| Subject Guide for Child Development |
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Locating Child Development information at LATTC Library.
See the suggested Subject Headings below for searching books; E-books; Research Databases for journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; and internet sites.
Subject Headings
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Child care
Child development
Child development deviations
Child psychology
Child rearing
Children
Children with social disabilities
Children--Growth
Children--Health and hygiene
Cognition and culture
Computers and children
Developmental biology
Developmental neurobiology
Developmental psychobiology
Developmental psychology
Developmentally disabled children
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Early childhood education
Education, Preschool
Infant psychology
Infants--Care
Infants--Development
Motor ability in children
Nonverbal communication
Parent and child
Pediatrics
Play--Social aspects
Poor children-- United States
Preschool teachers--Training of
Socialization
Toddlers--Care
Toddlers--Development
Touch--Study and teaching (Early childhood) |
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Research Databases
Find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; research reports; image sources; primary documents; specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias, and more.
Academic OneFile
Full-text articles from scholarly ( peer-reviewed) journals and reference sources.
Educators Collection
Full-text articles from publications pertaining to child development and education.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Multi-subject virtual reference sources including multi-volume encyclopedias, dictionaries, and specialized reference sources.
General OneFile
Full-text articles from magazines, journals, news and reference sources, and multimedia materials including pod casts and audio files.
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Select Reference Books
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Call Number |
| The Cambridge encyclopedia of child development. |
REF 305.231 Cam |
| The Gale encyclopedia of childhood & adolescence. |
REF 305.23103 Gal |
| Interdisciplinary glossary on child abuse and neglect : legal, medical, social work terms. |
REF 362.71 Int |
| The silent crisis in U.S. child care. |
REF 320.05 Sil |
Select Reserve Books
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Call Number |
| Atypical child development in context. |
Reserve Desk 305.231 Emp |
| Child's play : revisiting play in early childhood settings. |
Reserve Desk 155.418 Chi |
| Essential touch : meeting the needs of young children |
Reserve Desk155.412182 Car |
| Healthy children sourcebook |
Reserve Desk613.0432 Hea |
| The irreducible needs of children : what every child must have to grow, learn, and flourish |
Reserve Desk 305.231 Bra |
| Skills for preschool teachers. |
Reserve Desk 372.21 Bea |
Select Circulating Books
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Call Number |
| Child abuse and neglect : attachment, development, and intervention. |
362.76 How |
| The child and the machine : how computers put our children's education at risk. |
372.1334 Arm |
| Creative activities for young children. |
372.13 May |
| The cultural nature of human development. |
305.231 Rog |
| Touchpoints three to six : your child's emotional and behavioral development . |
305.231 Bra |
Select E-books
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Call Number |
| Child development [electronic resource]. |
Electronic Book |
| Early childhood development and its variations [electronic resource]. |
Electronic Book |
Parenting and child development in "nontraditional" families [electronic resource]. |
Electronic Book |
| Relationships as developmental contexts [electronic resource]. |
Electronic Book |
| Research with children [electronic resource]. |
Electronic Book |
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Select Internet Sites
Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu
“ The Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP) is part of the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative within the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. CEEP (a content provider) and the ECAP Information Technology Group (ECAP/ITG) work closely to build print and online resources for the worldwide early childhood and parenting communities.”
National Child Care Information Center http://www.nccic.org/statedata/statepro/display.cfm?state=California
“NCCIC develops and disseminates the quarterly Child Care Bulletin—available in English and Spanish—a 50-state summary of State child care plans and policies, and other publications on key child care issues.” State profiles (above links to California) include demographic information, after-school profile, infant and toddler Information, and more. Archives of reports are searchable in the NCCIC Online Library, with links to full-text articles available on the web.
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (of the National Institutes of Health) http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
The NICHD institute “ conducts and supports research on all stages of human development, from preconception to adulthood, to better understand the health of children, adults, families, and communities.” A user-friendly database of “A to Z health & human development topics” provides links to NICHD research as well as publications of other institutions available on the web.
National Network for Child Care http://cyfernet.ces.ncsu.edu/cyfdb/browse_2pageAnncc.php?subcat=Child%20Development
This site offers articles and links to “ over 1000 publications and resources related to child care. Publications are research-based and reviewed.” Topics include abuse and neglect, health and safely, literacy and language, nutrition and more.
Schools Psychology Resources Online http://www.schoolpsychology.net/
This online resource page includes links to over 1000 sites on specific conditions, disorders, and disabilities such as anxiety disorders, learning disabilities, medical conditions and more. “Other Information” includes links to brochures, pamphlets, documents, journals, listservs and more.
U.S. Department of Education: Early Childhood Education http://www.ed.gov/parents/earlychild/ready/resources.html
Includes information on early childhood education programs, resources for parents, teachers, and administrators, research and publications on early childhood from the U.S. Department of Education.
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