Christina Smith

M.A., in Education from CSU Long Beach
B.A. in Liberal Studies/Human Development from CSU Long Beach
Child Development Program Director Permit

Christina Smith joined Saddleback College in August 2002.  She teaches in the Child Development and Education departments.  Prior to joining Saddleback, she taught child development courses at East Los Angeles College and elementary school in the Capistrano Unified School District.  Most recently she was a preschool director.  During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two wonderful children and Snickers, the family dog :)

For more information regarding the courses she teaches, please visit her website listed above.

Required Textbooks:

CD/SOC 15-  Child, Family and Community.  Family-Centered Early Care and Education 
by Janet Gonzales-Mena  5th edition.
ISBN 0-13-513230-4

CD 101- Early Childhood Education birth – 8,  California Edition 
ISBN 0558453481  Can only be purchased through the Saddleback bookstore.

Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice
by Copple and Bredekamp, NAEYC 2006,
ISBN 1-928896-26-X 

CD 115-  Literacy: The Creative Curriculum Approach 2004
by Cate Heroman, Candy Jones
Teaching Strategies, Inc.
ISBN: 1-879537-87-7
http://www.teachingstrategies.com (for direct ordering)

Helping Young Children Learn Language and Literacy 2008
Birth through Kindergarten
2nd edition Carol Vukelich, James Christie, Billie Enz
Pearson
ISBN 978 0 205 53267 4

CD 117- Teaching Young Children in Multi-cultural Classrooms
by Wilma Robles de Melendez, Vesna Beck   3rd edition
ISBN 13-978-1-4183-7698-4

50 Strategies for Communicating and Working with Diverse Families 
by Janet Gonzales-Mena 
ISBN 978-0-13-700231-3

CD 125- Caring for School Age Children
by Click and Parker. 5th edition. ISBN 978-1-4283-1819-9