Resources
In addition to our parent resource library and bibliography below, the following are websites of interest.
http://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/
http://www.whywaldorfworks.org/
Parent Resource Library
The Blue Oak Charter School has a small Resource Library for parents. It includes books, articles, and school resource manuals. Materials are available for check out.
The books listed in this section are meant to give parents insight into child development and aspects of the educational approach of the Blue Oak Charter School. Since Waldorf methodology arose from within the private Waldorf school movement, some of the books contain additional information which may relate only to private Waldorf schools.
Bibliography
Waldorf Education
Rudolf Steiner/Waldorf Education David Mitchell
Recovery of Man in Childhood A.C. Harwood
Creativity in Education Rene Querido
Teaching As a Lively Art Marjorie Spock
Education Towards Freedom Frans Carlgren
Child Development
The Young Child
Child at Play: Preparation for LifeHeidi Britz-Crecelius
Childhood Carolyn von Hegdebrand
The Child From Five to Ten Arnold Gesell
The Hurried Child David Elkind
Miseducation - Preschoolers at Risk David Elkind
Sensory Integration and the Child Jean Ayers
The Wonder of Childhood Rene Querido
You are Your Child's First Teacher Rahima Baldwin
The Psychology of the Child Jean Piaget
Adolescence
Between Form & Freedom Betty Staley
Tapestries Betty Staley
General
Phases of Childhood Bernard Lievegoed
The Way of a Child A.C. Harwood
Festivals
Festivals, Family and Food Diana Carey & Judy Large, Hawthorn Press
Festivals with Children B. Barz, Floris Press
Storytelling
The Art of the Storyteller Marie L. Shedlock
Grimm's Fairy Tales (With introduction by Padraic Colum and
commentary by Joseph Campbell)
Wynstones Kindergarten Collection of songs, verses, and stories
Arts and Crafts
The Children's Year Stephanie Cooper, et.al.
The Doll Book Karin Neuschutz
Echoes of a Dream Susan Smith
The Nature Corner M. van Leeuwen & J. Moeskops
Painting with Children Brunhild Muller, Floris Books
Pentatonic Songs Elisabeth Lebret
Toymaking With Children Freya Jaffka, Floris Books
Earthways Carol Petrash
Family Issues
Lifeways, Working with Family Questions Gudren Davy & Boris Voores
Other Books of Interest
Children Without Childhood Marie Winn
The Plug in Drug Marie Winn
What to Do After You Turn Off the TV Francis Moore Lappe & Family
Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television Jerry Mander
A Good Enough Parent Bruno Bettelheim
On Learning to Read Karen Zelan
Whole Child/Whole Parent Polly Berrien Berends
Grow A Garden and Be Self-Sufficient Pfeiffer & Riese
Endangered Minds Jane Heally, Ph. D.
In the Absence of the Sacred Jerry Mander