Early Childhood Australia
1. Moral and social development
2. Attachment theory and primary caregiving
3. Multicultural education
4. Play-based learning and intentional teaching in early childhood contexts.
While viewing this website I ran across one article of the many that gave lots of vital information about literacy development. This article was entitled " Bridges to literacy: early routines that promote late school success". One insight that I learned from this article was that reading to babies ensures both relational and literacy development skills. Also in this article it stated "30% of parents say they don't read to their preschoolers even once a week (Rosenkeetter & Barton, 2002, p. 34). This insight informed the me about the importance of literacy development in early childhood.
On this website under "About Us" there is a tab "About Australian Early Childhood" it discuss who they work with. This foundation pairs with government officials, early childhood professionals, families in the communities, and various peak organizations. One of their issues that they advocate are children's rights.
This website was very interesting and allowed be to get a view of what is going on in the early childhood field in Australia.
References
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/
Rosenkoetter & Carton, 2002. "Bridges to literacy: early routines that promote late school success". www.zerotothree.org
Hi McKenzie! I found your post to be very interesting. You listed some great research topics. My favorite is "play-based learning." You also increased awareness for the importance of reading to infants and toddlers. The statistics that you gave about some parents not reading to their infants once a week were a bit alarming. However, you have reminded other professionals including myself of the benefits of literacy development. Thanks a lot for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMcKenzie,
ReplyDeleteWhat an astounding fact that so many do not read to their preschoolers. It is articles like these that are important for educators to view. Knowing that this can be a problem, it is our job to advocate for these children and encourage parents in as many ways as possible to read to these children starting at an early age. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Rachel