Early Childhood Resources
Relevant early
child resources enable early childhood professionals and families to research
information based on need and purpose. Below is a compilation of resources
relevant to the early childhood field.
Position
Statements
- NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8.
- NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention.
- NAEYC. (2009). Where we sand on school readiness.
- NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity.
- NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8.
- NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary.
- Zero to Three: National
Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010).
Infant-toddler policy agenda.
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).
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
- 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 Academic Search Complete database
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.
- Websites:
- World Forum Foundation
http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
- World Organization for
Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep-usnc.org/
. - Association for
Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/about/
.
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/index.cfm - 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/
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:
Books
Flora,S.(2005).
Early Learning Thematic Lesson Plans
Key
Education Publishing Company, LLC. Minneapolis, MN.
Fyke,
L. (2007). Easy Assessments for Pre-Kindergarten. Scholastic Teaching Resources.
New
York.
Gay, G. (2000). Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory,
Research and Practice. New
York.
Teachers College Press.
Meier, Deborah
(2002). In Schools We Trust: Creating Communities of Learning in an Era Testing and Standardization. Boston.
Beacon Press.
Early
Childhood Organizations
· The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
- Childcare and Early Education Research Center
- National Center for Children in Poverty
