Early Childhood 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://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://www.fpg.unc.edu/~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://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.

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/
  
• 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/
  

Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library

• 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

Center for the Child Care Workforcehttp://www.ccw.org/(Newsletter: http://www.ccw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=78&Itemid=72

Society for Research in Child Developmenthttp://www.srcd.org/(Newsletter: http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=238&Itemid=543

Early Head Start National Resource Center: http://www.ehsnrc.org/

Brilliant Baby: http://www.brillbaby.com/

Words of Inspiration and Motivation

"The first lesson was never to oversell what you can accomplish."

Dr. Edward Zigler

"Constructive criticism can ignite positive changes that benefit those the program is intended to benefit."

 Dr.Edward Zigler

"Learning to love by being loved may be the most precious heritage we can provide for our infants."

Dr. T. Berry Brazelton

"Cognitive development cannot proceed without a firm emotional base."

Dr. T. Berry Brazelton

"What do I do so naturally that perhaps seems natural to me but may be challenging to others? What's in my heart?"

Leticia Lara

"Create an environment that truly nurtured their ability to gwo and develop to their fullest ability."

Louise Derman-Sparks

Personal Childhood Web

                                                     I'm the one with polka dots

I’m the oldest of three daughters. I had a very joyful and wonderful childhood thanks to my 7 primary family members. Mother- my mother of course was the essential part of my childhood. She would always make me feel better when I was sick by hugging me and stay with me until I fell asleep. Just knowing that she would always be at home and make me delicious food, she made me happy. She was the kind of mother that I wanted to be. Dad- my dad was the one who set academic expectations for me. He was constantly pampering me and hugging me and telling me how pretty I was. He made me feel confident about myself. Aunt Chuyita- She was very energetic and took my cousins and I to bike trips, park, movies, circus, etc. She was constantly telling me that I was her favorite one. She made me feel special. Aunt Eva- my tia Eva was the cook aunt. She would always prepare delicious food to gather the family together at her place. I loved to go to her house because I had a great time with my cousins and uncles. Grandmother- my father's mother was the typical grandmother who would have a lot of "toys" (from a child’s point of view) in her house, but you weren't allowed to play. My granny would teach me poetry and talk about her days back in school. Sister- my sister Miriam gave me confidence even though she was younger than me. Wherever we went I wasn't afraid because I knew that she would always be with me. Neighbor- our neighbor became my mom's best friend. We would go to her house almost every day because my mom and she were very close. Sometimes she would babysit us and stay home with us. I discover that we can sometimes a friendship is more than just friendship.

Week 2

This is a pictrue that my daughter Reginna (she is 4 years old) drew for her baby sister, who at the time wasn't born yet, her name is Rennata.

• A book to share: "The Power of Guidance" by Dan Gartrell . This is not a story book but rather it is a book for teaching in early chidlhood classrooms. Even though it is for a classroom I think all parents should read this book because it talks about common mistakes that we as adults make regarding children in the social-behavioral area. This book really changed my thoughts about the world of the little ones and made me understand them a little bit more.
• A quote to remember: "Patience is rarely necessary when one is understanding." Nancy Weber
• Story of a child: 
  The best story that I can share is my own story, the story of my daughter. When I entered the world of motherhood I realized that there was more than just loving your baby. You have to teach her/him the rules of society, what’s acceptable and what’s not. This war between what society wants and what my child wants, put me in a position of standing in the middle. My daughter is a child just like any other child. She likes to play, get herself dirty when exploring, asking questions, throw tantrums when things don’t go her way, etc.  I knew that it was very important to accept that she is a child, but I just didn’t know how to combine being understandable and being firm. The most helpful class that I took during my formation as an educator was the early childhood class. I not only applied it with my students, but with my own daughter. Seeing change her negative behavior to a more positive one, and my own, led me to the conclusion that most of the kids who don’t always listen to their parents or teachers is because they are not being understood. Perhaps is simply because some adults lack of strategies and don’t know how to approach them. All children are good children; they just need the correct guidance.
• Children's Book: My Duck by Tanya Linch. It is a story about a little girl who draws an assignment from her teacher, but her teacher doesn't have the little girl's imagination. It results in an odyssey to meet the terms of her teacher.
  
  

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