Course Resources

Three Additional Resources

Center for the Study of Social Policy
http://www.cssp.org/

International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/

Doing What Works: Research- based education practices online
http://dww.ed.gov/

Early Childhood Articles

Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children for birth through age 8

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap

Where we stand on child abuse prevention

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf

Where we stand on school readiness

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf

Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf

Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf

Early childhood inclusion: A summary

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf

Infant-toddler policy agenda

http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller

Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33)

http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf

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

http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf

World Forum Foundation

http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us

World Organizations for Early Childhood Education

http://www.omep-usnc.org/

Association for Childhood Educational International

http://acei.org/

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/main/about.cfm

Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/

HighScope

http://www.highscope.org/

Chidren'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//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

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.preknow.org/

Voices for America's Children

http://www.voices.org/

The Erikson Institute

http://www.erikson.edu/

Walden University Library database article

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.

Professional Journals

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

Internationa Journal of Early Years Education





Quotes to Contemplate

"What a unique opportunity we have working with children. We as professionals in the Early Childhood field have an opportunity to shape a childs life for the better."

---Sandy Escobido

 Deputy Field Director

 Los Angeles Preschool Advocacy Initiative

 California Community Foundation

"The failure to adequately prepare teachers who can educate all children has been identified as evidence of pedagogical, instructional and conceptual problems in teacher preparation."

---Aisha Ray, Ph.D

"It's is not about you. You have to take your ego out of it and think about what is best for the child."

---Renatta M. Cooper

Program Specialist

Office of Child Care

LA County Chief Administrative Office

"It is important to help children learn as much as possible about parenting to help prevent social problems like premature child bearing, and child neglect and abuse. Now that we know more about brain development in the very young, it is critical that we teach our future parents the important role that parents can play in stimulating and nuturing their children, and in preparing them to reach their full potential in school and in later life."

---Edward Zigler, Ph.D





Personal Childhood Web

 

Emotions

   

                                

  I can't remember what I was thinking or doing in this picture but looking     at it I wonder what I was feeling. Within my experiences with children I     find that daily I am guiding a child in sorting through their emotions. I use several books that help children relate to what they are feeling, one of my     favorite books deals with anger. Anger is very common in a preschool   classroom so to assist me with dealing with this emotion I read When           Sophie Get's Angry-Really, Really Angry... by Molly Bang. This book truly captures the childrens attention as Sophie kicks, screams and roars red fire   from her mouth because she is so angry. This book also opens the door for  discussion in my classroom, and with my two little ones at home, about

positive ways to handle anger.                                                                                 

What doe this mean to you?

"Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand."
- Chinese proverb