The webpage that I am reviewing is the Zero to Three website. This webpage has so much valuable information to offer to parents and educators, it is such an great resource. There are many links to follow from the home page, and I chose to follow the link that led to the page entitled National Infant and Toddler Child Care Initiative.
I chose to focus on this one, because I have not yet explored this webpage and my focus at my center is in the Infant and toddler classroom.
This webpage has a vision that states "Infants and toddlers experience high quality care in all settings, and their unique needs are addressed in early care and education (ECE) systems." and their mission is similar and wishing to move forward to ensure the quality and supply of early child care.
They also have a list of topics they are in support of:
1.) Strategic planning on the use of the Child Care and Development Fund for infants and toddlers
2.) Effective use of Infant/Toddler Specalist Networks
3.) Development of Infant/Toddler Credentials to support professional development
4.) Including infant/toddler indicators in quality rating and improvement systems
5.) Quality for infants and toddlers in family , friends and neighbor care
6.) Development of early learning guidelines for infants and toddlers.
(NITCCI, 2011)
Thoroughly search one area of the site. What did you find?
In addition to looking at the NITCCI website, I was fascinated by the zero to three homepage was a link to a baby brain map. I returned back to this site and wanted to focus on it in my blog.
You can use the drop down menu to choose an age range to focus on. Depending on the age, as well as the development different spots of the brain will haev indicators on the page. Included in each section is a question, the answer and some suggestions on what to do about it.
For instance, there is a baby brain map for the prenatal period of development. Information there shows that the brain develops within a week of conception. Brain cells are beginning to send messages to the different areas of the body indicating senses like touch, hearing and movement.
I also chose to focus on 12-18 months, and areas of the brain became visible indicating the domain they match with such as cognition and learning, movement, language and social emotional.
I clicked on Language and saw the question "Does it matter whether or not I talk with young toddlers?" My first initial instinct was, of course it matters! I followed the answer anyway and found I was correct, then I also read the suggestions such as getting down to the child's eye level, talk about them and describe what they are seeing in their own language.
I feel I gained a great insight from this webpage and can use this baby brain map to help parents.
Resources:
Zero To Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Familieshttp://www.zerotothree.org/
4 comments:
Cassie,
It seems as if we have similar interest, this is also the website that I choose to share and research throughout this course. I love this website because it has a vast amount of research based information and I have used it often in the course I have taken prior to now. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Cassis:
I did the same website. I love it It gave me a lot of information. I love the development chart it provided. It will help me with my 18 months old son.
Hello Cassie,
Wow, the www.zerotothree.org website never seems to stop amazing me with helpful information. The baby brain map for prenatal period of development is fascinating and useful to learn. This website is a great resource for educators and parents to use again and again.
Cassie,
While I teach older children, I found your blog very interesting. My grandson is just about 4 months old now and I can't wait to go look at the brain baby map. I also who have a friend who just got hired in an infant house, so I will be sure to tell him about it also. Great Blog!
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