Quick Reference Guides for Early Childhood Best Practices

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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

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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.

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.