, theory, and practice by Olivia Saracho. The article highlights the benefits of promoting literacy in early child classrooms.

             Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2017.1282235

Research on early childhood mathematics teaching and learning by Björklund, C., van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, M. and Kullberg. The purpose of this article is to offer educators the right resources and information to develop mathematical concepts in early childhood classrooms. 

Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-020-01177-3

            Nature of Science in Early Years Science Teaching by Lenna Hasson, Lotta Leden, and Susanne Thulin- This article provides insightful information about using Science to help young children explore naturally by encouraging curiosity. 

            Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293x.2021.1968463

"Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read."- Marilyn Jager Adams

"The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child's natural desire to learn."- Maria Montessori

"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think."- Margaret Mead