I have chosen to share more about http://www.zerotothree.org/ This organization focuses on children from Pre-natal to age 3. The website gives a lot of information. For example it includes behavior and development, maltreatment, care and education, and public policy. I looked this week at care and education. They had a lot of valuable information but I chose to focus on school readiness which is interactive. I focused on self-control and watched a video. I found it interesting that they do not advocate for time-outs for children aged two or three. They said it is ineffective.
There also is download of the week. This week is the Magic of Everyday Moments - 24 to 36 months.
I was sent an article to my email. It was a free article from their newsletter where Matthew E. Memed writes A Call to Action for Infants and Toddlers in Foster Care. He argues for policy agenda making vulnerable infants and toddlers a priority and creating a developmental approach to their care.
As far as cultural diversity, I would have liked to see more things related to being bilingual, or resources in Spanish. Maybe I will see it later on, but didn't see it now. I have to explore deeply.
Found it:
http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_par_1224_selfcontvid1
Spanish Video :))
Johan,
ReplyDeleteLike you, I also explored the zero to three website. I think it is a great website with plenty of useful information. I do agree with you however, that there was not too much information about diversity or how to integrate cultures. However, they do have information about early literacy that can be adapted. Because children enjoy books so much, I think introducing them to different languages and cultures through books in a meanigful way.
Johan,
ReplyDeleteThat is a great side you choose. I looked around on that website and seen many great things and information. I would also love to see more on cultural diversity form Zero to three. I think that would be helpful for educators to have more skills to properly educate the children.
Hi Johan,
ReplyDeleteI also chose www.zerotothree.com. I really like this website and the newsletters they send to your e-mail. I too would like to see more on cultural diversity besides language development.