Generic Version with some updates

[Jennifer Paris]

I have updated the book to create a much more generic version of the book that can be accessed at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nLBrXB4H6oIVbnPm4oP27GXhVTtoGIdC?usp=sharing. In this folder, you will find the full book in Word and PDF as well as the front matter, individual chapters, references, and appendix as PDFs.

 

Please do not open the Word version of this book before you download it. While you are still in the folder, right-click on the file name and choose download to prevent changes in formatting due to incompatibilities in Word and Google Docs that will pop up once you open it while it is still in the folder.

 

This version of the book was modified from the original version that was shared out that had College of Canyons specific information throughout the book and troublesome endnotes (will they looked spiffy, all the section breaks were not a good idea).

 

The following changes were made to make this textbook more easily adoptable outside of College of the Canyons and to provide minor updates to content and layout.

• A Table of Contents was added.
• References to specific courses and institutions have been removed wherever possible. Some references to California specific information is still included and may need to be adjusted to be applicable in other states and countries.
• The endnotes at the end of each chapter were moved to the end of Chapter 8 (for easier downstream formatting). Please note that if this book is used in Google Docs, the endnotes will turn into footnotes which will affect the page layouts. (It may also change font colors in special feature boxes that will make the text hard to read and will require editing.)
• Minor formatting changes (such as images being moved to a different part of the section) were made to account for page layout changes due to editing.
• Information on developmentally appropriate practices was updated to reflect the revision of the position statement by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
• Minor improvements were made for accessibility.