Resources - EDUC 6005:Foundations

Position Statements & Articles:

• NAEYC: Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8
• NAEYC: Where we stand on child abuse prevention.
• NAEYC: Where we stand on school readiness
• NAEYC: Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity.
• NAEYC: 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: Early childhood inclusion: A summary.
• Zero to Three: Infant-toddler policy agenda.
• FPG Child Development Institute: Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families.
• Knowledge-to-Action Guides: Teaching Exceptional Children
• UNICEF: Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 
• World Forum Foundation
• World Organization for Early Childhood Education
• Association for Childhood Education International

Early Childhood Organizations:

• National Association for the Education of Young Children 
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families 
• WESTED 
• Harvard Education Letter 
• FPG Child Development Institute 
• Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference 
• HighScope 
• Children's Defense Fund 
• Center for Child Care Workforce 
• Council for Exceptional Children 
• Institute for Women's Policy Research 
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education 
• National Child Care Association 
• National Institute for Early Education Research 
• Pre[K]Now 
• Voices for America's Children 
• The Erikson Institute 

Additional Resources:

• Cornell University: Early Childhood Resources 
• PA Department of Education: Standards Aligned System Portal 
• Early Childhood News