Professional Resources

I have placed my favorite additional resources at the top of this blog post for the ease of my classmates’ reading. Since we all have access to and will post the course resources I felt it made sense to place those I love in addition to the course resources at the top. Also, even though the course list includes Young Children Magazine in the Journal section I have included the website where you can access a number of the articles. If you are a member of NAEYC you can access all of the journals online. This will be valuable once we are out of school and no longer have access to the Walden Library. I hope some of these resources will be valuable to you!

My Favorite Additional Resources

Books:

Ø  Coaching With Powerful Interactions: A Guide for Partnering with Early Childhood Teachers- Amy Laura Dombro, Judy R. Jablon, and Shaun Johnsen   This is a great book that shows the parallel process of teaching children through Powerful Interactions and teaching adults through the same principles.

Ø  Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8- Carol Copple & Sue Bredekamp, Editors This title is one of critical importance in understanding the foundations of best practice.

Ø  Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs- Ellen Galinsky  This book is a fascinating look into how the brain is wired at birth and what essential skills children need to succeed in life.

Ø  Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder- Richard Louv  This book looks at the importance of connecting children with nature a subject that I feel gets far too little attention.

Ø  Powerful Interactions: How to Connect with Children to Extend Their Learning- Amy Laura Dombro, Judy R. Jablon, Charlotte Stetson  This is one of the books that I have used with teachers regularly to help them understand the importance of intentional conversations with children and how to use a sense of wonder to connect with them.

Ø  The Intentional Teacher: Choosing the Best Strategies for Young Children’s Learning- Ann S. Epstein   This book focuses on how to give children experiences based on their learning style, their needs, and their interests.

Ø  The Visionary Director: A Handbook for Dreaming, Organizing, and Improvising in Your Center- Margie Carter & Deb Curtis  This is a great read for any leader (director or not) who wants to use their vision to make change and to lead with intention.

Ø  Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments- Margie Carter & Deb Curtis  The pictures of beautiful spaces, alone, in this book make it worth owning! 

Websites:

ü  https://www.azregistry.org/ The Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry

ü  http://www.naeyc.org/ The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a leader in the field of Early Childhood Education

ü  http://sazaeyc.org/ This is the local Southern Arizona Affiliate/Chapter of NAEYC

ü  http://www.naeyc.org/yc/  Each quarter a new issue of Young Children (YC) magazine is published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and several of the articles are available online at this site

ü  http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/current NAEYC also publishes Teaching Young Children (TYC) you can find articles from the current issue at this site

ü  https://www.childcareexchange.com/ There are articles and other educational materials for purchase through this site

ü  http://www.childcareexchange.com/eed/  On this site you can sign up for a very short daily email that relates to hot topics in the field of Early Childhood Education

ü  http://www.communityplaythings.com/resources/blog The Community Playthings Blog

ü  http://www.cdacouncil.org/ The Council for Professional Recognition is the National provider of the Child Development Associate (CDA) and also provides other professional development opportunities

ü  http://www.ooeygooey.com/ Lisa Murphy, The Ooey Gooey Lady, is a nationally recognized leader in the ECE community. Her website offers several resources including

o   Articles

o   Lists of her favorite books (for both ECE educators and children)

o   “Recipes” for tools and activities to use with children

o   And a whole lot more!

ü  http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/ Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning 

ü  http://www.azed.gov/early-childhood/ The Arizona Department of Education- Early Childhood Education Division

ü  http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/ EdWeek: Early Years: A blog about early childhood education

ü  http://nieer.org/ National Institute For Early Education Research:
Learn about the status of early education, the latest research in the field, legislation, and standards and policies

Resources from EDUC 6005 (Week 5):

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, 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://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

·         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