Sharing Web Resources

• Follow some of the outside links that you have not yet explored. Where do they lead?

http://developingchild.harvard.edu/

This is the website I choose to explore more as this site contains so much information regarding the early childhood education. I tried to find information on equity and excellence in their June newsletter. But it was not much of a success, but I ended up reading much on other areas of this website.

• Thoroughly search one area of the site. What do you find?

http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/resources/multimedia/interactive_features/five-numbers/

In the home page of the developing child website there are four areas; multimedia, news and events, publications, and faculty. I gravitated towards the multimedia section. It is full of information on early childhood. Here is one subject that took my attention.

       Five numbers to remember

 700 new Neural Connections per Second

18 Months: Age at Which Disparities in Vocabulary Begin to Appear

          3:1 Odds of Adult Heart Disease after 7 - 8 Adverse Childhood Experiences

           $4 - $9 in Returns for Every Dollar Invested in Early Childhood Programs

             90 - 100% Chance of Developmental Delays When Children Experience 6 - 7 Risk Factors

  What These Five Numbers Tell Us? Please check out the website to learn.

• If you receive an e-newsletter, follow a link related to one of the issues you have been studying. What new information is available?

Even though I signed up for several newsletters this is the one I have received so far. It is full of great information but not much about the topics we discussed this week. In this newsletter there is a discussion about one lady’s bravery behind the education of thousands of children in Afghanistan. It is a very inspirational story. What a difference one person can do, with all the difficulties surrounding her she was still able to accomplish drastic change for the children of the Afghanistan.

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http://voices.globalfundforchildren.org/ this link is to one of the best attractions I found in the newsletter. Please enjoy these short but moving videos.

• Does the website or the e-newsletter contain any information that adds to your understanding of equity and excellence in early care and education?

The article on education of the children of Afghanistan makes me motivated to imagine that change is possible for the children of the world. It is not an easy to accomplish ambition, but it is doable. With all the changes happening in the United States in the education field, it is easier to feel frustrated and disappointed. But reading the articles and watching the videos give me optimism that there is more than enough research based information to prove the need of change for the better of education from early childhood on. It is up to the families and educators to provide the information to the policymakers and be the advocates for the children of the nation.

• What other new insights about issues and trends in the early childhood field did you gain this week from exploring the website and/or the e-newsletter?

http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/multimedia/inbrief_series/

There is a section called “In Brief Series” in the developing child website. In there I found four different video presentations on four different subjects. The videos are on:

·         Foundations of life long health

·         The science of early childhood education

·         The impact of early adversity on children’s development

·         Early childhood program effectiveness

“Early childhood program effectiveness” is my first choice. Prof. Hirokazu Yoshikawa of Harvard graduate school of education is the main contributor to this segment. The video discusses the five major effectiveness factors for ECE. They are:

·         Small group sizes and high adult-child ratio.

·         Qualified and well compensated personnel.

·         Warm and responsive adult-child interactions

·         Language rich environment

·         Developmentally appropriate curriculum

·         Safe physical setting of the program

I did enjoy and learnt much from the In Brief Series and I hope you will too.

Reference:

http://developingchild.harvard.edu/

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