Early Chilhood Resource

Supporting the Rights of Children

•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

•Websites:


◦World Forum Foundation
http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
This 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.


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/

http://earlychildhoodnewsupdate.wordpress.com/about/

http://heckmanequation.org/


QRIS National Learning Network
http://www.qrisnetwork.org



Professional Early Childhood Journals


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

Webinars

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/?
utm_source=Early+Childhood+Investigations+Email+News+and+Announcements&utm_campaign=40d89a09c3-
Summer_and_Fall_Lineup7_6_2011&utm_medium=email


Challenging Behavior Resources

http://www.challengingbehavior.org/


http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/

Teacher/Parent Partnerships

http://www.parentsasteachers.org/.




Best Books for Preschool Teachers

1.      Mind in the Making by Ellen Galinsky

2.      The Intentional Teacher by Ann S. Epstein

3.      Engaging Children's Minds by Lilian G. Katz, Sylvia C. Chard, and Yvonne Kogan

4.      Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 — Carol Copple and Sue Bredekamp, eds.

5.      Learning Together with Young Children by Margie Carter and Deb Curtis

6.      Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves by Louise Derman Sparks

7.      The Hundred Languages of Children by Carolyn Edwards, Lella Gandini, and George Forman

8.      The Play's the Thing — Teachers' Roles in Children's Play by Elizabeth Jones and Gretchen Reynolds

9.      Natural Playscapes by Rusty Keeler

10.   Powerful Interactions: How to Connect with Children to

    Extend Their Learning by Amy Laura Dombro, Judy R. Jablon,

    and Charlotte Stetson

11.   You Can't Say You Can't Play by Vivian Gussin Paley”

(Exchange Everyday, June 27, 2014)

I recommend these books as well as they represent the most up to date and current research and best practices. Happy Reading! mm