Book Lists
All teachers should be lifelong learners. Professional development can be a challenge. Conferences and workshops are great but the expense can add up. Online courses or podcasts are good alternatives. But sometimes it’s difficult to invest a chunk of time at one sitting. Professional development books are great resources – affordable and easy to fit in your schedule.
Check out these professional development books for child care professionals.
The Most Important Year: Pre-Kindergarten and the Future of Our Children by Suzanne Bouffard
Big Questions for Young Minds: Extending Children’s Thinking by Janis Strasser, Lisa Mufson Bresson
Already Ready by Katie Wood Ray and Matt Glover
I Am Reading by Kathy Collins and Matt Glover
Conscious Discipline by Dr. Becky Bailey
Purposeful Play by Mraz, Porcelli, and Tyler
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
7 Kinds of Smart: Identifying and Developing Your Many Intelligences by Thomas Armstrong
50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) by Gever Tulley and Julie Spiegler
100 Ideas to Market Your Childcare Business by Taffy Gallagher
The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori
(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Early Childhood Education by Judy Fujawa
The Whole Brain Child By Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson
The Wild Card by Wade King, Hope King
Lisa Murphy on Play: The Foundation of Children's Learning by Lisa Murphy
Easy to Love Difficult to Discipline by Becky Bailey
Let Them Play by Jeff Johnson and Denita Dinger
Play by Stuart Brown
Balanced and Barefoot by Angela Hanscom
Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-of-Bounds Behavior
by Karen A. Smith PhD, Karen R. Gouze PhD
Finding your smile again by Jeff F Johnson
What if Everybody Understood Child Development by Rae Pica
No More Teaching the Letter of the Week by Rebecca McKay
Loose Parts, Inspiring Play in Young Children by Lisa Daly
The Power of Play by David Elkind