Sources & Further Reading
Giving credit, and inviting deeper exploration.
Several Laurelwood pages present concise interpretations of longer works. This bibliography recognizes original authors and publishers, and gives families a path to read further.
- LeBlanc, Miriam. “Reggio Emilia: An Innovative Approach to Education.”Community Playthings (UK). Source for the Reggio Emilia Approach summary.
- Gandini, Lella. “Values and Principles of the Reggio Emilia Approach.”In Insights and Inspirations from Reggio Emilia: Stories of Teachers and Children from North America, edited by Lella Gandini, Susan Etheredge, and Lynn Hill (Davis Publications, 2003), pp. 25–27.
- Gandini, Lella. “Fundamentals of the Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education.”Young Children 49, no. 1 (1993): 4–8. NAEYC’s page provides a current reference and excerpt.
- Gandini, Lella. “The Story and Foundations of the Reggio Emilia Approach.”In V. R. Fu, A. J. Stremmel, and L. T. Hill (eds.), Teaching and Learning: Collaborative Exploration of the Reggio Emilia Approach (Merrill/Prentice Hall).
- Malaguzzi, Loris. “Your Image of the Child: Where Teaching Begins.”Translated and adapted by Baji Rankin, Leslie Morrow, and Lella Gandini from a June 1993 Reggio Emilia seminar. Source for our Image of the Child summary.
- Malaguzzi, Loris. “The Hundred Languages of Children.”Read further through Reggio Children’s official “100 Languages” resource.
- Newnan, Sandra W. “Why Are the Children Playing?”Hosted by Open Door School with Newnan identified as an Early Childhood Instructor at Central Piedmont Community College and with a copyright notice. Source for our Why Play? summary.