A Note of Thanks and Support

Dear Fellow Students,

Thank you for the opportunity to share experience and information over this past 8 weeks. It was interesting reading everyone else's blogs and I learned a lot of new things writing my own. I wish each of you the best throughout the rest of your studies!

Amy

Examiniging Code of Ethics

I-1.1—To be familiar with the knowledge base of early

childhood care and education and to stay informed

through continuing education and training.

This ideal is important to me because I value continuing education in my own work with young children. I feel as though I have become a better teacher and caregiver the more I have been trained and educated in the field. Obviously there are general training requirements that should be met for people working with young children, but the more education I have gained the more I understand about the developing child. I feel like patience is something that is engrained in people, but I think the further I have gone in my education, the more patient I have become because I am learning why a child does what they are doing. I think redirection has become easier for me once I know the cause of a behavior.

I-1.3-To recognize and respect the unique qualities,

abilities, and potential of each child.

I-1.4—To appreciate the vulnerability of children and

their dependence on adults

I appreciate these ideals and chose to put both of them together because I think they are both really important and they go hand in hand. These ideals made me think back to learning about Vygotsky's theory of The Zone of Proximal Development. I think these ideals are important to always take into account also because it is important to always have realistic expectations for young children and to plan developmentally appropriate curriculum and activities. 

 I-1.8—To support the right of each child to play and

learn in an inclusive environment that meets the

needs of children with and without disabilities

This ideal is important to me because of my past experience working with young children with disabilities. I have seen the benefits of inclusion for both children with disabilities and typically developing children and I support inclusion. This is something I would be interested in being involved with and working with again.

Collection of Resources

 -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
  
  
• 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

-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.
  -Orgnanizations
  
  • 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 Ehttps://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4462362648180100348#editor/target=post;postID=1133677559250451490xceptional 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.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067
    
  • Voices for America's Children
    http://www.voices.org/
    
  • The Erikson Institute
    http://www.erikson.edu/
  -Journals 
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• 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

-Additional Resources 

•  http://www.oaeyc.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
•  http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc
•  A Child Called It By:Dave Pelzer 
• Creative Experiences for Young Children By:Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld

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