The amount of material available on Waldorf education can seem daunting. Here are my recommendations on where to start. These "gateway" books will lead you to further resources. Enjoy!
All are available from the following sources:
Anthroposophic Press, PO Box 799, Great Barrington, MA 01230. (800) 856-8664, unless otherwise noted as:
AWSNA, 3911 Bannister Rd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628. (916) 961-0927
Rudolf Steiner College Book Store, 9200 Fair Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA 95628. (916) 961-8729
WECAN: Waldorf Early Childhood Association of N. America, 285 Hungry Hollow Rd., Spring Valley, NY 10977. (914) 352-1690.
For other resources or tracking down the source on a topic, see the Online Waldorf Libary, www.waldorflibrary.org
To borrow books by mail, contact the Rudolf Steiner Library, 65 Fern Hills Rd, Ghent, NY 12075. (518) 672-7690. rsteinerlibrary@taconic.net. Their website is www.anthroposophy.org/index.php?id=31 and the Library catalog is available at http://rsl.scoolaid.net.
The "Big 3" on Child Development and Waldorf Education
Early Childhood: You Are Your Child's First Teacher by Rahima Baldwin Dancy
Elementary Grades: Understanding Waldorf Education by Jack Petrash
Adolescence: Between Form and Freedom by Betty Staley
Parenting/Other
Natural Childhood by John Thomson, [Simon & Schuster-unfortunately out of print, so check Amazon]
The Waldorf Parenting Handbook by Lois Cusick [RSC]
Lifeways. Working with Family Questions by Gudrun Davy and Bons Voors, Eds.
Seven Times the Sun. Guiding Your Child through the Rhythms of the Day by Shea Darian
Sanctuaries of Childhood. Nurturing a Child's Spiritual Life by Shea Darian
Encountering the Self. Transformation and Destiny in the Ninth Year by Harmann Koepke
On the Threshold of Adolescence: The Struggle for Independence in the Twelfth Year by Hermann Koepke
Raising a Son by Don and Jeanne Elium
Raising a Daughter by Don and Jeanne Elium
Early Childhood/Waldorf Kindergarten
The Incarnating Child by Joan Salter (birth-age 2)
You Are Your Child's First Teacher by Rahima Baldwin Dancy (through age 6)
Beyond the Rainbow Bridge by Barbara Patterson and Pamela Bradley
Children at Play by Heidi Britz-Crecelius
Work and Play in Early Childhood by Freya Jaffke
Early Childhood Education and the Waldorf School Plan by Elizabeth Grunelius
The Education of the Child by Rudolf Steiner [AP and RSC]
Understanding Young Children-excerpts from Rudolf Steiner [WECAN and RSC]
An Overview of the Waldorf Kindergarten [WECAN or RSC]
A Deeper Understanding of the Waldorf Kindergarten [WECAN or RSC]
Overview of the Waldorf Approach
Understanding Waldorf Education by Jack Petrash
The Education of the Child by Rudolf Steiner [AP and RSC]
The Kingdom of Childhood by Rudolf Steiner
School as a Journey by Torin Finser
Waldorf Schools: Volume I, Kindergarten and Early Grades by Ruth Pusch, Ed.
Waldorf Schools: Volume II, Upper Grades and High School by Ruth Pusch, Ed.
Waldorf Education-A Family Guide by Pamela Fenner, Ed. [RSC]
Waldorf Curriculum/Teaching
The Curriculum of the Rudolf Steiner School by Roy Wilkinson [RSC]
Curriculum of the First Waldorf School by Carolina von Heydebrand [RSC]
Teaching as a Lively Art by Marjorie Spock
Putting the Heart Back into Teaching by Stanford Maher
Waldorf Student Reading List by Karen Rivers, Ed.
Waldorf School Curriculum Wall Chart, Grades 1-12 [AWSNA or RSC]
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