Saturday, December 3, 2011

Course 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/74759/CRS-CW-6136827/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

  • 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/

    • 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
    Addtional Resources:
    National Black Child Development Institute-
    NBCDI’s mission is to improve and protect the quality of life of black children and families.  Their vision is a society that embraces the commitment to a successful future for every child.

    South Carolina Early CHildhood Association - The purpose of SCECA is to work on behalf of young children and their families.  In particular SCECA will:  1) increase awareness of the needs of children birth through eight by providing opportunities for better coordination among parents, teachers, health workers, religious and social workers, and others concerned with the childbirth through eight; 2) aid teachers by promoting workshops and conferences; and 3) establish health and education standards for nursery schools, kindergartens and other child care centers

    South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children-
    The purpose of the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children shall be to serve and act on behalf of the needs, rights, and well-being of all young children, to encourage the study, interpretation, and improvement of their education and general well-being, to cooperate with other groups having compatible purposes, and to support and promote local SCAEYC chapters.
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    4 comments:

    1. Monica Swanson-TupponceDecember 3, 2011 at 7:13 PM

      Hello Shavonne,
      I really appreciate your resource "National Black Child Development Institute" as I used to teach at a predominantly African American School where children were underprivileged and didn't have appropriate living needs (food, water, shelter, clothing). Parental involvement was very inadequate at home, never the less at school. With organizations such as this, the lives of these children are sure to improve.

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    2. Alice GatesDecember 3, 2011 at 7:18 PM

      The course resources that you sited are very helpful. Which ones would you use to help other colleagues gain more knowledge about early childhood education?

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    3. Linda SnyderDecember 4, 2011 at 3:55 AM

      Hi Shavonne,
      NBCDI is a great organization!The Washington DC branch was able to write for and was awarded the T.E.A.C.H Scholarship. This allows anyone working in ECE to go and get their CDA, Associate, or Bachelors degree for little to no cost! I sat on their Advisory Board when I worked in the District and saw the wonderful impact it had on the providers.

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    4. Renee HollanderDecember 26, 2011 at 10:17 AM

      Your blog was interesting. i would add a design and make it more colorful. It did not stand out to me, just my opinion. Not trying to be negative. I hope you enjoy your future courses.

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    The Birth of my first son!

    Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers
    I chose to write about the birth of my first son, who was born preterm at 19 wks and passed away. I chose this birth to write about because it was the most tramautic and most memorable. I also chose this birth because after reading the chapters and sections I think it is important to be knowledgable about your body and to keep up with appointments and take proper test and procedures to ensure that your baby is born full term and healthy. Five days before going into labor, I felt really bad and had an inkling that something was wrong. The physician that I was using at the time had an office in my town but was only there on Thursdays for appt. This was a Friday afternoon and if I wanted to see her I would have to drive over sixty miles to her next office. So, i gnored the signs and went on thinking that I was ok. On Wednesday morning, I woke up with slight stomach cramps. Took a shower, got dressed for work, and daughter off to daycare. Stopped by my Mother in laws house and when I got inside I had to sit down, the pain had gotten progressively worse. Still I continued on to work and and worked through the morning with the pain getting getting worse. Then I went to the restroom and noticed a bloody show. I had a coworker take me to the local er where I had to got through an hour long ultrasound of the baby and my cervix. My baby looked great and I found out I was having a boy!!!! How exciting, that is just what me and hubby wanted since we already had a daughter togther and he has an older daughter from a previous relationship. This was perfect. Now, all they had to do was stop these cramps so I could get home to inform my husband of the picture perfect family we were going to have! Well after waiting hours for a dr, to come in and see my I was delivered the horrible news!! His words exactly was "you are going to lose this baby". He said it with no sympathy at all. I immediately started crying and askign why. He stated that I had developed an infection. My cervix had already dialted to 5 cm, the blood I saw earlier was my mucus plug and when he checked me, the water bag was coming through my cervix. I pleaded with him to do anything to help save my baby. He stated that if the bag would go up some, he could stitch my cervix closed but he couldn't do that with the bag protruding out of the cervix. So I waited nervously overnight, laying basically upside down in the hospital bed hoping that this would help the bag to go back up and at least give him a little room to stitch me up. The next day he came to check me again and told me that there was nothing else he could do. I had developed an infection from having my cervix opened for so long and that if I didnt deliver the baby I would die. I felt like dying right there. This just couldnt be. I was 19 wks pregnant, certainly I could hang in there three more wks. But he said no. I called my normal dr's office and they called a major medical university located near their office who has one of the best neonatal hospitals in the world. However, they wouldnt even accept me since I wasnt at least 21 wks and due to the fact that I had the infection. So I had to accept that I was going to lose my baby boy. The nurse came into to give me something to break my water and everything just seemed like a blur. I was told that I didnt need an epidural since the baby was less than a pound. However, after hollering and screaming in pain from the emotional and physical stress, they gave me an epidural. Even with the epidural, this was the most painful and emotional births of my three births. Even with the epidural I could feel every single thing, I was in a lot of pain but dont know if it was really physical pain or the emotional and mental pain that was causing me to be in pain. Jackson Reed Hemingway was born on July 23, 2008 at 12:18pm. I decided that I didnt want to see him but having to be sedated after the birth, when I calmed down, I wanted to see my baby. I was able to see him and hold him. The hospital provided me with pics and foot prints. Me and my husband decided not to have a memorial for him. Instead, we mourned privately. Although Jackson did not live, I know that if he had, he would have had tremendous health issues to battle. Pre-term babies literally have to fight for their lifes. I would have wanted him to live. However, when I think of all the pain and issues that would have plagued him the first couple of months of his life, I would never want to see my child suffer. His development would have been slowed but learning from this weeks resources on growth and development it is not to say that he wouldnt have grown up to be a healthy baby boy.