Resources for Early Childhood Archive

ReadyWeb: A Resource for Parents and Educators

ReadyWeb is an electronic collection of resources on school readiness sponsored by the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative, College of Education, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ReadyWeb provides a Virtual Library of the full text of documents and articles, and hyperlinks to documents and articles, on various topics related to school readiness. ReadyWeb also provides bibliographies of documents and journal articles from the ERIC database. These bibliographies are updated quarterly.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with early literacy development reading on December 05, 2008 #

Ready to Learn: Parent and Caregiver Resources

You know learning to read is important for kids, but it's hard to know where to start. We've gathered tips and tricks for making reading a fun, easy part of every day life. There are lots of ways to raise a reader beyond just reading a book together. You'll even learn how PBS KIDS TV shows like Sesame Street, Between the Lions, SUPER WHY and WordWorld can help kids to read, too!

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with early literacy school readiness reading on December 05, 2008 #

Developing Language for Life: Talk to Your Baby Quicktips

Talk To Your Baby has produced a series of quick tips for parents and practitioners to help children develop good talking and listening skills. Each sheet is available in thirteen languages. Copies can be downloaded and photocopied free of charge. Please bear in mind that each file is quite large and will take a few minutes to download. You will need Acrobat Reader to download each sheet. Recently added: Polish, Turkish and Portuguese translations.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with development language social/emotional parenting on December 05, 2008 #

Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development

This Encyclopedia, published on the Internet, is available free of charge. It covers 34 topics related to the psychosocial development of the child, from conception to the age of five, and presents the most up-to-date scientific knowledge.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with reference parenting on December 05, 2008 #

Center for the Improvement of Child Caring

CICC, the Center for the Improvement of Child Caring, offers a web site of numerous programs and materials to help parents become more effective, and numerous continuing education programs and materials for professionals who work with children and families.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with parenting development on December 05, 2008 #

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services

The CLAS Institute identifies, evaluates, and promotes effective and appropriate early intervention practices and preschool practices that are sensitive and respectful to children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. CLAS has several basic assumptions which define and guide its work.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with communication development culture language on December 05, 2008 #

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with professional development social/emotional school readiness behavior emotions on December 05, 2008 #

The Division for Early Childhood

DEC is one of seventeen divisions of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. DEC is especially for individuals who work with or on behalf of children with special needs, birth through age eight, and their families. Founded in 1973, the Division is dedicated to promoting policies and practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of children. Children with special needs include those who have disabilities, developmental delays, are gifted/talented, or are at risk of future developmental problems.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with professional development early childhood special education early intervention on December 05, 2008 #

Kansas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Plan

Through a two year strategic planning and collaborative building process, early childhood stakeholders from across the State have partnered to develop the Kansas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (KECCS) Plan, a roadmap to guide the provision of services to young children and families. The KECCS Plan builds on the extensive work of early childhood professionals, the resulting Kansas School Readiness Initiative, and the early childhood priorities of Governor Sebelius and Kansas Legislators.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with early childhood priorities development organizational structure on December 05, 2008 #

Parents as Teachers

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten, usually age 5. The program is designed to enhance child development and school achievement through parent education accessible to all families.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with development on December 05, 2008 #

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