Early Childhood Related Websites—United States
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
http://www.naccrra.org/
(Newsletter: http://capwiz.com/naccrra/mlm/signup/ )
Zero To Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/ (May have to use http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/ )
(Newsletters:
http://zttcfn.pub30.convio.net/child-development/from-baby-to-big-kid/ and
http://capwiz.com/zerotothree/mlm/signup/ )
National Black Child Development Institute
http://nbcdi.org/
(Newsletter: http://nbcdi.org/support/sign-up-for-nbcdi-newsletters/ )
National Institute for Early Education Research
http://nieer.org/
(Newsletter: http://nieer.org/resources/newsletter/index.php )
The National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/
(Review also the position statements: http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements )
Pre[K]Now: A Campaign of the Pew Center on the States
http://www.preknow.org/
(Newsletter: http://www.preknow.org/signupform.cfm )
Harlem Children’s Zone
http://www.hcz.org/
(Newsletter: http://support.hcz.org/site/PageServer?pagename=signup )
National Head Start Association
http://www.nhsa.org/
(Newsletter: http://www.nhsa.org/news_and_advocacy/advocacy/legislative_eupdate )
National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
http://www.naecte.org/
(Newsletter: http://www.naecte.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=29 )
The Division for Early Childhood
http://www.dec-sped.org/
(Review also the position statements: http://www.dec-sped.org/About_DEC/Position_Statements_and_Concept_Papers )
Children’s Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
(Newsletter: http://www.childrensdefense.org/newsroom/enewsletters/ )
Center for the Child Care Workforce
http://www.ccw.org/
(Newsletter: http://www.ccw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=78&Itemid=72 )
Society for Research in Child Development
http://www.srcd.org/
(Newsletter: http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=238&Itemid=543 )
Early Childhood Related Websites—Outside the United States
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/
(Review also the online Resources listed on the right: Selected publications, Country Profiles, or Policy Series)
Early Childhood Australia: The Australian Early Childhood Advocacy Organization
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/
(Newsletter: http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/contact_us/mailing_list.html )
Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/
(Review also these online resources at: http://acei.org/knowledge/ )
European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA)
http://www.eecera.org/
The British Association for Early Childhood Education
http://www.early-education.org.uk/
(Review also these online resources: http://www.early-education.org.uk/download_leaflets.htm )
The Canadian Association for Young Children
http://www.cayc.ca/
(Review also available issues of the organization’s journal at: http://www.cayc.ca/indexjournal.html )
Early Childhood Council New Zealand (EEC)
http://www.ecc.org.nz/MainMenu
(Review also media resources at: http://www.ecc.org.nz/Category?Action=View&Category_id=159)
International Child Resource Institute
http://www.icrichild.org/
(Review also the international projects at: http://www.icrichild.org/kenya ) Click on the International Projects tab at the top to see a list of the available projects.
International Step by Step Association
http://www.issa.nl/
(Review also the databases at: http://www.issa.nl/issadatabases.html )
The Global Fund for Children
http://www.globalfundforchildren.org
(Newsletter: http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&Itemid=340 )
Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm
(Newsletter: http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXGIpI4E/b.6213813/k.4C6/eNewsletter_Sign_Up/apps/ka/ct/contactus.asp?c=8rKLIXMGIpI4E&b=6213813&en=kvlQJ4ORKhlQJ3MOKcINI4NSJfLZiOSJmLYL4OSJrK9JsJ )
Early Childhood Development
Saey, T. H. (2008). Dad’s hidden influence. Science News, 173(13), 200–201.
Retrieve this article from Academic Search Complete database in the Walden Library.Goldman, B. (2007). The first cut. Nature, 445(1), 479–480.
Retrieve this article from ProQuest Central database in the Walden Library.
Newson, A. J. (2008). Ethical aspects arising from non-invasive fetal diagnosis. Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 13, 103–108. Retrieve this article from the ScienceDirect database in the Walden Library.
Online streaming video: PBS NOVA: Life’s Greatest Miracle
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/miracle/program.html
Groves Gillespie, L., & Hunter, A. (2010). Believe, watch, act!: Promoting prosocial behavior in infants and toddlers. Young Children, 65(1), 42–43.
Retrieve this article from the ProQuest Central in the Walden Library.
Hamlin, J. K., Wynn, K., & Bloom, P. (2007, November 22). Social evaluation by preverbal infants. Nature, 450(7169), 557–559.
