Child Trends
www.childtrends.org
National Center for Children in Poverty
Cooper, J.L., Masi, R., Vick, Jessica. (2009, August). Social-emotional development in early childhood. What every policymaker should know. Retreived July 28, 2012 from
www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_882.pdf
Tulane Institute of Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health
www.infantinstitute.com
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Early Childhood Resources
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.
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
World Forum Foundation
http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep-usnc.org/
Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/
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/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/
Friday, July 20, 2012
Quotes on Inspiration & Motivation
The measure of our worth is inside our heads and hearts not outside in personal possessions.
Marian Wright Edelman
Service is the rent each of us pays for living. It is the very purpose of life.
Marian Wright Edelman
Before we start trying to understand which children need additional supports, let's make sure the foundation is there.
Virginia Buysse
When I get bogged down with paperwork, I say okay take 20 minutes, go see the children so you don't forget what you're doing all this for.
Raymond Hernandez
I'm not here to save the world, I'm here just to make a difference in the community that I'm working for. Raymond Hernandez
I had a built in passion that it was important to make real contributions in the world, to fix all the injustices that existed in the world and I wanted to do that through teaching.
Louise Derman-Sparks
I have a passion to make sure all children are taught in environments and in ways that truly nurture their ability to grow and develop to their fullest ability.
Louise Derman-Sparks
Marian Wright Edelman
Service is the rent each of us pays for living. It is the very purpose of life.
Marian Wright Edelman
Before we start trying to understand which children need additional supports, let's make sure the foundation is there.
Virginia Buysse
When I get bogged down with paperwork, I say okay take 20 minutes, go see the children so you don't forget what you're doing all this for.
Raymond Hernandez
I'm not here to save the world, I'm here just to make a difference in the community that I'm working for. Raymond Hernandez
I had a built in passion that it was important to make real contributions in the world, to fix all the injustices that existed in the world and I wanted to do that through teaching.
Louise Derman-Sparks
I have a passion to make sure all children are taught in environments and in ways that truly nurture their ability to grow and develop to their fullest ability.
Louise Derman-Sparks
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Personal Childhood Web
Eileen - this friend of mine lived two houses over from me. She was 3 yrs. older than me but always took time to talk to me and most importantly, listen to me. I had extremely long hair when I was about 8 yrs. old. Eileen would sit and brush my hair for me and would get all the tangles out. Actually her whole family was very special to me. The mom always asked me to have lunch or dinner with them. I felt so special when I was with them.
Mrs. Donna - this is the mom of my good friend Lisa. I loved going to Lisa's house because Mrs. Donna would pick us up at school. What made this so different was that I was often the last child to be picked up at school. Mrs. Donna was always waiting in her car when the bell rang. I remember that being such a good feeling for me to walk out of school and see Lisa's mom waiting for us. When I had children, I was always waiting for them when the school bell rang. I wanted them to know that good feeling of security and let them know that I couldn't wait to see them.
Johnny & Marie - this couple goes together because that is the memory that stands out the most about them. They lived next door to me growing up and they could not have any children. As a result they did most things together. My sister closest to my age and myself became like the children they couldn't have. My fondest memory was them taking us to a local drive - in where you ordered your food and ate in the car. Marie would get a hot dog and always spilled the chili all over the car. We laughed every time as so it was the first time it ever happened. Johnny became a Deacon in the church and baptized 2 of my 3 children. They are both deceased now and my heart still aches when I think of them.
My Daddy - my daddy was a marine from World War II. My parents had me when they were 40yrs. old. My parents were not very warm people and did not offer much praise but there is something that I gained from my daddy and that is work ethic. He is deceased now but I think because we were all girls, he wanted to make sure that we could take care of ourselves if we needed to. He loved to do yard work and was able to do it until the day he died. He was an excellent example of a hard worker.
Mrs. Donna - this is the mom of my good friend Lisa. I loved going to Lisa's house because Mrs. Donna would pick us up at school. What made this so different was that I was often the last child to be picked up at school. Mrs. Donna was always waiting in her car when the bell rang. I remember that being such a good feeling for me to walk out of school and see Lisa's mom waiting for us. When I had children, I was always waiting for them when the school bell rang. I wanted them to know that good feeling of security and let them know that I couldn't wait to see them.
Johnny & Marie - this couple goes together because that is the memory that stands out the most about them. They lived next door to me growing up and they could not have any children. As a result they did most things together. My sister closest to my age and myself became like the children they couldn't have. My fondest memory was them taking us to a local drive - in where you ordered your food and ate in the car. Marie would get a hot dog and always spilled the chili all over the car. We laughed every time as so it was the first time it ever happened. Johnny became a Deacon in the church and baptized 2 of my 3 children. They are both deceased now and my heart still aches when I think of them.
My Daddy - my daddy was a marine from World War II. My parents had me when they were 40yrs. old. My parents were not very warm people and did not offer much praise but there is something that I gained from my daddy and that is work ethic. He is deceased now but I think because we were all girls, he wanted to make sure that we could take care of ourselves if we needed to. He loved to do yard work and was able to do it until the day he died. He was an excellent example of a hard worker.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
A child's drawing
This is a drawing by my daughter. Whenever she was given an option to draw what she wanted, it was always a sailboat. The funny part is that we don't have a sailboat and don't even know anyone with a sailboat. Now at 17yrs. old, she says her friends from elementary school still remember her drawing sailboats all the time.Story about a child
Actually this story is about a group of children. One school year about 12 years ago, I had a little boy that was autistic, although he hadn't been officially diagnosed because they said he was too young. The children in this class were very bright 4 year olds. The little boy, I'll call him Bobby, would flap his arms and hands every time he got excited. If we were playing a game that the children were enjoying, they would tell me, "Ms. Jo, look at Bobby, he's having fun too." If Bobby was sitting at the table and had to get up to get water, or throw something in the garbage, he would forget where he was sitting at the table. The other children caught on to this and whoever was sitting next to him, would say, "here Bobby, this is your chair." It touched me very much that these children knew Bobby was different but yet never mocked or bullied or even ignored him. They had true compassion and empathy for their friend.
Passion for early childhood
What motivates me to do the work I do can best be explained in the Video: Executive Functioning that I posted 7/2/12. It is from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University and describes how children need to learn self control and interaction in order to function in society as an adult. We all know adults that are very smart but can't seem to keep a job or they find something wrong with everyone. In early childhood education, we don't simply teach students, we're helping to create people!
Friday, July 6, 2012
Quote
"Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them."
Lady Bird Johnson
We must not label children or their full potential will be inhibited.
Lady Bird Johnson
We must not label children or their full potential will be inhibited.
Favorite children's book
This is my favorite children's book because the repeatitive text allows interaction from very young children. The concept can also be used in other situations. When my daughter was young and we were riding in the car, I would say, "Maggie, Maggie, what do you see"? She loved to look out the window and spot different things. This book is treasured in our house because my sister got Bill Martin to sign it at a book conference years back.
Monday, July 2, 2012
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