Here you’ll find resources that can
help guide your journey with Learning Stories
Wendy Lee’s Series with Educa

Books
Learning Stories and Teacher Inquiry Groups: Reimagining Teaching and Assessment in Early Childhood Education
by Isauro M. Escamilla, Linda R. Kroll, Daniel R. Meier & Annie White
Enhance your professional development and partner with children and families to improve learning experiences in a range of early childhood settings and programs. Learn how to integrate the Learning Stories approach and teacher inquiry groups to promote authentic assessment to inform instruction, and foster collegial team building and collaboration. The writing of Learning Stories integrated within the professional development process of teacher inquiry, documentation, and reflection offers a new model of professional support and a method for reaching out to children and families.
The Learning Stories approach is used primarily with children from birth through age 8, and educators in classrooms and programs, administrators, professional development specialists, instructional coaches, and teacher educators can benefit from this approach.


Learning Stories in Practice
by Margaret Carr & Wendy Lee
Featuring a variety of examples of real-life learning stories from around the world, Learning Stories in Practice by Margaret Carr and Wendy Lee provides clear, practical advice on how to initiate and create learning stories and why they are valuable. The authors show readers how to write stories that capture the excitement of each young child’s journey through the early years and how to develop a deep professional understanding of the learning that takes place during this time in their lives.
Learning Stories: Constructing Learner Identities in Early Education
by Margaret Carr & Wendy Lee
Margaret Carr’s seminal work on Learning Stories was first published by SAGE in 2001, and this widely acclaimed approach to assessment has since gained a huge international following. In this new full-colour book, the authors outline the philosophy behind Learning Stories and refer to the latest findings from the research projects they have led with teachers on learning dispositions and learning power, to argue that Learning Stories can construct learner identities in early childhood settings and schools. By making the connection between sociocultural approaches to pedagogy and assessment, and narrative inquiry, this book contextualizes Learning Stories as a philosophical approach to education, learning and pedagogy.


Assessment in Early Childhood Settings: Learning Stories
by Margaret Carr
This book shows that an early childhood setting can be described as a learning place in which children develop learning dispositions such as resilience in the face of uncertainty, confidence to express their ideas, and collaborative and thoughtful approaches to problem-solving. These dispositions provide the starting point for life-long learning.
The author asks: How can we assess and track children′s learning in the early years in a way that includes learning dispositions and avoids the pitfalls of over-formal methods, whilst being helpful for practitioners, interesting for families, and supportive for learners?

The Art of Awareness
by Deb Curtis & Margie Carter
The art of observing children is more than merely the act of watching them—it is also using what you see and hear to craft new opportunities in your classroom. This resource provides a wealth of inspiration and practice. It will help you learn to observe in new ways. You’ll witness children’s remarkable competencies as they experience childhood, and find new joy in your work with children.

Learning Together with Young Children,
Second Edition
by Deb Curtis & Margie Carter
Offering an alternative approach to standardization and data-driven mandates, this book puts children at the center of planning your curriculum. Rather than a prescriptive curriculum, by using The Thinking Lens® protocol, teachers can translate educational theories into concrete ideas for working with children and families. Learn to create a welcoming classroom culture, develop routines for self-regulation, and use Learning Stories to enhance experiences for the children in your care.
Sites

Educational Leadership Project Ltd

Tom Drummond
Additional Resources
Videos
- EDUCA -SALSA Series Learning Stories and Teacher Inquiry Groups, Reimagining Teaching and Assessment in Early Childhood Education in North America is co-authored by SALSA members – Annie White, Isauro Michael Escamilla, Linda Kroll and Daniel Meier
- Part One: Learning Stories- a philosophical approach
- Part Two: Learning Stories- the key components
- Part Three: Learning Stories- Culture of the Classroom
- Part Four: Learning Stories-Bicultural identity
- Dr. Isauro M. Escamilla, Dr. Linda Kroll, Dr. Daniel Meier & Dr. Annie White, Learning Stories and Teacher Inquiry Groups, Reimagining Teaching and Assessment in Early Childhood Education in North America Book series
- Wendy Lee, Learning Stories in Practice Book series
- Lindsey Shafer, Transitioning to Learning Stories in Head Start
- Mike Browne and Hilltop, Learning Stories Lead Teaching
- Dr. Annie White, Learning Stories, a USA Perspective
- Dr. Annie White, Learning Stories a USA Alternative Assessment
Blogs
- Annie White on Learning Stories in America
- Heart-Led Learning Stories Build Partnerships at UC Santa Barbara
- Adopting Learning Stories in Early Head Start
Articles
- Dr. Isauro M. Escamilla, Learning Stories: Observation, Reflection, and Narrative in Early Childhood Education
- A. White NHSA article
- Annie White- Shared Voices- A Pathway to Strengthen Relationships with Homeless Young Children and Families- English
- Annie White- Voces compartidas Un camino para fortalecer las relaciones con niños y familias sin hogar- Spanish
- Carter-White Exchange Article
- Early Pedagogy Ireland- Dr. Annie White
- Judi Pack- Learning Stories Article
- Learning Stories Resource List SALSA
- Policy Brief-Engaging families through observation and reflection- a collaborative approach to making learning visible
- So What is Different about Learning Stories
- Tots ICT
- Using Learning Stories to Strengthen Teachers Relationships with Children