Retrieve this article from the ProQuest Central in the Walden Library.
Groves Gillespie, L., & Hunter, A. (2008). Emotional flooding: Using empathy to help babies manage strong emotions. Young Children on the Web, 63(5), 46–47.
Retrieve this article from the ProQuest Central in the Walden Library.
“How to Observe Children”
Janet Gonzalez-Mena discusses how to observe children and the value of good observation skills.
Markova, G., & Legerstee, M. (2008). How infants come to learn about the minds of others. Zero to Three, 28(5), 26–31.
Miller, E., & Almon, J. (2009). Crisis in the kindergarten: Why children need to play in school. Education Digest, 75(1), 42–45.
Retrieve this article from the Academic Search Complete database in the Walden Library.
Neimark, A. (2008). “Do you want to see something goofy?”: Peer culture in the preschool yard. Voices of Practitioners, 9, 1–11.
Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/vop/Voices_NeimarkGoofy.pdf
Coplan, R. J., & Armer, M. (2007). A “multitude” of solitude: A closer look at social withdrawal and nonsocial play in early childhood. Child Development Perspectives, 1(1), 26–32.
Video: “Observing Children Part 3: School-Age Children”
In this program, you will have the opportunity to observe 6- to 10-year-old children at play at a child care center while listening to professional commentary during the observation.
Bergen, D., & Fromberg, D. P. (2009). Play and social interaction in middle childhood. Phi Delta Kappan, 90(6), 426–430.
Retrieve this article from the Academic Search Complete database in the Walden Library.
Warner, L. (2008). “You’re it!”: Thoughts on play and learning in schools. Horace, 24(2), 1–6. (EJ849821)
Retrieve this article from the ERIC database in the Walden Library.
Rutland, A., Abrams, D., & Cameron, L. (2007). Children’s attitudes towards nonconformists: Intergroup relations and social exclusion in middle childhood. International Journal on School Disaffection, 4(2), 45–52.
Retrieve this article from the Education Research Complete in the Walden Library
Early Childhood Foundations
Video Program:
“The Resources for Early Childhood” Five early childhood professionals discuss their preferred and trusted 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://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/courses/53029/CRS-CW-4477713/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://www.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/~images/pdfs/snapshots/snap33.pdfNote: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases. 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. Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title.
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 Foundation http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php World Organization for Early Childhood Education http://www.omep.org.gu.se/English/about_OMEP/ Association for Childhood Education International http://acei.org/about/
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 Conferencehttp://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/pages/page.asp?page_id=22807
The Erikson Institute http://www.erikson.edu/
Selected 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
Article: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2004, Winter). Children's emotional development is built into the architecture of their brains (Working Paper No. 2). Waltham, MA: Author. Available from Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University websitehttp://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/library/reports_and_working_papers/working_papers/wp2/
Article: Shonkoff, J. P. (2006, November). A promising opportunity for developmental and behavioral pediatrics at the interface of neuroscience, psychology, and social policy: Remarks on receiving the 2005 C. Anderson Aldrich Award. Pediatrics, 118(5). 2187–2191. doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1728. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/118/5/2187
Article: The World Bank. (2010). Early childhood development. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTCY/0,,contentMDK:20246241~menuPK:4697089~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:396445,00.html
Web Article: The National Institute for Play. (2009). Play Science—The Patterns of Play. Carmel Valley, CA: Author. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.nifplay.org/states_play.html
Web Article: Children Crossing Borders. (2006). Children of Immigrants in Early Childhood Settings in Five Countries: A Study of Parent and Staff Beliefs. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.childrencrossingborders.org/index.html
Video: Davidson, R. (2007). The heart-brain connection: The neuroscience of social, emotional, and academic learning. Edutopia. The George Lucas Foundation. Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.edutopia.org/richard-davidson-sel-brain-video
Podcast: Spiegel, A. (2008, February 21). Old-fashioned play builds serious skills. NPR Morning Edition. Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514
Web Article: Alliance for Childhood. (n.d.). Play resource list. College Park, MD: Author. Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/play_resources
Saey, T. H. (2008). Dad’s hidden influence. Science News, 173(13), 200–201.
Retrieve this article from Academic Search Complete database in the Walden Library.Goldman, B. (2007). The first cut. Nature, 445(1), 479–480.
Retrieve this article from ProQuest Central database in the Walden Library.
