I chose http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/ to research this week.
This website has a large amount of information for any early childhood professional/teacher. Detailed information at that, I will being going back to this website to read articles and I also adding myself to the mailing list. Special Note: I was really impressed with the book that was developed for parents who have children starting school next Fall and how the parents can order the book to help them with thier child's first year in school.
Some of the international topics that I found on this website are:
*Every child-Vol. 17 No 1 2011.
*Everyday learning about responding to the emotional needs of children.
*ECA position statement: Children of Asylum Seekers.
*AJEC Vol 36 No 1 Feb.2011.
*How does your state rate? New report examines states' progress in early childhood reform.
*Research is Practice Series-Respecting Diversity Articulating in earlu childhood practice.
*Your child's first year at school: A book for parents-order now for 2011.
* ECA Strategic directions 2009-2011.
* Join ECA's mailing list-Stay up to date on early childhood information.
Topics such as:
*What's New on the Early Childhood Australia website.
*Free online services for the Early Childhood field.
*Free ful-text articles form quality-assured publications.
*Free newsletter.
*Open access web directory supporting best practices in EC settings.
*Latest news and developments EC news.
*Shop online -safe and secure ECA book catalogue.
*Special dates for EC ECA events calendar.
Other noteworthy information:
FACEBOOK
EYCF mailing list
Feature product
Early childhood Australia's mailing list
Child and Family web guide
Kids Matter- Australia Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative
Wow, it looks like you found lots of information available for parents or other professionals interested in the field of early childhood. It is also nice to see that there are many ways of accessing their information such as FACEBOOK, EYCF mailing list and much more.
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ReplyDeleteI looked at the Early Childhood Australia website too and thought it was a great resource. I was a little disappointed that a lot of articles and publications were not free, but the ones that were available were really informative and will be great to have on hand. I also like how they have a link to the Australia Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative, this is probably a great resource for Australian early childhood professionals and parents. It seems like overall this website has a really wide variety of topics and information.
This site has a wealth of information. I think that I would be interested in reading up on Australias Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative. I enjoyed reading your post.
ReplyDeleteIt is so interesting to see the value of children around the world! It really makes the work we do so meaningful. I am extremely interested in the topic of online services in the early childhood field--they really address the fact that life is so technology driven.
ReplyDeleteIagree with you about the amount of resources available to educators on this website. I used this website as well and was really impressed with the information that is there for support. It is hard to find a well rounded website like that. I think I would use this website in the future as well.
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