Saturday, March 30, 2013

Zero to Three/Information for Early Childhood Development

The Zero to Three website offers a series of podcasts called Little Kids, Big Questions. These are a “series of 12 podcasts that translates the research of early childhood development into parenting practices that mothers, fathers and other caregivers can tailor to the needs of their own child and family” (Zero to Three). The series are easily downloaded to your computer and they are great teaching tools for anyone to use. I did not find any ideas/statements/resources, on the website that I found controversial but I did find the information in the new Zero to Three Journal, Media and Technology in the lives of infants and toddlers. As educators, parents, and caregivers we all know how technology and media has overtaken our lives in some aspects. I know that in my classroom, the children have access to computers to help build their cognitive skills and enhance their overall development. The new journal is focused on helping us understand how to use technology and media in a progressive way to enhance our children’s development with effective managing by parents and teachers. The Zero to The Zero to Three website has numerous articles that support the understandings of economists, neuroscientists, and politicians with their research and findings that show how they all impact the early childhood field. Zero to Three is such an important and respected organization that law makers often look towards them when seeking research information on early childhood development. “The Zero to Three Policy Center is a highly respected nonpartisan resource for federal and state leaders seeking research-based child development information as they craft policies affecting the lives of young children, particularly those who are disadvantaged” (Zero to Three). The website uses its research information from various researches and studies to help change the way we see early childhood development and to enhance our knowledge as teachers, parents, and caregivers. “The Policy Center promotes positive policy change by using evidence from science, research and practice” (Zero to Three). The whole website is full of valuable information and resources that help us better understand early childhood development. I really feel the new journal that is out about media and technology is a big asset to me as a parent and teacher. I want to be familiar with how to implement and use those resources to help my own children and the ones in my classroom

1 comment:

  1. Melissa,
    Great post. I will take time this week to look into their website and see for myself what they offer. I appreciate your viewpoint on what you have seen and will be interested in evaluating it also. I don't think we can ever have enough resources. Thanks.

    Laurie

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