Course Resources

Here are some course resources I have accumulated. 

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
    https://worldforumfoundation.org/about-us
  • 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.

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/

Additional Resources

Conscious Discipline

• https://consciousdiscipline.com/

Importance of Math and Science in Pre-Schools

• http://michiganradio.org/post/msu-study-finds-need-more-math-science-instruction-pre-schools

Main focus of Pre-Schools is Combating Poverty 

• http://hechingerreport.org/preschools-hidden-value-may-combating-poverty/

Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov