Early childhood learning resources - books and CD-ROM titles to teach K1 children word recognition and learning to read in a fun way or through games

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Books (please check for the availability of the individual titles via our online catalogue at vistaweb.nlb.gov.sg)

Chinese Titles

1) Title Wo hui zhao gu zi ji / [zhuan wen, Changdao Qianhuizi].
Author Nagashima, Chieko.
Subjects Early childhood education.
Early childhood education Activity programs.
Call Number J P Chinese 372.21 NAG

2) Title Xue xi hao xi guan gu shi / Feng Ye bian zhu.
Author Feng, Ye.
Subjects Early childhood education.
Early childhood education Activity programs.
Children's stories, Chinese.
Call Number J P Chinese 372.21 FY

3) Title Ni hui jiao hai zi ma? : 101 ge nian qing fu mu bi zhi de jiao zi zhao fa / Qitian Zhen zhu ; Wang Runfang yi.
Author Shichida, Makoto, 1929-
Early childhood education.
Call Number Chinese 649.1 SHI -[FAM]

You can find more books under the call no.: Chinese 372.21 in the chinese section of the libraries.

English titles

1) Title: Early childhood curriculum : incorporating multiple intelligences, developmentally appropriate practice, and play / Rae Ann Hirsh
Publisher: Boston : Pearson Allyn and Bacon, c2004
Call No.: R English 372.21 HIR

2) Title: Fundamentals of early childhood education / George S. Morrison
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill/Prentice Hall, c2003
Call No.: R English 372.210973 MOR

3) Title: Introduction to early childhood education : a multidimensional approach to child-centered care and learning / Francis Wardle
Publisher: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c2003
Call No.: R English 371.21 WAR

4) Title: Teaching and learning in the early years / edited by David Whitebread
Publisher: London : RoutledgeFalmer, 2003
Call No.: English 372.210941 TEA

5) Title Equality in early childhood : linking theory and practice / Jennie Lindon.
Author Lindon, Jennie.
Publisher London : Hodder Arnold, 2006.
Call no.: 372.0117 LIN

6) Title Early childhood care and education : the challenge / Walter Barker.
Author Barker, Walter.
Publisher [Amsterdam : Bernard van Leer Foundation], 1987.
Call no.: 372.21 BAR

Internet resources
http://www.ecd.govt.nz/publications/research.html
This New Zealand Ministry of Education has supplied some useful papers for public access on their website.

http://www.earlychildhoodrc.org/papers/catalog.cfm
The Early Childhood Research Collaborative (sponsored by the Center for Early Education and Development at the University of Minnesota) also has a catalogu of papers that you may find useful. Do also take a look at the link under "Resources and Links" -- some do point to very interesting research projects.

Audio-visual
1) Title: Learning basic skills through music [videorecording] / Backyard Productions
Publisher: Freeport, NY : Educational Activities, 1986
Summary: Live action, time-lapse cinematography, animation, and video wizardry are combined as outlandishly costumed and
exotic substitute teachers visit a classroom and deliver lively lessons on primary colors, capital letters, and fundamental arithmetic.
Hap Palmer's music and songs accompany the action as children are seen dancing, cavorting, and playing with hula hoops.
Call no: J AV 22-01-07 English 372.19 LEA

2) Title: JumpStart kindergarten reading [interactive multimedia] / Knowledge Adventure, Inc.
Publisher: Glendale, CA : Knowledge Adventure, 1996.
Summary: Provides essential reading skills for school, aimed at the kindergarten level.
Call no: J AV 372.4 JUM

3) Title: Schedules and routines [videorecording] : why bother?
Publisher: Lubbock, TX : C.E.V., [1997?]
Summary: A discussion on the importance of adhering to set schedules and rountines in the operation of a child care center; the enviornment thus
created is better for the childern as well as being better managed from the standpoint of a business operation.
Call no: AV 649.1 SCH -[FAM]

4) Title: Preparing your preschooler for success in school [videorecording]
Publisher: Huntington, NY : Bureau For At-Risk Youth, 1997, c1996.
Summary: Shows how a child's imagination works, how play and having fun are essential to learning, the limitations of what should be taught to
preschoolers, way to motivate children to learn, and how to ease preschoolers' transition into kindergarten
Call no: AV 649.1 BUI -[FAM]

5) Title: The whole child [videorecording] : a caregiver's guide to the first five years.
Publisher: S. Burlington, VT : The Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1997.
Summary: Teaches the latest in the fields of child development and child care for the critical years from birth to the age of five. Outlines essential
information about children's physical, emotional, and cognitive development. Presents practical developmental activities and techniques to use
in difficult situations. Shows real children and teachers in Head Start classrooms, a private urban infant center and preschool, an in-home family
child care program, a suburban preschool and two university child care centers.
Call no: AV 372.21 WHO

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