More Early Childhood Resources

Books

Denno, D. (2010). Addressing Challenging Behaviors In Early Childhood Settings : A Teacher's Guide. Paul H. Brookes.

Kaiser, Barbara (2006). Challenging Behavior in Young Children: Understanding, Preventing, and Responding Effectively
Morrison, G. S. (2004). Assessment In Early Childhood Education. Addison-Wesley.

Wortham, Sue (2009).  Early Childhood Curriculum: Developmental Bases for Learning and Teaching. Prentice Hall. Allyn & Bacon.

Articles:
Alliance for Childhood. (n.d.). Play resource list. College Park, MD: Author. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/play_resources
Children Crossing Borders. (2006). Children of immigrants in early childhood settings in five countries: A study of parent and staff beliefs. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.childrencrossingborders.org/index.html
Davidson, R. (2007). The heart-brain connection: The neuroscience of social, emotional, and academic learning. Edutopia. The George Lucas Foundation. Retrieved December 8, 2010, fromhttp://www.edutopia.org/richard-davidson-sel-brain-video
The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved June 4, 2010, from http://www.dec-sped.org/
Elearners.com (n.d.). How to be a successful online student. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.elearners.com/guide/how-to-be-a-successful-online-student.pdf
FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. FPG Snapshot No. 33. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~images/pdfs/snapshots/snap33.pdf
Garris Christian, L. (2006). Understanding families: Applying family systems theory to early childhood practice. Young Children, 61(1), 12–20.
Hagel, J. (2009, November). Pursuing passion. Message posted tohttp://edgeperspectives.typepad.com/edge_perspectives/2009/11/pursuing-passion.html
Keenan, T., & Evans, S. (2009). Theories of development. In An introduction to child development (pp. 35–43). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Kirk, E. E. (1996). Evaluating information found on the Internet. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. December 8, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf


Websites:


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/about/
Center for Child Care Workforce
http://www.ccw.org/
Children’s Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
The Division for Early Childhood
http://www.dec-sped.org/
The Erikson Institute
http://www.erikson.edu/
FPG Child Development Institute
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm
Google Scholar:
http://scholar.google.com/
Harvard Education Letter
http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
HighScope
http://www.highscope.org/
Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections:
http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm
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/
Pre[K]Now
http://www.preknow.org/
SMITH Magazine: http://www.smithmag.net/
WESTED
http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
World Forum Foundation
http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php
World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep.org.gu.se/English/about_OMEP/
Voices for America’s Children
http://www.voices.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=22807
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepageBack to top
NAEYC. (2004). NAEYC advocacy toolkit. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/policy/toolkit.pdf
NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved December 8, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/courses/53036/CRS-CW-4603357/educ6005_readings/naeyc_dap_position_statement.pdf
NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved December 8 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
The National Institute for Play. (2009). Play science—The patterns of play. Carmel Valley, CA: Author. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.nifplay.org/states_play.html
National Public Radio. (2008, February 8). Six-Word memoirs: Life stories distilled [Article and podcast]. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18768430
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2004, Winter). Children's emotional development is built into the architecture of their brains (Working Paper No. 2). Waltham, MA: Author. Available from Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University website http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/library/reports_and_working_papers/working_papers/wp2/
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2004). Young children develop in an environment of relationships (Working Paper No. 1). Waltham, MA: Author. Available from Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University website http://developingchild.harvard.edu/library/reports_and_working_papers/working_papers/wp1/
Rigby, E., & Neuman, M. (2005, January). Making a difference: Leadership in early care and education policy. Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200501/Rigby.pdf
Rosengren, C. (2010, February 4). Does having passion for your work even matter? U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 27, 2010, from http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2010/02/04/does-passion-for-work-even-matterScott, D. M. (2005, January). Early childhood leaders on leadership. Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200501/Scott.pdf
Shonkoff, J. P. (2006, November). A promising opportunity for developmental and behavioral pediatrics at the interface of neuroscience, psychology, and social policy: Remarks on receiving the 2005 C. Anderson Aldrich Award. Pediatrics, 118(5). 2187–2191. doi:10.1542/peds.2006–1728. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/118/5/2187
Spiegel, A. (2008, February 21). Old-fashioned play builds serious skills. NPR Morning Edition. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514
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 December 8, 2010, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
Widdicombe, L. (2008, February 25). Say it all in six words. The New Yorker. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2008/02/25/080225ta_talk_widdicombe
Woodhead, M. (2005). Early childhood development: A question of rights. International Journal of Early Childhood, 37(3), 79–98.
The World Bank (2010). Early childhood development. Retrieved fromhttp://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTCY/0,,contentMDK:20246241~
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Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda.  Retrieved December 8, 2010, from http://www.zerotothree.org/