The one site that I visit most is NAEYC. This site has more than 80,000 members and has a network of more than 300 state and local affiliates. They focus their research and information on children from birth thru age 8. What makes this site a good resource is they address issues that are relevant to the early childhood field. The NAEYC center for applied research has data that applys to everything form cognitive, socio-economic issues, teacher training, and creating a high quality program. They also have hundreds of links to other websites with valuable information.
Their article titled "Debunking the Play vs. Learning Dichotomy" referred to an area that many early educators, politicians, economists and neuroscientists have studied. NAEYC's positions on play is that is a valuable tool to be used in the classroom. To create a high quality program "both direct instruction and play have roles to play in high-quality early childhood education"(NAEYC). Play is an important part of early childhood and NAEYC has vast resources that confirm this finding.
This sight also gives me information on issues that affect our children today. Issues such as obesity, nutrition, developmentally appropriate practice, helping family's, integrating different culture's into the classroom and just about anything you can think of. I find this organization to be a good reference when looking for information.
References
NAEYC. Retrieved from www.naeyc.org
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