POSITION STATEMENTS AND INFLUENTIAL PRACTICES RESOURCES


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, 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

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, from http://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, from http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.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.
Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title.

GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND WELL-BEING RESOURCES
 
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/

SELECTED EARLY CHILDHOOD ORGANIZATIONS RESOURCES
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/main/about.cfm

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//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

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.preknow.org/

Voices for America's Children
http://www.voices.org/

The Erikson Institute
http://www.erikson.edu/
  
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS AVAILABLE IN THE WALDEN LIBRARY RESOURCE

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


ADDITIONAL PERSONAL RESOURCES

www.healthychild.net/
greatstartforkids.org/content/connect-regional-resources
www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200703/BTJClusterResources.pdf  

WORDS OF INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION
Teachers in most early care and education settings, unlike those in K-12, are seldom required to complete student teaching as a pre-requisite for employment.  In part, this is due to the low expectations for education and training necessary to work effectively with young children, it also reflects the reality that most early care and education practitioners do not participate in pre-service preparation, but pursue education and training after they are employed in the field (Whitebook, Gomby, Bellm, Sakai, & Kipnis, 2009a).
~ Dr. Marcy Whitebook

"Good Teaching is about hard work, not a halo." ~ Doug Lemov

Passion comes from wanting to make a difference - making a 

difference may sometimes mean helping one child be able to be

successful in the classroom. ~ Renatta M. Cooper


Walden University.(n.d.). The Passion for Early Childhood. Retrieved July 20, 2012, from mywaldenu.edu

My passion is to make sure all children were taught in 

environments and in ways that truly nurtured their 

ability to grow and to develop to their fullest ability  

- passion to create a safer more just world.  

~ Louise Derman-Sparks

Walden University.(n.d.). The Passion for Early Childhood. Retrieved July 20, 2012, from mywaldenu.edu

"A person's a person, no matter how small." ~ Dr. Seuss

The five people who nurtured and cared about me when I was just a child are my Mom, Mary Reed, my Grandparents (I had six), my Pastor and his Wife, my Siblings, and my 1st Grade Teacher.

My Mom – She means the world to me.  She influenced my life as a child to be a hard worker.  The sky is the limit and never look back and regret, always press forward and receive were some of her favorite remarks.  She made single parenting seem so easy.  She never let anyone see her sweat.  She worked many hours in a factory, made time to come home and cook and still manage enough time to help us with our homework and question us about our daily activities. Through her demonstration of hard work and her support topped with love made me feel very special.

My Grandparents – I grew up living in one big country block with my grandparents on one side, my great-grandparents on the other side, and my other grandparents on the other corner.  It was very special because I was fortunate to have six grandparents involved in my life – many trips to candy store or the ice cream parlor, riding on the big John Deere tractors, along with taking many vacations with them.  I always felt loved and they always felt I would grow up to be their little teacher in the family.  The supported my Brownie years, my Choir production, Grandparent’s Day at school, just about anything you could imagine.

My Pastor & Wife – My Pastor and his wife were also my godparents.  Even though I know now it wasn’t fair to the other children some rules didn’t always apply to everyone.  I got away with murder.  If I was going to be punished by my Mom they had a way to talk her out of it.  On special events I could count on my godparents to be in attendance smiling and cheering me on.  If something discouraging happen to me I knew they would say something encouraging that would ease the moment.  I knew without a doubt I was loved.

My Siblings – I have six siblings, one brother and five sisters two older and three younger.  Being youngest of the first set of babies my brother and sisters had to share everything with me and they had to take turns taking me on wagon rides every day sometimes twice a day.  I went on “puppy love” dates with my older siblings.  I was the role model figure to my younger sisters.  In all, I knew I was special to them if not only for the moment we shared together and they loved me.

My 1st Grade Teacher – My 1st Grade Teacher, Mrs. Grueneisen, always made me feel special.  Not always did I have money to get milk and she would make sure she bought an extra carton to share.  When I did a good job on my work she would put a big smiley face on it and let me pick out my own sticker.  She always told me I was beautiful and that she was proud of me for being respectful in her class.  She gave me big hugs throughout the week and on Friday she would give me a big bear hug to last all weekend long.  She had a unique way of showing me she cared.  When other children would tease me about being an Afro-American she would immediately take my side and take action.  She was special and she made me feel special as well.

Each of the above mentioned persons still to this day impact my life.  My Mother continues to support me and push me to do better than what she did.  Although my Grandparents, godparents, and Teacher are deceased the words they said to me and their actions continue to impact my life.  I’m sure just the way they made me feel as a child, now as an adult I would make them feel proud mainly from their positive support.

A Children's Book I Love -

What I like about this little book is that it teaches children how hard work really pays off.  Everyone struggles with something.  However, if you try after try after try eventually that struggle will become history and you'll soon be on to the next task.