Course Resources

 Course resources and additional resources to help anyone in the field of Early Childhood.

Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/

Association for Childhood Education International

http://acei.org/

           

Berger, K. (2011).  The developing person through the life span. New York, NY:Worth. 

Center for Child Care Workforce

http://www.ccw.org/

Children's Defense Fund

http://www.childrensdefense.org/

            Clinton, T. & Sibcy, G. (2006).  Loving your child too much. Nashville, TN:Thomas Nelson.

Council for Exceptional Children

http://www.cec.sped.org/

FPG Child Development Institute

http://www.fpg.unc.edu/

FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). http://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf

 

Harvard Education Letter

http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85

HighScope

http://www.highscope.org/

            Institute for Women's Policy Research

http://www.iwpr.org/

            NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap

           

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention.  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf

           

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness.  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf

           

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf

           

NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary.  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf

NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap

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/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://www.naeyc.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/

            Papalia, D. & Feldman, R. (2011). A child’s world: Infancy through adolescence. New York, NY:McGraw-Hill.

Pre[K]Now

http://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067

The Division for Early Childhood

http://www.dec-sped.org/

The Erikson Institute

http://www.erikson.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.

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

Voices for America's Children

http://www.voices.org/

WESTED

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm

World Forum Foundation

https://worldforumfoundation.org/about-us

World Organization for Early Childhood Education

http://www.omep-usnc.org/

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