Quick Reference Guides for Early Childhood Best Practices
Practical know-how for early childhood professionals
Get up to speed with developmentally appropriate practice with these practical, easy-to-read Quick Reference Guides! Perfect for professional learning across all early childhood settings, these essential tools put fundamental knowledge and ready-to-use strategies in the hands of every educator.
- Explicitly linked to core developmental domains: cognitive, physical, socio-emotional, communication, and adaptive
- 16 essential topics, including early language, temperament and behavior, curiosity and scientific thinking, school readiness, and more
- Colorful, brief, and “chunked,” with graphics and section titles to help you quickly find information
- Laminated and 3-hole punched for durability and easy reference
About the Author
These Quick Reference Guides were developed by Kathy L. Reschke, Ph.D., an early childhood education consultant with more than 40 years of experience in the field.
Dr. Reschke says:
“I designed these guides so that, regardless of the setting in which you work, you would have a tool to help you integrate learning about children into your everyday practice of nurturing and teaching them.”
Inside the Guides
Each trifold guide is packed with colorful illustrations, lists, and infographics that demystify developmentally appropriate practices for children birth to five.
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Praise for the Guides
Brimming with practical, easy-to-read information and strategies. These guides empower educators to seamlessly integrate developmentally appropriate practices into their daily interactions with young children. Truly an indispensable tool for early childhood educators!
—Angela C. Baum, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of South Carolina College of Education
What to Order
The Quick Reference Guides are ideal for staff professional learning in preschool settings and across districts. Choose the ordering option that works for you:
- Get 5-packs of your favorite guides so that all staff members can have their own copy. (Links to the 5-packs are listed below.)
- Get the complete set. For less than $200, you can get all 16 guides—a professional development package that covers all the topics your staff needs to know about.
- Mix and match. Choose single copies of the guides you need! Order individual copies of the guides here.
♦ School Readiness Exploring the Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Domains
♦ Early Language Exploring the Communication Domain
♦ Becoming a Writer Exploring the Communication Domain
♦ Understanding Numbers Exploring the Cognitive Domain
♦ Curiosity & Scientific Thinking Exploring the Cognitive Domain
♦ The Developing Brain Exploring the Cognitive Domain
♦ Memory Exploring the Cognitive Domain
♦ Pretend Play Exploring the Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Domains
♦ Temperament & Behavior Exploring the Socio-Emotional Domain
♦ Early Friendships Exploring the Socio-Emotional Domain
♦ Belonging Exploring the Socio-Emotional Domain
♦ Doing the Right Thing Exploring the Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Domains
♦ Creativity Exploring the Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Domains
♦ Humor Exploring the Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Domains
♦ Mealtime & Eating Exploring the Physical Domain
♦ Made to Move Exploring the Physical Domain
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