I chose the organization Zero to
Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families (2012) and their
link is: http://www.zerotothree.org. Zero
to Three (2012) “is a national nonprofit organization that informs, trains and
supports professionals, policymakers and parents in their efforts to improve
the lives of infants and toddlers” (Zero to Three, 2012a, para. 1). The website provides information in numerous
areas such as development, play, nutrition, school readiness, public policy and
many others.
The issue on the website that caught
my attention was school readiness. The
organization has a “School Readiness Interactive” tool that provides information
about children from birth to 3-years-old in the following areas: “Language
& Literacy”, “Thinking Skills”, “Self-Control”, & “Self-Confidence”
(Zero to Three, 2012b).
I
had to search rather extensively in order to find any information about the
topic of this week: “Changing Demographics and Diversity”. There were some archived articles about
diversity but in order to read the articles, I would have had to buy the entire
Zero to Three Journal for
$15.00. However, I did find a document
created by Zero to Three in the “Public Policy” section about professional
development which addressed both changing demographics and diversity. For example, Zero to Three recommends: “professional
development of the infant-toddler workforce should support practitioners in
addressing the ethnic, racial, and linguistic diversity of the families they
serve and prepare them for culturally competent and sensitive practice” (Gebhard,
Ochshorn, & Jones, 2012, p. 5).
References
Gebhard,
B., Ochshorn, S., Jones, L. (2012). Toward a bright future for our youngest
children. Retrieved from Zero to Three:
National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families website: http://www.zerotothree.org/public-policy/policy-toolkit/professional-development-final-for-web.pdf
Zero
to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families (2012a). About us.
Retrieved from http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/
Zero
to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families (2012b). School
readiness interactive birth to three.
Retrieved from http://www.zerotothree.org/early-care-education/school-readiness-interactive-birth-to-3
I know that you said in your blog that this organization that provides certain information for children from birth to 3 in the following areas. But I was wondering what kind of information they give or provide with the intended audience.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post. I am to curious about what information they give.
ReplyDeleteI love Zero to Three, I have gone to 2 of their national conferences and they have great research based parenting and teaching resources on tons of topics. I have a baby who just turned 1 and I have been on their mailing list for monthly developmental updates since he was born. They have great info for parents on what to expect each month, safety, games to play, developmentally appropriate activities and toys, and milestones. It's written so even my husband can understand it, haha.
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