RESOURCES FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD FIELD

Part 1: 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://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.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Part 2: 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.

Note: Explore the resources in Parts 3 and 4 in preparation for this week's Application assignment.

 

Part 3: 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/

 

•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/

 

Part 4: Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library

 

Tip: Use the Journal option under Search & Find on the library website to find journals by title.

 

•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