Introduction to the Student Study Site

This site is intended to enhance your use of Early Childhood Education: Becoming a Professional by Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle, Ana Garcia-Nevarez, Wanda Roundtree Henderson, and Alicia Valero-Kerrick. Please note that all the materials on this site are especially geared toward maximizing your understanding of the material.

Also, visit The Early Childhood Education Professional blog, which features blog posts written by the author team.

The following materials are available on this site:

Chapter Resources

Flashcards
These study tools reinforce your understanding of key terms and concepts that have been outlined in the chapters.

Web Quizzes
Flexible self-quizzes allow you to practice the concepts from each chapter.

Video Links
Carefully selected, web-based video resources feature relevant interviews, lectures, personal stories, inquiries, and other content for use in independent or classroom-based explorations of key topics.

Web Resources
These links to relevant websites direct both instructors and students to additional resources for further research on important chapter topics.

Workshop Formats
These author-created workshop formats include topic discussions, workshop activities, wrap-up activities and evaluation questions and activities all of which allow a hands-on approach to exploring topics in the text.

Lesson Plans
Sample lesson plans give you the tools you need to conduct meaningful lessons in the classroom. Plans are provided for different age ranges.

Learning From SAGE Journal Articles

A "Learning From SAGE Journal Articles" feature provides access to recent, relevant full-text articles from SAGE's leading research journals. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides discussion questions to focus and guide student interpretation.

Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle, Ana Garcia-Nevarez, Wanda Roundtree Henderson, and Alicia Valero-Kerrick for writing an excellent text and for their involvement in reviewing and editing the assets on this site. Special thanks are also due to Kimberly Sellers at Pikes Peak Community College and Dawn Larson Jeske for creating the ancillaries on this site.