Course Resources

Valuable Resources

 for

Early Childhood Field

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_pubinfanttodller

•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

•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.

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  https://www.worldforumfoundation.org/about-us/
        (This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization).

·         World Organization for Early Childhood Education   http://www.omep-usnc.org/

·         Association for Childhood Education 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/

 •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/

 

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

•International Journal of Early Years Education

Additional Resources:

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections  http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/welcome

Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP)
http://www.ecrp.uiuc.edu/index.html

Katharine C. Kersey, Ed.D   The 101 Positive Principles of Discipline http://ww2.odu.edu/~kkersey/101s/101principles.shtml

National Association for Family Child Care
http://nafcc.org/
 

National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) http://www.nifa.usda.gov/nea/family/part/childcare_part_nccic.html