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Friday: 8:00am-1:30pm
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
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Email: library@octech.edu
Phone: (803) 535-1262
Location: Building B, 2nd Floor
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Early Childhood Education
Use the tabs below to find resources for your Early Childhood Education papers and projects.
Databases for ECE students.
ECE students will find the following databases useful for their papers, projects and assignments.
- BrainPOP Jr. This link opens in a new windowFocuses on young students asking questions and forcing their own ideas. This database focuses on STEM, Social Studies, Reading/Writing, Health, and Arts. Activities for students in grades K-3
- Education Full Text This link opens in a new windowA research database for education students, professionals and policymakers. It includes full-text education journals that cover the essentials of education and related fields of study, including in-depth coverage of special education.
- ERIC This link opens in a new windowThe collection includes curriculum guides, lesson plans, research reports, conference papers, publications of educational associations, and other research and instructional materials.
- Hoopla This link opens in a new windowHoopla is allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, eBooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV!
- LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new windowAn easy-to-use online test prep resource that helps people improve their core academic skills, earn a high school equivalency, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.
- NoveList K-8 Plus This link opens in a new windowImproves literacy, connect reading across curricular areas, teach, etc..
- Primary Search This link opens in a new windowFull text for more than 60 popular magazines for elementary students
- Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new windowA highly specialized database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers.
- Teacher Reference center This link opens in a new windowA complimentary research database for teachers, Teacher Reference Center (TRC) provides indexing and abstracts for more than 230 peer-reviewed journals.
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All Databases (A-Z)
A-Z list of all library databases, available both on and off campus.
About the Library
An introduction to the library and the resources it provides.
Student Success Center
Access to free tutors and academic assistance.
Websites for ECE Students
- NAEYC StandardsThese standards describe what early childhood professionals are expected to know and do, defining essential learning outcomes for professional preparation programs and presenting a shared vision of excellence.
- Resources from NAEYCAccess to relevant books and journals, provided by NAEYC.
Professional Organizations for ECE
- American Associate Degree Early Childhood EducatorsAccess' purpose is to support and advocate for associate degree programs in the preparation of early childhood professionals who teach and care for young children from birth through age 8 across a variety of programs; and the instructors who teach in those programs.
- Association for Child & Youth Care PracticeACYCP is a membership organization of Child & Youth Care practitioners, service providers, and state and regional associations committed to improving the profession of child and youth care (CYC).
- National Association for the Education of Young ChildrenNAEYC is the accrediting agency for early childhood programs and focuses on improving the well-being of young children.
- National Head Start AssociationNHSA is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families.
- South Carolina Association for the Education of Young ChildrenThe purpose of the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children shall be to serve and act on behalf of the needs, rights, and well-being of all young children, to encourage the study, interpretation, and improvement of their education and general well-being, to cooperate with other groups having compatible purposes, and to support and promote local SCAEYC chapters/cluster.
- South Carolina Early Childhood AssociationThe mission of the South Carolina Early Childhood Association (SCECA) is to enhance knowledge; advance evidence based practices, and provide leadership to increase public understanding and support for policy that results in high quality early care and education for every child from birth to age eight in South Carolina.