Early Childhood Resources

These are the resources used for my course at Walden University. I have added three additional resources that I find valuable. They are bolded.

Course Resources

Articles

v Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8.

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

 

v Where we stand on child abuse prevention. http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/

ChildAbuseStand.pdf

 

v Where we stand on school readiness. http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf

 

v Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity.

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

 

v 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

 

v Early childhood inclusion: A summary. http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf

 

v Infant-toddler policy agenda. http://main.zerotothree.org/site/Pageserver?pagename=ter_pub_ infanttoddler

 

v Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf

vTeaching Exceptional Children . Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. 42(3), 42-53.

 

v UNICEF 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

 

v Pursuing passion by J. Hagel http://edgeperspectives.typepad.com/edge_perspectives/2009/11/pursuing-passion.html

Organizations

z  World Forum Foundation
http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us

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

z  Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/.

z  National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/

z  The Division for Early Childhood
http://www.dec-sped.org/

z  Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/

z  WESTED
http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm

z  Harvard Education Letter
http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85

z  FPG Child Development Institute
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/

z  Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/

z  HighScope
http://www.highscope.org/

z  Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/

z  Center for Child Care Workforce
http://www.ccw.org/

z  Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

z  Institute for Women's Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/

z  National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/

z  National Child Care Association
http://www.nccanet.org/

z  National Institute for Early Education Research
http://nieer.org/

z  Pre[K]Now
http://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067

z  Voices for America's Children
http://www.voices.org/

z  The Erikson Institute
http://www.erikson.edu/

z Center for Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)

    http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu

z National Network for Child Care

       http://www.nncc.org/

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