Growing Your Collection of Resources

Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (2010). The resources for early childhood. Baltimore: Author.

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, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://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, fromhttp://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, fromhttp://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, fromhttp://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, fromhttp://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, fromhttp://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.
    • 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
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