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    • Photo & Video Tour
    • QRIS Accredited
    • Our Teachers
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    • Immunization Rates
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    • What Families Say About OCP
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Articles, Books & Links

Below are some additional resources you can use to learn about play-based education and the Reggio Emilia approach to teaching.

Videos

Pediatricians Debunk 16 Myths About Raising Kids

Articles

Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School
Alliance for Childhood

‘Guided’ Play Better for Teaching Children than Direct Instruction
Open Access Government

Your Image of the Child
Reggio Alliance

Playtime: The Game of Learning
Edutopia

Preschool’s “Sleeper” Effect on Later Life
Wall Street Journal

Reggio Emilia Approach
Wikipedia

Reggio Emilia Approach
Brainy Child

Drawing Development in Children (chart)
Learning Design

Books

Carolyn P. Edwards
The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach

David Elkind, Ph.D
The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally

Dr. Stuart Brown
Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul

Vivian Gussin Paley
A Child’s Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play

Cathy Weisman Topal, Lella Gandini
Beautiful Stuff: Learning with Found Materials

Links

Alliance for Childhood

National Institute for Play

International Play Association

Childcare Resource & Referral of Multnomah County

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