Foundations of Early Childhood

As I explored the UNICEF web site I discovered a link to a podcast ‘Beyond School Books’ series,  featuring Wayetu Moore, founder of One Moore Book, books that speak to young readers through characters and situations within their own culture. Ms. Moore, came to the U.S. at 5years old. Thinking about her experience as a child, decided to develop a tool to help children from Liberia and Haiti in teaching them fundamentals of the English language in a context that is familiar to them. Some of the books are trilingual or bilingual, uses phrases in the native languages to help children relate to their lives. When something is written down, it is internalized as an ideal of the standard of beauty and culture,” she continues. “The power with this project is that when a child sees himself in the literature, they realize the permanence of their culture; they realise that they are important, too, that they are definitive   (Vojvoda, 2013, p. 1) . According to Wayeto, the...

My previous request for information from the professor in South Africa was answered by her daughter. She informed me her mother passed away recently. And I have not heard anything for the Mali organization. The links for the World Forum radio podcast was not accessible, but I was able to find some interesting information on the UNICEF website about Africa’s plight on poverty and early childhood. South Africa’s Child support Grant. The Child Support Grant, approximately 32US dollars per child has been instrumental in reducing poverty and vulnerability on children. An impact study contracted by the Department of Social Development South African Social Security Agency and UNICEF, and carried out by the Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI), showed children receiving the grant at birth were more successful in school they also were less likely to experience stunting, and have their health monitored by a health care professional. A principal feature of the grant is that it is larg...

Sharing Web Resources Early Childhood Development Initiative Our Mission To bring our vast experiences and proven methods to support the education goals of Governments and work with community stakeholders to promote a knowledge base which equips communities and parents, teachers and other education professionals to meet the on-going learning needs of children and ensure successful holistic development (Early Childhood Development Initiative, 2012).   http://ecdinitiative.org/the-company/ The Early Childhood Development Initiative((ECDI) is an international non-governmental organization of qualified child development and education professionals dedicated to working with governments, education ministries, school boards, and education practitioners in Nigeria to foster positive learning strategies and environments that promote development of the whole child. Professional Development for Teachers includes workshops on learning through play, early...

Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources  My initial request has not produced any response as of yet. I am hopeful that I will hear something in the coming week. If not, I will pursue the alternative assignment.  I requested correspondence form an early childhood professor in South Africa at the University of Limpopo, and I also emailed an organization in Mali for information on their early childhood issues and trends. I am eager to compare the differences in approaches as well as the areas that are similar. Since I am familiar with several of the organizations listed in the resource section I wanted to find one that I wanted to learn more about. I chose to explore is the Global Fund for Children (GFC). The site contains a variety of information from all over the world concerning children’s well-being. The GFC invests in and supports grassroots organizations that enabled the world’s most vulnerable children to succeed. I also subscribed to the news...