Resources
For Parents and Teachers
Brazelton, T. Berry (1992). Touchpoints: The Essential
Reference. Your Child’s Emotional and
Behavioral Development.
Perseus Books.
“Computers, TV, and Very Young Children: What Impact on
Development?” Synthesis of
Round-Table Discussion at Yale University. Zero to
Three Journal.
October/November 2001. Article can be downloaded
at
www.zerotothree.org
Custodero, Lori (Ed). (2002). “The Musical Lives of Babies
and Families.”
Zero to Three Journal. September 2004: Vol. 23, No. 1.
Several articles can be downloaded
at
www.zerotothree.org.
 Cutietta, Robert. (2001). Raising Musical Kids.
Oxford University Press.
Einon, Dorothy. (1999). Dorothy Einon’s Learning Early.
Facts on File.
Eliot, Lise. (1999). What’s Going On in There? How the
Brain
and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life.
Random House/Bantam.
Goodwyn, Susan and Acredolo, Linda. (2005). Baby Hearts: A
Guide to Giving Your Child an
Emotional Head Start. McGraw Hill (
www.babysigns.com )
--Baby Signs: How to Talk with Your Baby Before
Your Baby Can Talk (2002)
McGraw Hill. (new edition/paperback) (
www.babysigns.com )
Gopnik, Meltzoff, and Kuhl. (2001). The Scientist in the
Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About
the Mind. HarperCollins Perennial
Edition.
Greenspan, Stanley. (1994). First Feelings: Milestones in
the Emotional Development of Your
Baby and Child. Penguin (paperback).
Masi, W. and Cohen, R. (1999). Baby Play. The
Gymboree Corporation.
National Research Council Institute of Medicine. From
Neurons to Neighborhoods: Science of
Early Childhood Development. Can be
downloaded at
www.nap.org.
Reddy, Vasudevi and Trevarthan, Colwyn. What We Learn About
Babies From Engaging with
Their Emotions. Zero to Three Journal. January
2004. Article can be downloaded
at
www.zerotothree.org.
Weber, Deborah and Singer, Dorothy. (2004). The
Media Habits of Infants and Toddlers.
Zero to Three Journal. September 2004. Article can be
downloaded at
www.zerotothree.org.
** For Educators**
Andress. Barbara.. (1998). Music for Young Children.
Harcourt Brace. (
www.amazon.com
)
Burton, Leon.. (2000) SoundPlay. MENC (
www.menc.org
)
Early Childhood Connections. Journal of Music and Movement
Based Learning.
While this journal is ceasing publication in its
established quarterly format, back issues contain
a wealth of information.
 Feierabend, John. Books in the First Steps Series.
GIA.
(
www.amazon.com ).
Fox et al. ( 2004) Classroom Music for Little
Mozarts. Alfred
Publishing
Glover, Joanna and Young, Susan (1998). Music in the Early
Years.
Falmer. (
www.amazon.com ).
Kenney, Susan. and Persellin, Diane. (2000). Designing
Music Environments for Early
Childhood. MENC. (
www.menc.org
)
Kleiner, Lynn (1998). Kids Make Music: Babies Make Music
Too! (
www.amazon.com
).
Written in collaboration with Dr. Cecilia Riddell
McDonald, Dorothy. and Simons, Gene. (1988). Musical
Growth and Development: Birth Through
Six. Schirmer. (
www.amazon.com
).
McGraw, Gwendolyn. (2002). “Chorus Begins in Kindergarten.”
Article reprinted in national and
international journals. Can be
downloaded at EMEA Fall Journal 2002 (need name of author
and
title of article to retrieve on Google).
McGraw, Gwen (2004). “Adults’ Reactions to Recorded
Lullabies.” Paper presented at the ISME Early
Childhood Conference, “Els Mons Musical Dels
Infants,” Barcelona, Spain.
Music Educators Journal. Special Focus: Music and Early
Childhood Vol. 86/No. 1 July 1999.
Shehan Campbell, P. and Scott-Kassner, C. (2005). Music in
Childhood. (
www.amazon.com
).
Sims, Wendy and Palmer, Mary (1989). Teaching Music in
Prekindergarten.
MENC (
www.menc.org
)
Woodward, Sheila. (2005). Critical matters in early
childhood music education. In D. J. Elliott (Ed.),
Praxial Music Education: Reflections and
Dialogues (pp. 249-266). New York: Oxford University
Press.
Woodward, Sheila. (2002) Assessing Young Children’s Musical
Understanding. Music Education
International. Issue 40:
112-121.
**Please note that some of the
sources are dated and/or out-of-print**
Internet Resources
MENC On-Line Resources
--Early Childhood Resources and Publications
--Position Statement on Early Childhood Education
--Spotlight on Early Childhood Music Education
--From Heartbeat to Steady Beat. Compiled by
Deborah Pratt.
(all found at
www.menc.org ) |
www.zerotothree.org
“The Nation’s Leading Resource on the First Years of Life.”
| --Brain Wonders --The Magic of
Everyday Moments
--The Power of Play
--Getting in Tune
--The Importance of Movement |
--Mozart Myth
--Creativity
--The Influence of Music
--Bonding
--Why School Readiness Begins at Birth |
 www.aap.org
American Academy of Pediatrics. Dedicated to the Health of All
Children.
Articles on many topics of interest to parents.
The following relate to the use of media with babies, toddlers,
and children.
1. Children, Adolescents, and Television (2001). Download
at website.
2. Television—Positive Actions for Parents. Download at
website.
3. Television—How it Affects Children. Download at
website.
4. Television—What Children See and Learn. Download at
website.
5. Television and the Family. Brochures available for
purchase at website.
www.erikson.edu
A Graduate School in Child Development located in
Chicago, Illinois.
Some online graduate certificate programs available.
www.musica.uci.edu
A database of research articles and a newsletter. Old
issues of the MuSICA
newsletter can be downloaded. Database is somewhat
dated.
www.amc.-music.com Website of the American
Music Conference.
“Music and the Brain” may be a link of interest.
www.musictherapy.org
Website of the American Music Therapy Association.
See especially the “Music Therapy for Younger Children”
www.isme.org
Website of the International Society for Music Education.
Of special interest is information relating to the
Early Childhood Commission
www.nap.org
Website for the National Academy Press.
Interested parents or educators can download From
Neurons to Neighborhoods, an important
book for anyone who works with young children.
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