Reference books are a good place to start...

Best Books for Children REF Z1037 .G48 2006
Child Development REF HQ 772 .C436 2002
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society REF HQ767.84 .E53 2003
Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education REF LB1139.25 .E53 1992
Pioneers of Early Childhood Education REF LB 1139.23 .P45 1998
 

To search for books...

Library catalog: UNICORN
        Suggested subject terms: children, child development, early childhood education, social interaction in children

Full text books online: eBooks

Online Encyclopedias

Children's Classics Book List

To search for journal, magazine and newspaper articles...
Note - Off campus users should access using the A-Z database list

Gale Database(journal, magazine and newspaper articles)
Academic Search Premier and ERIC (journal, magazine and newspaper articles)
Health Sciences Databases (journal, magazine, newspaper and reference book articles)
 

Internet sites...

Child Development Resources

• http://www.vtnea.org/vtnea14.htm
  Child development information by life stage (infant, toddler, preschool, etc.)

• http://www.iamyourchild.org
  I Am Your Child is a national public awareness campaign to make early childhood development a top priority in our nation.  Site offers info on stages of childhood development, brain development, parenting tips and link to other resources and expert advice.

• http://www.naeyc.org
  National Association for the Education of Young Children provides tools and information about early childhood development that can be used in classrooms and programs  

• http://www.cec.sped.org
  Website of the Council for Exceptional Children

• http://ed.sc.gov/index.html
  South Carolina Department of Education website. Includes a link to the Office of Early Childhood Education, employment and job opportunities and information on DSS training. 

Health and Safety

• http://www.kidscount.org/census
  Kids Count Census Data on kids and families

• http://www.nncc.org/
  National Network for Child Care. Contains information on a wide range of topics including quality child care, children’s books, health and safety, etc. Includes links to children’s web sites.
• http://nrc.uchsc.edu
  National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.  Excellent Site--good for locating state day care regulations, health and safety tips, and other child care information resources

  Teaching and Curriculum Development

• http://www.earlychildhood.com
  News articles, activities and curriculum, links and more...
• http://www.eric.ed.gov/
  ERIC online
• http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/
  ERIC Early Childhood Research and Practice.  Internet journal on the development, care, and education of young children--good for finding info on different learning styles and teaching methods

  Online Puzzle-Making Software

• http://www.educationalpress.org
  Create free educational worksheets such as flashcards, game boards, and quizzes to print directly from your browser. Choose from pre-made lists.
• http://www.edhelper.com
  Has some free puzzle creating tools and some that you have to sign up to use (at a cost). Click on “make puzzles” to access these.

• http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com/  

  Create crossword puzzles  

• http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com/cryptomaker.html 
  Create cryptograms
• http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/gamezone/puzzlegen/
  Create search a word worksheets

• http://www.spellmaster.com/

  Create your own Macromedia Flash Vocabulary Training Aids-For Foreign Language Vocabulary

   

Award Winning Children's Books

• http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm
  John Newbery Medal. Presented annually to author of most distinguished American children's book. Description of criteria and link to list of award winning titles.
  • List of Newbery Medal winners in the SCC Library
     
• http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm
  Randolph Caldecott Medal. Presented annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Description of criteria and link to list of award winning titles.
  •  List of Caldecott Medal winners in the SCC Library.
     
• http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookaward/corettascott.cfm
  Coretta Scott King Award. Honors African American authors and illustrators of children's literature. Description of criteria and link to list of award winning titles.
  • List of Coretta Scott King Award winners in the SCC Library.