Resources

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Bringing Reggio Home
Louise Boyd Cadwell

Cadwell was one of the first Americans to have a year-long internship in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. The first three chapters of her book tell of that experience. The rest of the book contains “mini-stories” of her four-year adaptation effort in an American school in St. Louis.

Possible Schools: The Reggio Approach to Urban Education
Ann Lewin-Benham

Don’t start this one late at night because it is hard to put down. Possible Schools is the story of a school who endeavored to serve impoverished urban families using the Reggio approach. Genuine, honest, and worthwhile read – with a startling ending.

Working in the Reggio Way: A Beginner’s Guide for American Teachers
Julianne Wurm

Directed toward teachers that are new to the Reggio ideas and philosophy, this book is a practical guide to reshaping your thinking about young children. It asks questions and suggests concrete activities that will help you explore your own response to the Reggio Approach.

The Language of Art: Inquiry-Based Studio Practices in Early Childhood Settings
Ann Pelo

The first part of this Reggio-inspired book, “Studio Explorations,” offers guidelines for setting up studio space and fifteen “explorations” designed to give the children fluency using the art materials. The second part will help move the children to using art for investigations, and ends with the story of an investigation into the identity of leaves.

Emergent Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings: From Theory to Practice
Susan Stacey

Knowing the children and their families, teachers are given a tremendous opportunity to generate curriculum from the interests and questions of a particular group of children. This knowledge, coupled with frequent observations and carefully considered responses, allows emergent curriculum to begin unfolding. A practical and inspiring book.

In the Spirit of the Studio: Learning from the Atelier of Reggio Emilia
Lella Gandini, et al.

A collection of interviews with Italian atelieristi, alternating with articles by Americans. With this organization, the book presents a kind of dialogue among cultures, ideas, and continuously deepening theories and practices.

The Diary of Laura: Perspectives on a Reggio Emilia Diary
Carolyn Edwards and Carlina Rinaldi

This “diary” is the teacher’s daily notes and photographs of an 11-month-old child in an infant-toddler program in Reggio Emilia. This edition also includes reflective essays by 7 educators from 6 countries on the nature of human growth, learning, and renewal. One of the few books that documents the infant-toddler programs of Reggio.

Poking, Pinching & Pretending: Documenting Toddlers’ Explorations with Clay
Dee Smith and Jeanne Goldhaber

More help with supporting Infants and Toddlers in a Reggio program. Six chapters reveal the journey from a child’s first, individual encounter with clay to the moments when children in small groups collaborate with clay and with each other.

Websites

North American Reggio Emilia Alliance

NAREA's mission is to build a diverse community of advocates and educators to promote and defend the rights of children, families, and educators of all cultures through a collaboration of colleagues inspired by the philosophies and experiences of the 0-6 education project of Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Reggio Emilia

This site is a gateway to several websites maintained in Italy - Reggio Children, Friends of Reggio Children, the Documentation and Research Center of the Municipal Infant-toddler Centers and Preschools of Reggio Emilia.

European Networking Preschools

A joint website of a European Network bringing together preschools that have been inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach for many years from different countries.

Reggio-Related Professional Development Program

This early childhood education professional development program at Wayne State University College of Education (Detroit MI) includes the publication of a quarterly periodical, Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Exchange, and an annual professional development initiative, Innovations in Early Education: A Seminar Series for Early Childhood Educators.

Reggio-Inspired Ning

A social network dedicated to collaboration and communication amongst Reggio Emilia inspired educators.

Online Articles

A Conversation with Amelia Gambetti by Bonnie Neugebauer

An article on the Child Care Exchange site with an interview of Amelia Gambetti from Reggio Children following the international conference held in Reggio Emilia, Italy, February 25-28, 2004 .

Can I Touch it? Can I Taste It? by Jennifer Sieminski

Originally published in "Focus on Infants and Toddlers", this article shares the story of an exploration of light and shadow undertaken by a group of toddlers at the Boulder Journey School in Colorado.

Aesthetic Codes in Early Childhood Classrooms:
What Art Educators Can Learn from Reggio Emilia

A comparison of the physical environments of early childhood classrooms in Reggio Emilia, Italy with typical early childhood settings in Canada and the United States from the perspective of the "aesthetic codes" embodied in these spaces.