Newson, A. J. (2008). Ethical aspects arising from non-invasive fetal diagnosis. Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 13, 103–108. Retrieve this article from the ScienceDirect database in the Walden Library.
Online streaming video: PBS NOVA: Life’s Greatest Miracle
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/miracle/program.html
Groves Gillespie, L., & Hunter, A. (2010). Believe, watch, act!: Promoting prosocial behavior in infants and toddlers. Young Children, 65(1), 42–43.
Retrieve this article from the ProQuest Central in the Walden Library.
Hamlin, J. K., Wynn, K., & Bloom, P. (2007, November 22). Social evaluation by preverbal infants. Nature, 450(7169), 557–559.
Retrieve this article from the ProQuest Central in the Walden Library.
Groves Gillespie, L., & Hunter, A. (2008). Emotional flooding: Using empathy to help babies manage strong emotions. Young Children on the Web, 63(5), 46–47.
Retrieve this article from the ProQuest Central in the Walden Library.
“How to Observe Children”
Janet Gonzalez-Mena discusses how to observe children and the value of good observation skills.
Markova, G., & Legerstee, M. (2008). How infants come to learn about the minds of others. Zero to Three, 28(5), 26–31.
Miller, E., & Almon, J. (2009). Crisis in the kindergarten: Why children need to play in school. Education Digest, 75(1), 42–45.
Retrieve this article from the Academic Search Complete database in the Walden Library.
Neimark, A. (2008). “Do you want to see something goofy?”: Peer culture in the preschool yard. Voices of Practitioners, 9, 1–11.
Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/vop/Voices_NeimarkGoofy.pdf
Coplan, R. J., & Armer, M. (2007). A “multitude” of solitude: A closer look at social withdrawal and nonsocial play in early childhood. Child Development Perspectives, 1(1), 26–32.
Video: “Observing Children Part 3: School-Age Children”
In this program, you will have the opportunity to observe 6- to 10-year-old children at play at a child care center while listening to professional commentary during the observation.
Bergen, D., & Fromberg, D. P. (2009). Play and social interaction in middle childhood. Phi Delta Kappan, 90(6), 426–430.
Retrieve this article from the Academic Search Complete database in the Walden Library.
Warner, L. (2008). “You’re it!”: Thoughts on play and learning in schools. Horace, 24(2), 1–6. (EJ849821)
Retrieve this article from the ERIC database in the Walden Library.
Rutland, A., Abrams, D., & Cameron, L. (2007). Children’s attitudes towards nonconformists: Intergroup relations and social exclusion in middle childhood. International Journal on School Disaffection, 4(2), 45–52.
Retrieve this article from the Education Research Complete in the Walden Library
Attachment
- Ranson, K. E., & Urichuk, L. J. (2008). The effect of parent-child attachment relationships on child biopsychosocial outcomes: A review. Early Child Development and Care, 178(2), 129–152.
Retrieve this article from the Academic Search Complete database in the Walden Library.
- Miller, S. (2008). Secure attachment. Published by Ounce of Prevention Fund. Retrieved from
http://www.ounceofprevention.org/includes/tiny_mce/plugins/filemanager/files/Secure%20Attachment.pdfUsed with permission from © 2008 Ounce of Prevention Fund. Author: Susan R. Miller. Photography: John Booz. All rights reserved. - Cowan, P. A., & Cowan, C. P. (2007). Attachment theory: Seven unresolved issues and questions for future research. Research in Human Development, 4(3/4), 181–201. DOI: 10.1080/15427600701663007
Retrieve this article from the SocINDEX with Full Text database in the Walden Library.
Empathy
- Gordon, M., & Green, J, (2008). Roots of empathy: Changing the world, child by child. Education Canada, 48(2), 34–36.
Retrieve this article from the ProQuest Central database in the Walden Library.
- Warneken, F., & Tomasello, M. (2009). The roots of human altruism. British Journal of Psychology, 100(3), 455–471.
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- Joseph, G. E., & Strain, P. S. (2010). Enhancing emotional vocabulary in young children. Young Exceptional Children, 6(4), 18–26.
Retrieve this article from the SAGE Premier 2010 database in the Walden Library.
Trauma
- Lieberman, A. F., & Knorr, K. (2007). The impact of trauma: A developmental framework for infancy and early childhood. Psychiatric Annals, 37(6), 416–422.
