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I am a thirty one year old Montana gal. I am fiercely independent and enjoy quiet time just as much as I love to spend time with my friends and family!

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Dr. Susan Bredekamp on Developmentally Appropriate Practice.

"Developmentally appropriate practices are ways of teaching that vary for or adapt to the age and experience of the individual learner. So fundamentally the definition has not changed. Instead, it has been expanded to include the fact that not only do you have to consider children as individuals, but you also have to consider children as members of groups with their own cultural identities."

Dr. Bredekamp has been very significant in defining DAP!  In this 2006 adaptation of the statement she includes all aspects of a child's environment; including micro and mesosystem's.  Read the full interview at:

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=11922&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch.jsp%3Fquery%3Dneuman%26c1%3DCONTENT30%26c2%3Dfalse%22%3EAll+Results+%3C%2Fa%3E 

T. Berry Brazelton

 Dr. Brazelton states:  "Touchpoints can give parent and caregiver common language." 
 This is a powerful statement that bridges families and schools!  Hear more by watching this video in which Dr. Brazelton describes his Touchpoints program:

https://touchpoints.box.net/shared/jrf0h6yhy6#/shared/jrf0h6yhy6/1/7067725/185989242/1

Friday, January 14, 2011

A Great Children's Book

One of my all time favorite children's books is; The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear by Audrey & Don Wood.  For one thing, you just can't beat those beautiful illustrations!  They are vivid, intense, colorful and contain full page detail; providing a large variety of items to spark discussion in any classroom or child.  The story is also wonderfully, subtly interactive allowing plenty of time for children and narrator to have open-ended discussions about what is happening in the story, what the Little Mouse should do and what the children think will occur next.  The story also demonstrates a small variety of emotion which is always beneficial to discover with children.

One Great Quote!

I found this quote and feel that it speaks volumes!  There is so much at stake for children in the very early years and the subtle powers of everything around them should not be ignored.


"The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe."
                                            ~ Jean Paul Richter ~

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Introduction

My first blog!  I created this blog as the result of a class that I am taking.  I have heard much about blogs but never used them and I was terrified - but it was so easy!!

Early Childhood Resources

  • http://nieer.org/
  • http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
  • http://www.ccw.org/
  • http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
  • http://www.childrensdefense.org/
  • http://www.dec-sped.org/
  • http://www.erikson.edu/
  • http://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm
  • http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf
  • http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
  • http://www.highscope.org/
  • http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm
  • http://www.naeyc.org/
  • http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
  • http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
  • http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
  • http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
  • http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
  • http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
  • http://www.nccanet.org/
  • http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
  • http://www.omep-usnc.org/
  • http://www.preknow.org/
  • http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
  • http://www.voices.org/
  • http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
  • http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php
  • http://www.zerotothree.org/
  • http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller