•Course Media: "The Resources for Early Childhood"
Five early childhood professionals discuss their preferred and trusted resources.
Note: Read the documents listed in Parts 1 and 2 in preparation for this week's Discussion.
Part 1: Position Statements and Influential Practices
•NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
•NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
•NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
•NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
•NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
•NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
•Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
•FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf
Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.
•Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42-53.
Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title.
Part 2: Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being
•Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
•Websites:
◦World Forum Foundation
http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage
◦World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep-usnc.org/
Read about OMEP's mission.
◦Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/
Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements.
Note: Explore the resources in Parts 3 and 4 in preparation for this week's Application assignment.
Part 3: Selected Early Childhood Organizations
•National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/
•The Division for Early Childhood
http://www.dec-sped.org/
•Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/
•WESTED
http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
•Harvard Education Letter
http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
•FPG Child Development Institute
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
•Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
•HighScope
http://www.highscope.org/
•Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
•Center for Child Care Workforce
http://www.ccw.org/
•Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/
•Institute for Women's Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/
•National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
•National Child Care Association
http://www.nccanet.org/
•National Institute for Early Education Research
http://nieer.org/
•Pre[K]Now
http://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067
•Voices for America's Children
http://www.voices.org/
•The Erikson Institute
http://www.erikson.edu/
Part 4: Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library
Tip: Use the A-to-Z e-journal list to search for specific journal titles. (Go to "How Do I...?", select "Tips for Specific Formats and Resources," and then "e-journals" to find this search interface.)
•YC Young Children
•Childhood
•Journal of Child & Family Studies
•Child Study Journal
•Multicultural Education
•Early Childhood Education Journal
•Journal of Early Childhood Research
•International Journal of Early Childhood
•Early Childhood Research Quarterly
•Developmental Psychology
•Social Studies
•Maternal & Child Health Journal
•International Journal of Early Years Education
Additional resources
Books
Cherish,
ReplyDeleteZero to Three: National centers for infants, toddlers and families is a great resource to share with my co-workers at the Early Headstart centers pertaining to the policies, great info.
Cherish,
ReplyDelete"Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves" is a wonderful book for parents, researchers and teachers. Earlier this year, I enrolled in an Bachelor's course and the book was required for students to use. From this book, colleagues and I were able to learn and appreciate helpful sources such as: inclusive education, how to implement non-bias activities and understand issues that affects child development.
Tanya Terrell
I found the link for the Council for Exceptional Children helpful. As a parent of a special needs child I have been learning the resources that are available and what avenues I should take if the school systems does not help my daughter adequately.
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