Sunday, September 15, 2013

Sharing Web Resources

The organization that I chose to explore more is Zero to Three. The reason why that I chose this website is because  I work with children ages 1 to 3. I feel that I will benefit from this website in my own professional development. The website for this organization is: http://www.zerotothree.org/. I also used this link: http://zttcfn.pub30.convio.net/child-development/from-baby-to-big-kid/. This link is to the news letter that the organization puts out each month. Of course I just subscribed in the middle of the month so I have to wait till the beginning of October to receive my first news letter. I cannot wait to receive the news letter. I feel that I don't get enough news/reading on information that is and can be directly connected to me and my job.  This is going to be a great way to start collecting more professional resources for me to keep up to date on Early Childhood news and information on development, care, and more

The President’s Budget Proposal: A Groundbreaking Moment for Our Nation’s Babies is the article that really caught my attention.
THis article states that the federal budget is increasing money allocated to Early  Childhood. President Obama is stressing the importance of Early childhood development. Even though this article is from April I feel that to see this news now, it creates a great feeling compared to what has been in the news lately. 
 
One of the things that was really cool about this site is people can write and professionals answer back. The website allows people to ask questions and talk about their experiences. One lady asked if using two languages in a home would benefit the child. THe professional wrote back explaining the benefits of dual language and how to promote it.  http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-language-literacy/qa/dual-language-delay.html. The part that I really thought was great was it was a lengthy response. THe professional went into depth about the information and really could benefit not only the women that wrote in but others as well.
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  1. UnknownSeptember 15, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    Samantha,
    This organization sounds phenomenal. I really like the idea of early childhood professionals asking questions and receiving responses from their own peers. As a personal transitioning into Early Childhood I believe I can learn a lot from this organization. I be having tons of questions and I'm pretty sure the questions I have thus far someone else already asked. Looking forward to hearing more about this organization. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2013 at 6:25 PM

    I love Zero to Three! They have a great newsletter they send out, and they offer great deals on books that pertain to our field. I am glad you chose it, it is wonderful!

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  3. SelenaSeptember 21, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    Samantha,
    It is really nice to learn about the President's response concerning early childhood education. I also like the feature you discuss on Zero to Three how people can write in and a professional responds. That is really neat- and very much needed for a resource! Thanks for sharing.

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