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.

http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements

• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention.

http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements

• NAEYC. (2009). Where we sand on school readiness.

http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements

• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity.

http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements

• NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8.

http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements

• NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary.

http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements

• 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.

.http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
 

• Websites:
• World Forum Foundation
  http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
   
• World Organization for Early Childhood Education
  http://www.omep-usnc.org/
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• Association for Childhood Education International
  http://acei.org/about/
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 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

         http://www.nectac.org/

• Childcare and Early Education Research Center

http://www.childcareresearch.org/

• National Center for Children in Poverty

http://nccp.org/