Course Resource

Course Resources:

Course Media: "The Resources for Early Childhood"
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://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf

• Walden University Library:  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.
   

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 Foundationhttp://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
   
• World Organization for Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.omep-usnc.org/
   
• Association for Childhood Education Internationalhttp://acei.org/
   

Early Childhood Organizations

• National Association for the Education of Young Childrenhttp://www.naeyc.org/
  
• The Division for Early Childhoodhttp://www.dec-sped.org/
  
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Familieshttp://www.zerotothree.org/
  
• WESTEDhttp://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
  
• Harvard Education Letterhttp://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
  
• FPG Child Development Institutehttp://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm
  
• Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conferencehttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
  
• HighScopehttp://www.highscope.org/
  
• Children's Defense Fundhttp://www.childrensdefense.org/
  
• Center for Child Care Workforcehttp://www.ccw.org/
  
• Council for Exceptional Childrenhttp://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
  
• Institute for Women's Policy Researchhttp://www.iwpr.org/
  
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
  
• National Child Care Associationhttp://www.nccanet.org/
  
• National Institute for Early Education Researchhttp://nieer.org/
  
• Pre[K]Nowhttp://www.preknow.org/
  
• Voices for America's Childrenhttp://www.voices.org/
  
• The Erikson Institutehttp://www.erikson.edu/

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

Books

 

 

 

Words of Inspiration and Motivation

QUOTES

"Children benefit most from teachers who have the skills, knowledge, and judgment to make good decisions and are given the opportunity to use them." – NAEYC, Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 (2009)
~Susan Bredekamp, Ph. D

"I had a built in passion that it was important to make a real contribution in the world and to fix all the injustices that existed in the world." "So the passion to create a safer, more just world for all kids is there and suppose will be there until I die and maybe even after."

~Louise Derman-Sparks

   

   

Personal Childhood Web

As we now know many individuals help mold us into the adults we are today.  Here are a few people that made and still make dramatic impacts in my life.

My very own Super Mom!  Eleonora! She was a very busy mom working a full time job and raising 3 girls as a single mother.  Yet she always instilled love, family, and religion.  I have so many memories from spending movie time, lazily talking around the house, playing "bolita" (dog pile on one another), and helping us in good times and bad.  My mother is my rock, my friend, my support!  Always supports my crazy ideas, different phases, and will give me the shirt off her back.  She has shown me that we should always be there for our family by showing us through example.  I LOVE MY MAMA!!!

This is my father Joseph.  Unfortunetly I grew up in a divorced family.  Fortunetly I have a father who moved mountains for his little girl.  He was and still is as involved in my life as much as possible.  Not living with my father was very hard on me.  I was extremly blessed to have my dad "make time" for me as often as he did.  He would constantly call me, send me mail, and even spent his lunch time with me at school. We would go on many adventures like concerts, zoo trips, and exploring what good old Texas had in store for us while learning all about my family.  I have learned so much from my father and I am SO PROUD to be his daughter.

These are mis Abuelos , my Grandparents, who I lovingly call Pepa and Mema. I have learned about traditions, family, values, religion, and most of all never ending love. My Mema still cooks the greatest foods from scratch. A great memory I will always cherish is when I assumed my grandmother made watermelons (she made everything else). Mema looked at me with so much love, and laughter, in her eyes she grew me my very own watermelon patch. My Pepa has always been the strong head to our family and showed my how to

                                                      draw.  I LOVE DRAWING!

My late Grandmother Rosita. From the beginiing my grandmother instilled the love of family, religon, and culture. Rosita would show my unconditional love, taught me about relationships with people, fundamental family values, and showed me how important family is to one another. What she pushed the most was education. She gave up education to provide for her family. As do most parents, she wanted us to get ahead in life and live our lives to the fullest. Mama Rosita is gone now but she lives on in our hearts, minds, and actions. Her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren carry on her memory. Education is a top priority. I can still see her smile and hear her laugh.

These two lovely ladies are my aunts Sandra and Rosie.  They have been like mother's to me.  Always instilling the love of family and the need for education.  To this day they watch over me and love me like their own. 
Both of them are educators as well.  I can easily say that I look up to them and they might have influenced me to continue the "family tradition".  My aunt Sandra teaches at the collegiate level and Rosie teaches middle school.  I have had the chance to see them shine in their classrooms as a younger child.  I remember watching them and learning from them.  I am very thankful to have them in my life and I love them dearly.  Thank you for your guidance!

One of my favorite children's book is Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.  I really enjoy sharing this book with my students.  There is so much you can do with this book from introducing letters, rhyming, rhythm, movement, emotions, and you can even use it as an observation tool. 

Here is a great link I use:
http://www.schooltube.com/video/2490bb8cd9848c3af3ec/Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom-With-Lyrics-Alphabet-Song

All time favorite teacher quote

One Hundred Years From Now

Author: (excerpt from "Within My Power" by Forest Witcraft)

One hundred years from now
It won't matter
What kind of car I drove
What kind of house I lived in
How much money I had in the bank
Nor what my cloths looked like
BUT
The world may be a little better
Because, I was important
In the life of a child.

I couldn't have said it better myself.