Region 10 Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Topics
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Head Start Training and Technical Assistance
Child Development
Maria Wilson
Child Development, Early Learning & Literacy Specialist
206-615-2704
maria.wilson@acf.hhs.gov
Maria's Bio
Child Development Resources
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) provides access to an assessment database that "serves
as a reference resource both for information about assessments and for identifying the kinds of information that
can be gathered when they are applied." This resource is available at http://nieer.org/assessment/.
KCET's A Place of Our Own (and Los Niños en Su Casa in Spanish) is a daily television series, a website, and an
extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children. It is available online at
http://www.aplaceofourown.org/index.php.
Recommended Links
http://www.developingchild.net
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/default.htm
This site (Centers for Disease Control) provides a wide range of information on child health and development. Check out the
Positive Parenting Tips and the section on Developmental Screening.
http://www.esu3.org/ectc/nature/nature.htm
This site focuses on nature education resources, including research, articles, groups, and activities.
Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center
National Child Care Information Center
Early Head Start National Resource Center
Zero to Three
National Institute Early Education
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
Articles and Publications
Dual Language Development in Preschool Children [PDF]
Fred Genesee, McGill University (Revised 2008)
Dual Language Acquisition - In the winter of 2005-2006, the Office of Head Start (OHS)
conducted a review of program needs with respect to serving young dual language learners,
ages birth to five year. Dual language learners are children learning two (or more) languages
at the same time, as well as those learning a second language while continuing to develop
their first (or home) language. Effective program support for promoting dual language
acquisition in children will result in more children eager to learn in Head Start as well
as more children being prepared to begin school ready and eager to continue learning—an
investment well worth making.
The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do [PDF]
The National Science Council, based at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
authored this paper. This paper presents core developmental concepts emerging from research in neurobiology
and developmental psychology and considers their implications for a range of questions about policy and
practice in early childhood.
Handouts from the Region 10 T/TA network's technical assistance conference call on Promoting Positive Relationships:
The National Association of State Boards of Education has released a position paper entitled, Fulfilling the Promise of Preschool -
The Report of the NASBE Study Group on Creating High-Quality Early Learning Environments. The executive summary is online at
http://www.nasbe.org/publications/Early_Childhood_Study_Group/early_childhood_exec_summary.pdf. [PDF]
A Parent's Guide to Preparing Your Child for School [PDF]
This on-line guide, developed by National Education Association, provides parents with information they can use to prepare
their child to enter school. Lists of activities help parents maximize their efforts.
Preschool Assessment: A Guide to Developing a Balanced Approach [PDF]
Ann Epstein, Lawrence Schweinhart, Andrea DeBruin-Parecki, and Kenneth Robin
Provides an overview of issues related to testing and assessment, and concludes with policy recommendations.
Getting Ready for School Begins at Birth: How to help your child learn in the early years [PDF]
Zero to Three, 2004
This article explains how — through everyday interactions with the people they love and trust
— young children develop skills in four areas essential for success in school: language and
literacy skills, thinking skills, self-control, and self-confidence. This booklet, which has been
endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, is designed to help parents understand what they
can do to get their baby or toddler off to the best start by using everyday interactions to teach
the basic skills that she will need to cooperate, get along with others, and be an enthusiastic
learner.
Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships [PDF]
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2004
A working policy development paper underscoring the premise that "Young children experience
their world as an environment of relationships, and these relationships affect virtually all
aspects of their development — intellectual, social, emotional, physical, behavioral,
and moral."
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