Parent Resources

Suggested Reading

Reggio Emilia: An innovative approach to education: A history of the original Reggio Emilia preschools and how they inform our own philosophy.
http://www.communityplaythings.co.uk/resources/articles/reggio-emilia.html

Brainy Child's Review of Reggio Preschools: An overview of the Reggio Approach; includes a booklist of suggested reading.
http://www.brainy-child.com/article/reggioemilia.html

Comparing Reggio with Montessori and Waldorf
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v4n1/edwards.html

Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting: Reggio Links
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/poptopics/reggio/reglink.html

Dynamic Aims: The Use of Long-term Projects in Early Childhood Classrooms in Light of Dewey's Educational Philosophy: "An important question for early childhood educators is how they view their activity in the classroom: Are teachers of young children attempting to reach specific goals with those children, to bring them to some specific destination?"
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n1/glassman.html

ERIC Clearinghouse:A database of educational abstracts from the Educational Resources Information Center. Link to Reggio articles database.
http://www.eric.ed.gov

Bringing learning to life: a Reggio approach to early childhood education: Louise Boyd Cadwell and Carlina Rinaldi

Understanding the Reggio Approach - Pat Brunton and Linda Thornton

Powerful Children: Understanding how to teach and learn using the Reggio Approach, Ann Lewin-Benham

Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach Advanced Reflections, Carolyn Edwards