Gaye Gronlund is an early childhood education consultant from Indianapolis. A former preschool, kindergarten, and primary- school teacher in regular and special education, she now works with schools and programs around the country helping them implement developmentally appropriate curricular practices and authentic assessment procedures. She has a master's degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College, with a specialization in early childhood education and teaching adults. Her portfolio assessment tool, Focused Portfolios, coauthored by Bev Engel, has been adopted by New Mexico's Office of Child Development and is being used extensively by early childhood programs across the country. She has written several articles for NAEYC's journal Young Children on subjects such as “Rigorous Academics in Preschools and Kindergartens? Yes, Let Me Tell You How!,” “Portfolios as an Assessment Tool: Is Collection of Work Enough?,” “Bringing the DAP Message to Kindergarten and Primary Teachers,” and “Coping with Ninja Turtle Play in My Kindergarten Classroom.” Her latest book, Making Early Learning Standards Come Alive, will be released in April 2006 published by Redleaf Press.

Publications: Focused Observations: How to Observe Children for Assessment and Curriculum Planning (Redleaf Press, 2005) Focused Early Learning: A Planning Framework for Teaching Young Children (Redleaf Press, 2003) Focused Portfolios: A Complete Assessment for the Young Child (Redleaf Press, 2001) Website: www.focusedportfolios.com

Developmentally Appropriate Play: Guiding Young Children to a Higher Level Author: Gaye Gronlund, MA Product Code: 540375 Price: $32.95 Enhance the depth and richness of children's play. Developmentally appropriate play is complex, long-lasting, and all-engaging for children. It requires facilitation and guidance, thoughtful planning, and attention to the environment and materials. Developmentally Appropriate Play follows the new Developmentally Appropriate Practice guidelines from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and includes information to help you: Identify and plan purposeful play Guide children to make choices Interact with children to enhance play Provoke children into more complex play Add representation to further enrich play Incorporate standards into play Qty:

Early Learning Standards and Staff Development: Best Practices in the Face of Change Authors: Gaye Gronlund, MA, Marlyn James Product Code: 135301 Price: $34.95 Qty:

Focused Early Learning: A Planning Framework for Teaching Young Children Author: Gaye Gronlund, MA Product Code: 308801 Price: $24.95 This easy and adaptable planning tool provides a framework for organizing teaching plans into a format that focuses on the unique needs of each child. Combines multiple facets of early childhood education including providing a classroom environment with specified learning areas, building relationships with children and families, integrating academic learning, and coordinating planning with assessment processes. Read a sample chapter of this book! Adobe Reader is required. . Qty:

Focused Observations Book and DVD set Authors: Gaye Gronlund, MA, Marlyn James Product Code: 514701 Price: $59.95 Download your Focused Observations forms here. Focused Observations is a comprehensive handbook designed to help you implement realistic—and time-conscious—observation techniques into your classroom. This valuable resource provides classroom-tested methods for observing children that help teachers to understand children's behavior, assess children's development, and develop curriculum that addresses children's capabilities and passions. The accompanying DVD contains vignettes that correlate with activities from the end of each chapter. Qty:

Focused Portfolios: A Complete Assessment for the Young Child Authors: Gaye Gronlund, MA, Bev Engel Product Code: 510101 Price: $34.95 Helps teachers assess children's progress in four areas (Favorites, Friends, Family, and Developmental Milestones). Includes a complete introduction to the Focused Portfolios™ method, many step-by-step examples, and all the necessary forms for portfolio collection. Especially designed for inclusive classrooms. Perfect for use by beginning and experienced teachers. Excellent parent communication tool. Read a sample chapter of this book! Adobe Reader is required. . Qty:

Make Early Learn Standards Come Alive: Connecting Your Practice and Curriculum to State Guidelines Author: Gaye Gronlund, MA Product Code: 536401 Price: $24.95 Everything you need to integrate early learning standards into your curriculum. Discover how your work with children already meets state standards. Make Early Learning Standards Come Alive provides practical help, support, and clear explanations of how to make early learning standards come alive in classrooms and programs. Read the table of contents of this book! Adobe Reader is required. . Qty: