Early Childhood Education

Cinisomo-Lara, Sandraluz, Fuligni, Allison, Daughterty,

Lindsay, Homes, Carolee,and Karoly, Lynn. "A Qualitave Study

of Early Childhood Educators' Beliefs about Key Preschool Classroom Experiences'. Web. Spring (2009) Volume 11 No. 1. [http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/]

This article discusses early childhood educators’ beliefs about how to best work with children and preparing them for advancement into kindergarten. The article is complete with three different focus groups in Los Angeles County: the first one was a public center-based programs, private center-based programs, and family child care programs. The article also discussed the different point of views important when working with children who are getting ready for kindergarten: it discusses the types of teacher-child interaction, the children’s learning environment, and the types of learning opportunities. Each of these dimensions was made up of several factors. Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo is a behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation. Allison Sidle Fuligni is an assistant professor in Child and Family Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, and an associate research scientist in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. Lindsay Daugherty will complete her Ph.D. in policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School this year. Carollee Howes is a faculty member in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles. Lynn A. Karoly is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation.

Weiss, Heather, Caspe, Margaret, Lopez, Elena. "Family Involvement Makes a Difference." Web. (Spring 2006) Volume 1 [http://www.hfrp.org/publications-resources/browse-our-publications/family-involvement-in-early-childhood-education]

The research in this article talks about how family involvement contributes to young children's learning and development. The It further discusses the research studies that link family involvement in early childhood to outcomes and programs that have been evaluated to show what works. It further provides information regarding family involvement in the home and school. The article examines family involvement in early childhood, elementary school, middle school, and high school settings. Together, these briefs make the case that family involvement predicts children's academic achievement and social development as they progress from early childhood programs through K–12 schools and into higher education. Heather Weiss is the founder and director of Harvard Family Research Project. Margaret Caspe and Elena Lopez are consultants at the Harvard Family Research Project.

Curtis, Audrey, O'Hagan, Maureen. Care and Education in Early Childhood. A Students guide to theory and practice. New York: Routledge, 2003

The authors discuss their extensive early years expertise providing a review of the issues in the field of early childhood care and education. The text is complete with overviews of the principles of effective practice, discussions on equal opportunities and children's rights, investigations into what working with parents really means, and consideration of different early year systems today in the education system. The book covers from birth to eight years. Audrey Curtis has had a 27-year industrial career. Chief Technology Officer for a communications start-up, eLink Communications. Maureen O'Hagan has been involved in aspects of childhood and training in child care for many years. She has worked in hospitals, colleges, awarding bodies and currently works to support Post-graduate students as well as continuing to write.