Resources for Early Childhood Studies

“Quality resources nourish professional wisdom.”

                               -Laureate Education, Inc. (2010).

Marla’s list of resources:

Pediatrician: T. Berry Brazelton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Berry_Brazelton

Book: What to Expect the First Year by Sandee Hathaway, Arlene Eisenberg, and Heidi Murkoff

Book: Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen

Documents:

NAEYC. (2014, October). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/DAP

NAEYC. (2014, October). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf

NAEYC. (2014, October). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements/school_readiness

NAEYC. (2014, October). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements/linguistic

NAEYC. (2014, October). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements/cape

NAEYC. (2014, October). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements/cape

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families (2014, October). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved from: http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller

FPG Child Development Institute. (2014, October). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. Retrieved from: http://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., Summers, J.A., Turnbull, R.,& Stowe, M. (2010). Knowledge-to- action guides for preparing families to be partners in making educational decisions. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42-53.

International Support for Children’s Rights & Well-Being

World Forum Foundation. (2014, October). About Us. Retrieved from: http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/about-us/

World Organization for Early Childhood Education. (2014, October). About OMEP. Retrieved from: http://www.worldomep.org/en/about-omep-2/

Association for Childhood Education International. (2014, October). Principles/Governance. Retrieved from: http://www.worldomep.org/en/about-omep-2/

UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved from: http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf

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/

Journals

Childhood

Child Study Journal

Developmental Psychology

Early Childhood Education Journal

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

International Journal of Early Childhood

International Journal of Early Years Education

Journal of Child & Family Studies

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Maternal & Child Health Journal

Multicultural Education

Social Studies

YC Young Children

Reference

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