Course Resources
The following is a list of this week’s (Week 5) resources for my EDUC6005-1 Course Foundations: Early Childhood Studies. I have broken the resources up into: video/Podcasts, Position Statements / Influential Practices, Global support for children’s rights and well being, Early Childhood Organizations, and Early Childhood Journals.
The resources I have added are marked by a different bullet (the diamond shaped bullet), I have also put the new resources in red type.
I chose the Early Childhood News website because this is a recently found resource that I have found very interesting with the latest news on early childhood issues, classroom ideas, and teacher resources. I
n the Early Childhood Organizations Section I have added two organizations which I have studied recently, Parent’s As Teachers (PAT) and The Brazelton Instiute. The PAT organization I find very interesting because it focuses on home visiting and educating the family as well as the child. The Brazelton Institute continues Dr. T. Berry Brazelton’s work on child development and observation. Both of these last two organizations utilize the latest neuroscience for brain development which I also find very interesting. The PAT Organization incorporates current brain research and development within their curriculum and the Brazelton Institute continues their research into brain development, provides information for parents, offers materials available for ordering, and provides links to current research projects.
I chose the Early Childhood News website because this is a recently found resource that I have found very interesting with the latest news on early childhood issues, classroom ideas, and teacher resources. I
n the Early Childhood Organizations Section I have added two organizations which I have studied recently, Parent’s As Teachers (PAT) and The Brazelton Instiute. The PAT organization I find very interesting because it focuses on home visiting and educating the family as well as the child. The Brazelton Institute continues Dr. T. Berry Brazelton’s work on child development and observation. Both of these last two organizations utilize the latest neuroscience for brain development which I also find very interesting. The PAT Organization incorporates current brain research and development within their curriculum and the Brazelton Institute continues their research into brain development, provides information for parents, offers materials available for ordering, and provides links to current research projects.
Videos / Podcasts:
· Video Program: “The Resources for Early Childhood”
Five early childhood professionals discuss their preferred and trusted resources.
Five early childhood professionals discuss their preferred and trusted resources.
v Early Childhood News: Teacher Resources
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://www.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://www.fpg.unc.edu/~images/pdfs/snapshots/snap33.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.
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://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php
This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the video on this webpage - World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep.org.gu.se/English/about_OMEP/
Read about OMEP’s mission. - Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/about/
Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements.
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/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/ - 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//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home - Institute for Women’s Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm - 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/pages/page.asp?page_id=22807 - The Erikson Institute
http://www.erikson.edu/
v Parent’s As Teachers Organization (PAT)
v The Brazelton Institute
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
Toni,
ReplyDeleteI appreciated the additional resources you’ve added. Early Childhood News: Teachers Resources is one I’ve not heard about. What I liked about the site was the list of links and resources for classroom ideas, teacher resources, early childhood news, and professional resources. I believe that anyone who works with children should have knowledge of state licensing requirements which was also provided in the link. I thought about adding the state licensing guide to my link but did not. I really liked the Parent’s As Teachers Organization (PAT). This site provided some great stories of the success and benefits of the program.
Toni your blog is so nice! I loved your presentation of this week's resources. As Susana has already stated it is very important that we, as professional, have a good list of resources to draw from. I had not heard of the PAT organization, so this will be a site that I "borrow" for my own list. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteToni, your blog has a wealth of information. We had PAT at our school site and we have to report numbers to our grant of how many people are using PAT. The PAT website is very informative. Great Job!!
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