Course Resources

Additional Resources:

• Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development https://www.child-encyclopedia.com

• Early Childhood News-The Professional Resource for Teachers and Parents                         https://www.earlychildhoodnew.com

• American Speech-Language Hearing Association https://www.asha.org/slp/clinical/EarlyIntervention

• Special Education Law and Advocacy https://www.wrightslaw.com

• Pennsylvania's Promise for Children-Follow your child's milestones https://www.earlylearninggps.com

Course Resources from Walden University Foundations of Early Childhood Course:

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, fromhttp://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, 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, 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, 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. 

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-usThis 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.

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


Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library:

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

Quotes

"Tailor the environment to each child's strengths and weaknesses and help all children, special needs or not, to build greater competency."  -Stanley Greenspan

"Many men have great dreams. Only great men have dreams that are fulfilled by their own actions." -Eunice Kennedy Shriver

"I'm not here to save the world, I'm here to make a difference in the community I'm working in.".

-Raymond Hernandez

My Personal Childhood Web

People who have nurtured and cared about me during my early years include my mother, father, older brother and grandmother. My mother always encouraged me to be independent, to reach for my goals, follow my dreams and believe in myself. She offered support, but also let me learn from my mistakes. My father instilled in me the knowledge of finances, hard work and perseverance. He was definitely hard on me at times and always looked to identify areas I could improve on. He helped me to learn to "work hard for the things that you want and take care of the things that you have". My brother and I frequently did not get along (although now as adults we have a good relationship).  He taught me about compromise and turning the other cheek. He also pushed me to be better in sports. My mother's mother, my Nana, was the Matriarch of our family. She instilled in me a steadfast faith and strength that has seen me through many difficult times.

Educational Quote

This is my most favorite children's book. It was written by my Mother-in-law and published in 2011. The book  is about my daughter's journey through grief after her dad died. As a family we found that most children's books about loss and grief were geared toward much older children. Sydney was just 17 months old (and my son was just one week old) so my Mother-in-law put into words and pictures a simplified version of what loss and grief feels like along with our family's story of hope and healing. We have since been able to share this book with a number of families whose children have experienced deep loss. My children read their copy of this book frequently and have signed and donated a copy of it to their school library along with our local library.

This is my first ever blog!! I have created this site as a part of my Master's in Early Childhood program through Walden University.