Child development overview – document adapted for Birth to 5 Matters from Principles into
Practice, EYFS 2007
The effects of poverty, Child Poverty Action Group, webpage (nd)
Early child development | Inequality: the IFS Deaton Review, webpage (nd)
Funds of knowledge:
- Hedges, H; Cullen, J & Jordan, B. (2010). Early years curriculum: funds of knowledge as a conceptual framework for children’s interests. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 43:2, 185-205 (summary of article)
- Funds of Knowledge video, HeadStart Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Centre, video
- Exploring Cultural Concepts: Funds of Knowledge HeadStart Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Centre, pdf handout
Identity and belonging, Aistear Early Childhood Curriculum Framework (nd)
Gauntlett, D., Ackermann, E., Whitebread, D., Wolbers, T. and Weckstrom, C. (nd) The future of play: Defining the role and value of play in the 21st century, Lego Learning Institute
Harvard Centre on the Developing Child (CDC) – many guides, videos, research reports, e.g.:
- A Guide to Serve and Return: How Your Interaction with Children Can Build Brains
- ‘Serve and return’ interaction, video from Harvard Centre on the Developing Child
- Child development core story
- 8 things to remember about child development
- The foundations of lifelong health are built in early childhood
- Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined
- Three Principles to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families
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