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- Kaplow, J. B., Saxe, G. N., Putnam, F. W., Pynoos, R. S., & Lieberman, A. (2006). The long-term consequences of early childhood trauma: A case study and discussion. Psychiatry, 69(4), 362–375.
Retrieve this article from the ProQuest Central database in the Walden Library.
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2009). Excessive stress disrupts the architecture of the developing brain. Working Paper #3.
Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/library/reports_and_working_papers/working_papers/wp3/ - National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2006). Early exposure to toxic substances damages brain architecture. Working Paper #4.
Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/library/reports_and_working_papers/working_papers/wp4/
Resilience
- Raising Resilient Children (n.d.). Risk, resilience, and futurists: Changing the lives of our children. Retrieved September 15, 2010, from http://www.raisingresilientkids.com/resources/articles/futurists.html
- Wested. (2004). Resilience: A universal capacity. Retrieved from http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/resiliency/resiliency.chap1.pdf
Copyright 2004 by WestEd. Reproduced with permission of WestEd in the format electronic usage via Copyright Clearance Center
- Easterbrooks, M. A., Driscoll, J. R., & Bartlett, J. D. (2008). Resilience in infancy: A relational approach. Research in Human Development, 5(3), 139–152. DOI: 10.1080/15427600802273987
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Global Child Development Concerns
- Grantham-McGregor, S., Cheung, Y. B., Cueto, S., Glewwe, P, Richter, L., Strupp, L., & International Child Development Steering Group. (2007). Child development in developing countries 1: Developmental potential in the first 5 years for children in developing countries. The Lancet, 369(9555), 60–70.
Retrieve this article from the ProQuest Central database in the Walden Library. - Walker, S., Wachs, T. D., Gardner, J. M., Lozoff, B., Wasserman, G. A., Pollitt, E., Carter, J. A., & International Child Development Steering Group, (2007). Child development in developing countries 2: Child development: risk factors for adverse outcomes in developing countries. The Lancet, 369(9556), 145–157.
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- Engle, P. L., Black, M. M., Behrman, J. R., Cabral de Mello, M., Gertler, P. J. Kapiriri, L., . . . International Child Development Steering Group. (2007). Child development in developing countries 3: Strategies to avoid the loss of developmental potential in more than 200 million children in the developing world. The Lancet, 369(9557), 229–242.
Retrieve this article from the ProQuest Central database in the Walden Library.
Early Childhood Foundations
Video Program:
“The Resources for Early Childhood” Five early childhood professionals discuss their preferred and trusted 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://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/courses/53029/CRS-CW-4477713/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://www.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/~images/pdfs/snapshots/snap33.pdfNote: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases. 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. Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title.
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 Foundation http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php World Organization for Early Childhood Education http://www.omep.org.gu.se/English/about_OMEP/ Association for Childhood Education International http://acei.org/about/
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 Conferencehttp://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/pages/page.asp?page_id=22807
The Erikson Institute http://www.erikson.edu/
Selected 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
Article: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2004, Winter). Children's emotional development is built into the architecture of their brains (Working Paper No. 2). Waltham, MA: Author. Available from Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University websitehttp://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/library/reports_and_working_papers/working_papers/wp2/
Article: Shonkoff, J. P. (2006, November). A promising opportunity for developmental and behavioral pediatrics at the interface of neuroscience, psychology, and social policy: Remarks on receiving the 2005 C. Anderson Aldrich Award. Pediatrics, 118(5). 2187–2191. doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1728. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/118/5/2187
Article: The World Bank. (2010). Early childhood development. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTCY/0,,contentMDK:20246241~menuPK:4697089~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:396445,00.html
Web Article: The National Institute for Play. (2009). Play Science—The Patterns of Play. Carmel Valley, CA: Author. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.nifplay.org/states_play.html
Web Article: Children Crossing Borders. (2006). Children of Immigrants in Early Childhood Settings in Five Countries: A Study of Parent and Staff Beliefs. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.childrencrossingborders.org/index.html
Video: Davidson, R. (2007). The heart-brain connection: The neuroscience of social, emotional, and academic learning. Edutopia. The George Lucas Foundation. Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.edutopia.org/richard-davidson-sel-brain-video
Podcast: Spiegel, A. (2008, February 21). Old-fashioned play builds serious skills. NPR Morning Edition. Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514
Web Article: Alliance for Childhood. (n.d.). Play resource list. College Park, MD: Author. Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/play_resources
