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Theories of DevelopmentNumber of resources found: 21
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Brain Development Resources Language: English
Publisher: National Child Care Information Center
Description: This National Child Care Information Center Web site provides publications, links and other resources regarding brain development.
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General Information
Attachment: A Lifelong Commitment
Language: English
Author: Fishhaut, Erna
Publisher: University of Minnesota Extension Services (2008)
Description: The University of Minnesota's Extension Services shares this piece about attachment issues. This piece explains the difference between forming secure attachments and forming a bond between the parent and child.
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BABY TALK: Language, Literature and Love for Infants Language: English, Spanish
Author: Quigg, Claudia
Publisher: Baby Talk Inc. (2008)
Description: A Web site constructed by Baby Talk Inc., to provide information to parents regarding the importance of reading to their children at a very early age, as early as infancy. Studies have shown that infants that are read to from birth have higher literacy rates than children who's parents don't begin reading to them until they are toddlers.
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Children and Guidance
Language: English
Publisher: CYFERnet (2009)
Description: As a new school year approaches, it may be a good time to think about guidance techniques with children. If you know what is typical for each stage of child development you will know the kinds of behavior to expect at each age.
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Children’s right to play: An examination of the importance of play in the lives of children worldwide Language: English
Publisher: Bernard van Leer Foundation (De 2010)
Description: A new working paper entitled Children’s right to play: An examination of the importance of play in the lives of children worldwide is now available from the Bernard Van Leer Foundation. Wendy Russell and Stuart Lester of the UK's University of Gloucestershire argue that play is fundamental to the health and well-being of children, and that state signatories to Convention on the Rights of the Child - as well as adults more generally - should recognize, respect and promote play as a right.
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children (2009)
Description: A position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The purpose of this position statement is to promote excellence in early childhood education by providing a framework for best practice. New version adopted May 2009.
Available in Spanish also at http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Spanish%20DAP%20position%20statement(1).pdf.
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Discipline that Works: The Ages and Stages Approach
Language: English
Author: Graham, Judith
Publisher: University of Maine Cooperative Extension (2004)
Description: This fact sheet explains how to base discipline on your child's development. It also explains the difference between discipline and punishment, and offers tips for effective discipline. A chart is provided that explains development and offers tips on discipline for children from infancy to age ten.
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From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development Language: English
Author: Shonkoff, Jack
Publisher: The National Academies Press (2000)
Description: An elctronic copy of a book by the National Academies Press on the human development of young children.
The body of research that the committee reviewed is extensive, multidisciplinary, and more complex than current discourse would lead one to believe. It covers the period from before birth until the first day of kindergarten. It includes efforts to understand how early experience affects all aspects of development—from the neural circuitry of the maturing brain, to the expanding network of a child's social relationships, to both the enduring and the changing cultural values of the society in which parents raise children. It includes efforts to understand the typical trajectories of early childhood, as well as the atypical developmental pathways that characterize the adaptations of children with disabilities.
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Getting a HEAD START: Poor Children benefit from early developmental interventions Language: English
Publisher: HEAD START-University of Pittsburg,Office of Child Development (May 2001)
Description: The Univerisity of Pittsburg's Office of Child Development and the Head Start program have found in research that poor children that have been enrolled in Early Head Start programs and that are read to daily, developmentally benefit from this intervention.
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National Instititute of Child Health and Human Development Language: English
Publisher: National Institute of Child Heatlh and Human Development (May 2001)
Description: The National Institute of Child Heatlh and Human Development website that contains numerous links to sites regarding: research, employment, health and media information, and news events all pertaining to child care.
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Ohio State University Publications
Language: English
Publisher: Ohio State Univesity (May 2001)
Description: An Ohio State Web Site that includes an extensive collection of links to other Web Sites and articles within the field of childcare and family studies.
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Panic Disorder in Children and Adolescents (El Desorden del Panico en Ninos y Adolescentes) Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2004)
Description: The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has shared this piece so that parents and professionals are able to better recognize if their child may be suffering from extreme anxiety that would result in a panic disorder. Many people may experience symptoms such as: a racing heartbeat, lightheadedness, extreme anxiety, and intense fear. If this is your child, there is professional help. Also available in Spanish, El Desorden del Panico en Ninos y Adolescentes at http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/informacion_para_la_familia/el_desorden_del_panico_en_ninos_y_adolescentes_no_50.
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School Readiness Begins with Babies Brain Development - Current Research
Language: English
Publisher: CYFERnet (2011)
Description: By age two, structures in the brain that influence how children will learn have already been created. Brain structure is shaped, either positively or negatively, by a baby's day-to-day interactions with those who principally provide the child's care. Current brain research has highlighted the importance of infant and toddler development on "readiness" and ability to succeed in school. These resources provide information for parents and caregivers on infant and toddler development.
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The Adopted Child (El Nino Adoptado) Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (March 2011)
Description: The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has shared this piece to help adoptive parents figure out what time is the best for them to tell their adopted child about the adoption. Currently, there are two conflicting theories about when the age appropriate time is to discuss adoption with children. This article provides an inside look on both theories. Also available in Spanish "El Nino Adoptado" at http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/informacion_para_la_familia/el_nino_adoptado_no_15 (1999).
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The Environment of Childhood Poverty
Language: English
Author: Evans, Gary
Publisher: CYFERnet Editorial Board (May 2009)
Description: Gary Evans examines the role of physical and social factors in the lives of children growing up in poverty, arguing that the confluence of risks add up to a toxic mix for child development.
