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Publications availaible from Lifelong Learn include:
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Photo Journal Books
| 2011 | Memories of Africa. ICC Lifelong Learn Inc.: Edmonton, AB |
| 2011 | Wildlife – South Africa. ICC Lifelong Learn Inc.: Edmonton, AB |
| 2010 | Memories of China. ICC Lifelong Learn Inc.: Edmonton, AB |
Textbooks
| 2011 | Creating Effective Learning Environments. ITP Nelson: Scarborough, On, Third Edition. (Released in the USA market and translated into German). This is the first of a series of new innovative line of textbooks. The focus of the text is the child and family. Information is presented through photographs and scenarios that identify the various developmental levels of children such as blocks or play. The theory is woven around the photographs and scenarios. |
| 2009 |
Inclusion in Early Childhood Settings Children with Special Needs in Canada. Pearson Education Canada: Don Mills, ON. Second Edition. This is an innovative new text that provides a holistic approach to inclusive care in Canada. Approach focuses on strategies to create inclusive learning environments through interviews, photographs, floor plans, examples of individual program plans, portfolios an web-based interactive learning activities. |
| 2006 |
Developmental Profiles. ITP Nelson: Scarborough, On Text is useful for quick research into child development domains for children birth to twelve and is supported by photographic milestone charts. |
| 2005 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education: A Canadian Perspective. ITP Nelson: Scarborough, Innovative new textbook that focuses on a photographic journey through various philosophical approaches and introduces learners to children and families through photographs, scenarios and interactive exercises posted on the Nelson website. |
| 2005 | Safe and healthy children’s environments. Pearson Education Canada: Don Mills, ON. The information in a user-friendly manner through the use of photographs, scenarios, charts, tables, bulleted lists, and interactive web-based learning activities. |
| 2000 | Watson, L.; Watson, M; Cam Wilson, L.; and Crowther, I. Infants and |
Texts
To access the specific text, click on publisher's name. In the authors box, enter Crowther to go directly to the texts available by this author.
Title: Child Development a Primer
Author: Ingrid Crowther
Year of Publication: 2006
Publisher: Nelson Thompson Learning
Description:
This is a reference text designed to present developmental milestones in a quick easy to find format. Milestones will be covered in all domains (physical, social, emotional, language, cognitive) ages birth to twelve.
Title: Inclusion in Early Childhood Settings Children with Special Needs in Canada - second edition
Author: Ingrid C. Crowther
Year of Publication: 2009
Publisher: Pearson International
Description:
This is a text that explores the topic of special needs from a more practical orientation. It addresses the needs of the child with special needs, how these needs can be met, and what special adaptations need to be made. (Communications physical, emotional, social, behavioural, and cognitive)
Title: Introduction to Early Childhood Education: a Canadian Perspective
Author: Ingrid C. Crowther
Year of Publication: 2005
Publisher: Nelson Thompson Learning
Description:
This text focuses on children, their families, and their community. Through the use of photographs and scenarios, philosophical view points, quality issues, childcare settings, and caregiver responsibilities theoretical aspects are explored and explained.
Additional Book Resources (includes interactive excersises): Nelson Website
Title: Safe and Healthy Children's Environments
Author: Ingrid C. Crowther
Year of Publication: 2005
Publisher: Pearson International
Description:
This is a text that explores all aspects of health and safety for children ages birth to twelve. (Physical and emotional health and safety, overall well-being, creating safe learning environments, recognition and prevention of illness, nutritional guidelines, physical fitness and activities, and issues related to health and safety)
Title: Creating Effective Learning Environments - third edition
Author: Ingrid C. Crowther
Year of Publication: 2011
Publisher: Nelson Thomson Learning
Description:
This book takes an emergent curriculum approach. The theory is woven around what children are doing in various core curriculum units (water, sand, woodworking, quiet, math/science, manipulatives, creative arts, play, the learning environment, music, drama, and blocks). Children's learning activities are represented by photos of children engaged in specific tasks (over 250 photographs) and by scenarios. An interactive CD Rom that provides independent learning activities to accompany the text.
Released in USA, Nov. 2003
In translation - German; released, 2005.
Title: Infant and Toddlers - first Canadian Edition
Author: Ingrid C. Crowther Canadian version of American text by: Linda D. Watson, Michael A. Watson, and Lavisa Cam Wilson
Year of Publication: 2000
Publisher: Nelson Thomson Learning
Description:
This is a comprehensive text on infant and toddler care in Canada. The text covers theoretical components, legislative requirements across Canada and practical applications to infant and toddler care.
Articles
- Moving Forward in Prior Learning:
Interim Report on Gateways Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) Research Project.
Athabasca University. 2006. Arscott, J.; Crowther, I.; Young, M.; and Ungarian, L.
This report highlights the progress to date on the research into the reliability and validity of PLAR as an integral part of the post secondary educational system. - Interviews:
Parent Magazine on physical fitness of children and encouraging new activities with young children. - Guardians of the Critical Years: Infant and Toddler Caregivers.
Fall 2002. Interaction. Vol. 16 No. 3 Fall 2002.
The ideas expressed within this article centre upon the critical interactions between the childcare workers and the infants and toddlers under their care. - Development and Testing of Effective Practices.Interaction.
Publication of the Canadian Child Care Federation, Vol. 16, No. 4.
This article provides an update about the research project about the retention of learning retained by early childhood educators after up to three years of graduation. - Development and Testing of Effective Practices.
Fall 2002,
Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario,This is an article that gives an overview about a research project funded by Human Resource Development Canada and is sponsored by Athabasca University. The research attempts to identify how much learning is retained within three years of graduation from Early Childhood Education Programs.
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