Resources

NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/courses/78618/CRS-CW-6284754/educ6005_readings/naeyc_dap_position_statement.pdf

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.

Katz, L. (February, 1999). International perspectives on early childhood education: lesson from my travels. Early Childhood Research and Practice, 1(1). Retrieved from http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v1n1/katz.html

Katz, L. & Katz, S. (2009). Intellectual emergencies some reflections on mothering and teaching. Lewisville, NC: KPress.

Hollingsworth, H. and Buysse, V. (September, 2009). Establishing friendships in early childhood inclusive settings what roles do parents and teachers play? Journal of Early Intervention, 31(4), 287-307. Doi; 10.1177/1053815109352659.

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 video 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/about/
  Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements.

• 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/index.cfm

• 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/