Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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40 positions

NAEYC Career Forum Database

http://careerforum.naeyc.org/jobs/

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Social-Emotional Development

The School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University

http://jobs.phds.org/job/36547/arizona-state-university/post-doctoral-research-fellow-in-social-emotional

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CONFERENCES

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Webinar: Family Leave Insurance in New York State: Engaging the Early Childhood and Public Health Communities

Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM EDT

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/636690682

Webinar: Connecting Children to Kin: An Exploration of Family Finding

Thursday, July 12, 2012, 2 - 3:30 PM EDT

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/422128969

Webinar: Findings from the Flourishing Children Positive Indicators Project

Thursday, July 19, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/625895048

Child Care Call: How State and Local Advocates Stopped Cutbacks and Achieved Successes

Tuesday, July 24, 3:00 p.m. Eastern

http://action.nwlc.org/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=14460&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&autologin=true

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RESOURCES

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6 secrets of kids who rarely get sick

Shine from Yahoo, Team Mom

http://shine.yahoo.com/photos/6-secrets-kids-rarely-sick-slideshow/

Michigan Great Start Readiness Program Evaluation 2012: High School Graduation and Grade Retention Findings

HighScope Educational Research Foundation

http://bridgemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/GSRP-evaluation-may-21-12.pdf

Math Access for Teachers and Home Child Care Providers

Free access online professional development center

http://www.mathathome.org/

Resource Directory for Children and Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs

New York State Dept of Health

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0548/

Society for Research in Child Development

July 2012 E-News

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=addb5e7d7d66625647754af3f&id=e6def2a31c&e=

Problem-Solving Program Teaches Kids How To Use Their Heads Instead of Their Fists

American Psychological Association

http://www.apa.org/research/action/solve.aspx

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Assessing and Scaffolding Make-Believe Play

http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201201/Leong_Make_Believe_Play_Jan2012.pdf

Summer Learning with Children

http://www.naeyc.org/content/summer-children

Video: NAEYC Accreditation - The Right Choice for Kids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge30ELAtQes&feature=plcp

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GRANTS

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US Dept of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Research on Children in Military Families: The Impact of Parental Military Deployment and Reintegration on Child and Family Functioning (R13) Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=181833

National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website

US Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2012-ACF-OCC-LH-0554

Innovative approaches to literacy program birth through 12th grade with a competitive priority for early learning

U.S. Department Of Education Award

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-07-11/html/2012-16930.htm

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NEWS

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For poor children, trying hard is not enough

07/12/12, CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/12/opinion/shanks-education/index.html

Children with Disabilities Four Times as Likely to Experience Violence

07/12/12, Education Week

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2012/07/children_with_disabilities_fou.html

Harnessing Technology to Support Young Families: What States Can Do

07/09/12, Early Ed Watch

http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2012/harnessing_technology_to_support_young_families_what_states_can_do-69353

The Mind of the Prodigy

07/09/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-barry-kaufman/the-mind-of-the-prodigy_b_1655853.html

Babies with Pets Not Dogged by Colds

07/09/12, US News

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/07/09/babies-with-pets-not-dogged-by-colds-study

Where Apps Become Child’s Play

07/07/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/technology/in-a-fisher-price-lab-apps-are-childs-play-prototype.html

Kids above water

07/05/12, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

http://www.hhs.gov/news/healthbeat/2012/07/20120705a.html

Undernutrition Still a Major Issue in Developing Countries

07/05/12, Doctors Lounge

http://www.doctorslounge.com/index.php/news/pb/30329

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OUTREACH

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Early Care & Learning Council

2011 Annual Report

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/resources/documents/AnnualReport2011_000.pdf

Call for Comments: Response to Intervention in Early Childhood Education

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://naeyc.org/content/frameworks-for-rti-in-ece

The University of Dayton

Online Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy Program

http://www.udayton.edu/education/cel/ecla/index.php

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