Saturday, December 14, 2013

NAEYC and DEC

NAEYC Ideals: 

I-2.3—To welcome all family members and encourage them to participate in the program.

I-2.4—To listen to families, acknowledge and build upon their strengths and competencies, and learn from families as we support them in their task of nurturing children. 

I-2.9—To participate in building support networks for families by providing them with opportunities to interact with program staff, other families, community resources, and professional services. 

DEC Ideals: 

We shall advocate for equal access to high quality services and supports for all children and families to enhance their quality of lives. 

We shall continually be aware of issues challenging the field of early childhood special education and advocate for changes in laws, regulations, and policies leading to improved outcomes and services for young children with disabilities and their families. 
      We shall demonstrate our respect and concern for children, families, colleagues, and others with whom we work, honoring their beliefs, values, customs, languages, and culture. 

        All of the ideals listed above are important to the early childhood field and my focal point on early childhood. It is important to reach out to families and make them aware of the resources they have readily available because I feel as though most people do not know of the resources they have around them that are waiting to help. It is also important to help them understand that the services we are able to provide are of the highest quality and it is to ensure they have the highest quality of life as they are entitled. 

        It is heartbreaking to say the least when a family cannot provide for one another because of a lack of resources. As a professional, I would always want to provide help when it is needed. To be able to build a relationship with family members and give them what they need in order to live how they want to. 

        http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf

        http://www.dec-sped.org/uploads/docs/about_dec/position_concept_papers/Code%20of%20Ethics_updated_Aug2009.pdf
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        My Connections to Play

        • "Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning." By Fred Rogers
        • “The activities that are the easiest, cheapest, and most fun to do – such as singing, playing games, reading, storytelling, and just talking and listening – are also the best for child development.” ~ Jerome Singer (professor, Yale University)
        • “As astronauts and space travelers children puzzle over the future; as dinosaurs and princesses they unearth the past. As weather reporters and restaurant workers they make sense of reality; as monsters and gremlins they make sense of the unreal.” ~ Gretchen Owocki (childhood educator)