Course Resources

Resources that I have found to be helpful in early childhood:

NAEYC. (2003). Information books in early childhood. Retrieved April 5, 2014, from      https://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200303/InformationBooks.pdf

I have always found the book, The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, to be helpful throughout school and as an early childhood professional. I used the fourth edition when I was in school. My school district has purchased the newest edition with resources and a direct correlation to our Pre-K assessment system, Teaching Strategies Gold.
Dodge, D., Colker, L., & Heroman, C. (2002). Creative Curriculum for Preschool (Edition 4).

Erikson Institute, which is located in Chicago has always been a great Early Childhood Education Resource. Many renowned early childhood professionals are a part of the research projects and/or are professors at Erikson.
Erikson Institute. (n.d.). Center for Children and Families. Retrieved from https://www.erikson.edu/center-children-families/


Part 1: 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, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap

•    NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://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, fromhttp://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, fromhttp://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, 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, 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.

Part 2: 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, 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.

Part 3: 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/

Part 4: Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library

Tip: Use the Journal option under Search & Find on the library website to find journals by title.

•    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