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Learning As We Grow - Development and Learning
Web-based readings
Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R.
R. (Eds.) (1999). How children learn (Chapter 4). In How people
learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC:
National Academy Press.
http://bob.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/ch4.html
Carnegie Corporation of New York. (1994). Starting points: Meeting
the needs of our youngest children. The report of the Carnegie Task
Force on Meeting the Needs of Young Children. New York: Author.
http://carnegie.org/fileadmin/Media/Publications/PDF/Starting%20Points%20Meeting%20the%20Needs%20of%20Our%20Youngest%20Children.pdf
This abridged version of a Carnegie Report describes the critical
importance of early childhood education and the issues of meeting
the needs of children at risk.
Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development (1995). Great transitions:
Preparing adolescents for a new century. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York.
http://carnegie.org/fileadmin/Media/Publications/PDF/GREAT%20TRANSITIONS.pdf
This abridged version of a Carnegie Report describes issues
of adolescent development and public policy questions that address
them.
Comer, J. (April 23, 2001). Schools that develop children. In The
American Prospect, 12(7). Retrieved December 4, 2001, from the
American Prospect Web site.
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=schools_that_develop_children.
Guidelines for Appropriate Curriculum Content and Assessment in Programs
Serving Children Ages 3 Through 8: A position statement of the National
Association for the Education for Young Children and the National
Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of
Education. Adopted November, 1990. Retrieved 2/22/03.
http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/pressreleases/archive2003/20031106
This comprehensive article describes developmentally appropriate
teaching, how children learn, and how curriculum can be informed
by individual and age differences. While focused on young children,
many of the points made are applicable for all learners.
Fillmore, L. W., & Snow, C. (2000). What teachers need to know
about language. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.
Retrieved June 20, 2002.
http://www.cal.org/ericcll/teachers/
National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Accreditation Program. Retrieved November 25, 2002.
http://www.naeyc.org/accreditation
Related links
Center for Children and Families
http://ccf.tc.columbia.edu/
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120 th Street Box 39
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-678-3904
Located at Teachers' College, Columbia University, the Center advances
the policy, education, and development of children and their families.
Sharon Lynne Kagan and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn are co-directors of the
Center.
Child Development Project in the Development Studies
Center (DSC)
http://www.devstu.org/
Eric Schaps
Oakland, CA 94606-5300
Phone: 510-533-0213
Fax: 510-464-3670
This is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children develop
intellectually, ethically, and socially.
Child & Family WebGuide
http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/
This is a Web portal of resources and sites about children and learning.
The Education/Learning section and the Typical Development section
provide a wealth of online resources. David Elkind developed this
portal in collaboration with the Society for Research in Child Development
located at Tufts University.
National Head Start Association
http://www.nhsa.org/
1651 Prince St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 739-0875; fax (703)739-0878
The National Head Start Association (NHSA) is a non-profit organization
that “provides a national forum for the continued enhancement
of Head Start services for poor children ages 0 through 5, and their
families.”
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
http://www.srcd.org/
SRCD
University of Michigan
505 E. Huron, Suite 301
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1567
Phone: 734- 998-6578
The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is an organization
dedicated to multidisciplinary research in the field of human development.
Starting Points: State and Community Partnerships
for Young Children
http://futureofchildren.org/publications/journals/article/index.xml?journalid=44&articleid=197§ionid=1287
Carnegie Corporation
This Carnegie Corporation of New York program is dedicated to developing
strategies to meet the needs of children in their first three years
of life.
The National Association for Education of Young
Children
http://www.naeyc.org
1509 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-1426
The National Association for Education of Young Children is a national
organization of educators dedicated to the improvement of programs
for children from birth through third grade. The Web site provides
professional development, community, and parent resources.
Yale Child Study Center
http://info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/
230 South Frontage Rd.
New Haven, CT 06520
Phone: 203-785-2513
The Yale University child and adolescent research center offers
clinical services and educational training in the fields of psychiatry,
pediatrics, and child development. The Comer School Development
Program within the Yale Child Study Center “aims to bridge
child psychiatry and education.” http://www.med.yale.edu/comer/
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