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Resources for Early Childhood Education
Welcome to Corwin’s Early Childhood Education Resources
Learn how to create the highest quality and most equitable learning experiences for children!
The early childhood years are a critical time for cognitive, social, and emotional development. Whether you are a teacher, leader, or family member, you know that investing time and resources in our youngest learners will pay off now AND in the future. Discover what works best and makes the biggest impact by exploring these evidence-based resources and strategies.
Jump to a Topic: Behavior | Equity | Family Communication | Math | Professional Development | Literacy | School Readiness & Assessment | Technology & Kinesthetics | Events | Books
Behavior Resources
- Reflective Activity: Triggering Student Behaviors
- Age-appropriate Sustained Attention Spans Diagram and Activities
- Developmental Levels of Regulation Diagram
- Weaving Sensory Activities into Your Classroom Curriculum & Interactive Scenario Activity
- Children’s Positive Approaches to Learning in the Classroom: Behavioral Indicators Checklist
- Promoting Self-Regulation in Preschool and Primary-Grade Classrooms
- Promoting Healthy Peer Relations Checklist
- Symptoms of Learning Disabilities in Young Children
- Symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Equity Resources
- Language-Based Learning Disabilities [Excerpt]
- Supporting Integration of Students with Individual Differences [Excerpt]
- Four Clusters of Pedagogical Teaching Strategies [Full Chapter]
- Main Philosophical and Pedagogical Principles for Learning and Developmental Processes
- Assessing and Responding to Readers at Risk: English Language Learners [Excerpt]
- Why Learning to Read is so Difficult [Excerpt]
- Should We Be Talking About Sexism in Early Childhood Education? [Full Chapter]
- An Inventory for Differentiation in the Primary Classroom
- How to Handle Children with Learning Disabilities [Full Chapter]
Math Resources
Professional Development
- Visible Learning in Early Childhood [Webinar]
- Contemporary and Traditional Teacher Beliefs About Children's Development and Learning
- Reflective Questions on the Nature of Reading
- Questions to Ponder and Practice Exercises: Developmental Perspectives and Educational Practices
- Teacher Resources for A Differentiated Classroom
- Align Your Federal, State Funding and Local Resources to Support and Further Your PreK-3 Goals [Excerpt]
- Establishing Your Professional Development System [Excerpt]
- Quality Preschool Observational Tools [Excerpt]
- Leadership Guide: Reviewing Your Goals and Impact on Children
- What to Look for in Early Childhood Centers
Reading, Writing, and Language Development Resources
- Emerging Literacy Abilities Sample Assessment
- Preschool Lesson Plan: Using Kindergarten English Language Arts Common Core Readings Standard
- A Child's Brain and Reading: A Dozen Key Learnings [Excerpt]
- 5 Stages of Spelling Development
- Continuum of Children’s Development in Early Reading and Writing
- Interactive Journal Writing in Preschool and Kindergarten
- Spelling in Preschool and Kindergarten [Excerpt]
- The Conversation Observation and Analysis Tool
- Activities for Building the Skill of Evaluating
- Support Ideas with Examples, Evidence and Reasons
- Sample Focused Listening and Nonverbal Communication Peer and Self-Assessment
School Readiness and Assessment Resources
- Assessment of Young Children Methods
- Kindergarten Readiness: A New Model & Professional Development Discussion Questions
- Kindergarten Transition Practices Timeline
- A Child’s Learning Profile Summary
- Definition of Descriptive Working Approach Variables
- Rating Scale for Evaluative Working Approach Variables
- Developmentally Appropriate Classroom Practices [Full Chapter]
- The Developmental Shift from Early to Middle Childhood (4-8 Years)
- Assessment For Young Students in a Differentiated Classroom
- Connecting the Early Childhood Community and K-12 Public Education [Excerpt]
- Strengthen Your Child's Auditory Mode of Learning [Full Chapter]
- Trait-Based Scoring Scales Early Beginner Writers (Preschool - Early Grade 1)
Technology and Kinesthetics Resources
- Cognitive General Knowledge Abilities: Sample Assessment
- Color, Trace, and Draw Shapes: Sample Assessment
- Outdoor Education (Play) for Children [Excerpt]
- Five Ways to Sneak Movement into the Curriculum [Full Chapter]
- Strengthen Your Child's Kinesthetic Mode of Learning [Full Chapter]
- Literacy Learning and Play
- Tips and Considerations for Playful Learning [Excerpt]
Upcoming Events
2022 Annual Visible Learning Conference
Join us as we accelerate learning through the Visible Learning research and evidence! Together we will explore and improve student growth and achievement in the context of post-pandemic teaching. Making learning visible demands that we leverage our expertise as educators to make decisions about what content, ideas, and skills we want our students to know, understand, and do. To get there, let's embark on some of the key elements of Visible Learning: Teaching, Leading, Learning, and Equity, which will accelerate growth and make the biggest impact on student learning.
Featured Early Childhood Sessions:
Outside Organizations and Resources
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Zero to Three
- Division of Early Childhood (DEC) for the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Resources for Early Learning
- Harvard University Center on the Developing Child
- First Five Years Fund
- The Early Link Podcast
- NPR: The Case for Universal Pre-K Just Got Stronger
Book Resources