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What Every Child Needs for Good Mental Health Language: English
Publisher: Mental Health America (March 2007)
Description: This information sheet offers suggestions for improving an often overlooked area of children's health - their mental health. A number of tips and information about when it may be time to seek additional help are provided.
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Professional Development
BABY TALK: Language, Literature and Love for Infants Language: English, Spanish
Author: Quigg, Claudia
Publisher: Baby Talk Inc. (March 2007)
Description: A Web site constructed by Baby Talk Inc., to provide information to parents regarding the importance of reading to their children at a very early age, as early as infancy. Studies have shown that infants that are read to from birth have higher literacy rates than children who's parents don't begin reading to them until they are toddlers.
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Smart Start and Preschool Child Care Quality in NC: Change Over Time and Relation to Children's Readiness Language: English
Author: Bryant, Donna
Publisher: FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (March 2003)
Description: A new FPG study concludes that North Carolina preschoolers participating in high quality child care programs are ahead of their peers who attend low quality programs. The study shows that child care quality has increased in the study sample during the Smart Start years, Smart Start-funded activities were positively related to classroom quality, and quality was positively related to children's outcomes.
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The Carolina Abecedarian Project: Early Learning, Later Success (Early Childhood Educational Intervention for Poor Children) Language: English
Publisher: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (October 2002)
Description: This is the Web site for the Carolina Abecedarian Project, a carefully controlled scientific study of the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor children. Four cohorts of individuals, born between 1972 and 1977, were randomly assigned as infants to either the early educational intervention group or the control group. This home page includes information about the project, publications and result summaries.
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Programming Resource
Birth Order
Language: English
Author: Graham, Judith
Publisher: University of Maine Cooperative Extension (8/14/08)
Description: This fact sheet explains the theory of birth order and describes the characteristics associated with each sibling position.
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children (2009)
Description: A position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The purpose of this position statement is to promote excellence in early childhood education by providing a framework for best practice. New version adopted May 2009.
Available in Spanish also at http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Spanish%20DAP%20position%20statement(1).pdf.
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Smart Start and Preschool Child Care Quality in NC: Change Over Time and Relation to Children's Readiness Language: English
Author: Bryant, Donna
Publisher: FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (March 2003)
Description: A new FPG study concludes that North Carolina preschoolers participating in high quality child care programs are ahead of their peers who attend low quality programs. The study shows that child care quality has increased in the study sample during the Smart Start years, Smart Start-funded activities were positively related to classroom quality, and quality was positively related to children's outcomes.
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Temperament
Language: English
Author: Graham, Judith
Publisher: University of Maine Cooperative Extension (2008)
Description: This fact sheet describes the nine areas of temperament and the temperament categories that may describe a child.
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The Carolina Abecedarian Project: Early Learning, Later Success (Early Childhood Educational Intervention for Poor Children) Language: English
Publisher: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (October 2002)
Description: This is the Web site for the Carolina Abecedarian Project, a carefully controlled scientific study of the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor children. Four cohorts of individuals, born between 1972 and 1977, were randomly assigned as infants to either the early educational intervention group or the control group. This home page includes information about the project, publications and result summaries.
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Research
BABY TALK: Language, Literature and Love for Infants Language: English, Spanish
Author: Quigg, Claudia
Publisher: Baby Talk Inc. (October 2002)
Description: A Web site constructed by Baby Talk Inc., to provide information to parents regarding the importance of reading to their children at a very early age, as early as infancy. Studies have shown that infants that are read to from birth have higher literacy rates than children who's parents don't begin reading to them until they are toddlers.
More
From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development Language: English
Author: Shonkoff, Jack
Publisher: The National Academies Press (2000)
Description: An elctronic copy of a book by the National Academies Press on the human development of young children.
The body of research that the committee reviewed is extensive, multidisciplinary, and more complex than current discourse would lead one to believe. It covers the period from before birth until the first day of kindergarten. It includes efforts to understand how early experience affects all aspects of development—from the neural circuitry of the maturing brain, to the expanding network of a child's social relationships, to both the enduring and the changing cultural values of the society in which parents raise children. It includes efforts to understand the typical trajectories of early childhood, as well as the atypical developmental pathways that characterize the adaptations of children with disabilities.
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National Instititute of Child Health and Human Development Language: English
Publisher: National Institute of Child Heatlh and Human Development (2000)
Description: The National Institute of Child Heatlh and Human Development website that contains numerous links to sites regarding: research, employment, health and media information, and news events all pertaining to child care.
More
The Carolina Abecedarian Project: Early Learning, Later Success (Early Childhood Educational Intervention for Poor Children) Language: English
Publisher: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (October 2002)
Description: This is the Web site for the Carolina Abecedarian Project, a carefully controlled scientific study of the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor children. Four cohorts of individuals, born between 1972 and 1977, were randomly assigned as infants to either the early educational intervention group or the control group. This home page includes information about the project, publications and result summaries.
More
Tools of the Mind: A Case Study of Implementing the Vygotskian Approach in American Early Childhood and Primary Classrooms Language: English
Author: Bodrova, Elena
Publisher: International Bureau of Education - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (2001)
Description: This article provides background on the "Tools of the Mind" project which is based on a Vygotskian approach to learning. The article highlights research on early childhood and primary classrooms implementing a Vygotsky approach to literacy development compared to a control group not using that approach.
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