Resources, Websites, Books, Videos and Music

Looking for the newest dance education resource available? Want to find a way to bring movement into the classroom in an innovative way? Check out Anne Green Gilbert's latest book, Teaching Brain-Compatible Dance (NDA/AAHPERD 2006) at www.creativedance.org

Web Sites:

Dance, Education and the Child:

Creative Dance Center, Seattle, WA Classes, workshops and teacher trainings: www.creativedance.org
Dance and the Child International USA (daci USA) promotes dance and the child, irrespective of race, color, gender, religion, national or social origin: www.daci.org
A Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children Birth to Five Years from the American Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance: www.aahperd.org/naspe
JABADAO , Based in the UK, an organization dedicated to further research into movement and the mind: http://www.jabadao.org/devmov/dev.html
National Dance Educators Organization (NDEO) for info about dance in education, dance educators directory and books and videos: www.ndeo.org
National Dance Association for arts and education standards, books and dance videos: email nda@AAHPERD.org

Brain Growth and Development and the Arts as a Tool for Learning

ACSD : Brain books, teacher resources, conferences, etc: www.acsd.org
The Brain Connection : BrainBuzz, books, resources, articles, etc: www.brainconnection.com
The Brain Store: www.thebrainstore.com - resources by Eric Jensen
Childcare Info-line: brain research and information for parents and caregivers http://www.divine-design.biz/childcareinfo/brain_development.htm
DANA: www.dana.org - brain related matters, including "Arts and the Brain" on NPR.
Early Child: www.earlychildhood.com - info on early childhood education
Love and Logic: www.loveandlogic.com - resources for parents and teachers on class management and care for children
The Learning Brain: www.learningbrain.com - brain research, training tips, future of learning!
National Association for Child Development (NACD): www.nacd.org
Talaris: Brain development 0-3, simple monthly articles on key points of child development: www.talaris.org
Zero to three: useful info on cognitive, emotional and social development http://www.zerotothree.org/brainwonders/parents.html

Learning Disabilities and Developmental Movement Therapy

CDC Child Development Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/ The Child Development Studies Team within the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) encourages you to visit http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/ to learn about the Child Development Studies Team's major projects and activities, public health issues in child development, child development milestones, and download Positive Parenting Tips sheets free of charge. You will also find links to more information, resources, and their partners in promoting child development.
Centers for Disease Control's Act Early Campaign: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/actearly/default.htm
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA): www.add.org
Attention Deficit Information Network: www.addinfonetwork.com
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: www.asha.org
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD): www.chadd.org
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC): www.cec.sped.org
Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD): www.cldinternational.org
Dyslexia Awareness and Resource Center (DARC): www.dyslexiacenter.org
Developmental Movement Therapist Bette LaMont's website: http://www.developmentalmovement.org/
International Dyslexia Association (IDA): www.interdys.org
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC): www.ldac-taac.ca
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD): www.ncld.org
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY): www.nichcy.org
Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association (NDLA): www.nlda.org
Northwest Neurodevelopmental Training Center, Florence Scott, Dir., Woodburn, OR: 503-981-0635
Schwab Learning: www.schwablearning.org

Books:

Bowlby, J. A Secure Base. New York, NY: Basic Books, 1988.
Brandt, R. Powerful Learning, www.ascd.org
Brown, M., Keynes, R., Lumsden, A. The Developing Brain. Oxford, UK: Oxford Univerisity Press, 2001.
Conkling, W. Smart-wiring your baby's brain: What You Can Do To Stimulate Your Child During the First Three Years. New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2001.
Doman G. What To Do About Your Brain Injured Child. Philadelphia, PA: The Better Baby Press, 1990.
Dryden G. and Vos, J. The Learning Revolution. The Learning Web (800-637-6893), 1999.
Jensen, E., Teaching With The Brain In Mind, ASCD, Alexandria, VA, 1998. www.ascd.org
Jensen, E., Arts With the Brain in Mind, ASCD, Alexandria, VA, 2001.
Jensen, E., Learning With the Brain in Mind, The Brain Store, San Diego, 2000. (Email the author at edubrain@connect.com)
Gilbert, A. Creative Dance for All Ages. Reston, VA: NDA/AAHPERD, 1992.
Gilbert, A. Teaching the Three Rs Through Movement. NDEO, 1977/2002.
Gopnik, A., Meltzoff, A., Kuhl, P. The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind. New York, NY: Harper Collins, 1999.
Hackney, P. Making Connections, Total Body Integration Through Bartinieff Fundamentals, Gordon Breach Publishers (Available in paperback from Amazon.com)
Hannaford, C., Smart Moves , Arlington, VA: Great Ocean Publishers, 1995.
Healy, J. Your Child's Growing Mind: A Parent's Guide to Learning from Birth to Adolescence. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1987.
Klaus, M. and P. The Amazing Newborn. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1985.
Randolph, S. and Heiniger, M., Kids Learn from the Inside Out, Available from the authors, 541-575-2413), 1998.
Ratey, J., The User's Guide to the Brain.
Root-Bernstein, R. and M. Sparks of Genius: The Thirteen Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People, Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
Sprenger, M., Learning and Memory: The Brain in Action, ACSD, Alexandria, VA, 1999.
Stern, D. The Interpersonal World of the Infant. New York, NY: Basic Books, 1985.
Sylwester, R. A Celebration of Neurons: An Educator's Guide to the Human Brain, www.ascd.org
Wolf, P., Brain Matters: Translating Research Into Classroom Practice, ASCD, 2001. (www.ascd.org)

VIDEOS

Teaching Creative Dance (video) Anne Green Gilbert, www.creativedance.org, 2002.
BrainDance (video), Anne Green Gilbert, www.creativedance.org, 2003.

MUSIC:

Music for Creative Dance Volumes 1-4. Eric Chappelle. info@ravennaventures.com
I am the Song . Kerri Lynn Nichols. contact@treefrogpro.com
Music for Dancers. Kerri Lynn Nichols. contact@treefrogpro.com
Gradual Motion Peter Jones, PO Box 294, South Hadley, MA 01075
John's Music Center , Seattle, WA, www.johnsmusic.com