Early Childhood Educator Resources

Videos:

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

NAEYC Statements:

·        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

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      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, from http://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

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      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

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      NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary

Other Early Childhood Groups

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      Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from 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). Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf

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      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.

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      Article:

      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

International Organizations: 

·        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/

United States Organizations 

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           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/

     Head Start Resources 
     
     Head Start: Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center Performance Standards 
     https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/policy/45-cfr-chap-xiii
     https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching

     Teachstone Blog
     http://info.teachstone.com/blog
     http://teachstone.com/class-trainings/class-observation-training-programs/

   
     Conscious Discipline videos
     https://consciousdiscipline.com/videos/
     https://consciousdiscipline.com/

     Kentucky Department of Education Resources 
     http://education.ky.gov/CTE/cter/Pages/default.aspx
     http://education.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
   
     Office of Head Start Data and Research 
     https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs/reports
     http://education.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
   
     National Head Start Association Center for Effective Practice 
     https://www.nhsa.org/center/effective-practice
     https://www.nhsa.org/