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Early Childhood Research and Practice
From the website: ECRP is a bilingual Internet journal on the development, care, and education of young children. More...
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
From the website: Early Childhood Research Quarterly is the scholarly journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). More...
Early Reading in Bilingual Kindergartners: Can Educational Television Help?
This study examines individual growth rates in phonological awareness and letter-word identification skills over an academic year for 150 Latino English-language learners. More...
Educate, Inc.
From the website: Educate, Inc. (Nasdaq: EEEE) is a leading pre-K-12 education services company delivering supplemental education services to students and their families. More...
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
From the website: ERIC - the Education Resources Information Center - is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. More...
Emergent Techno-literacy
Marsh presents the argument that techno-literacy is important to prepare children for the technology driven world. More...
Enhancing Teaching with Technology: Are We There Yet?
Paper highlights successful university technology support programs and encourages intentional uses of technology for coursework to enhance pedagogy. More...
FatherLit Database
From the website: The FatherLit Database is a compilation of citations, annotations, and abstracts for over 8,500 basic and policy research publications on fathers, families, and child welfare. More...
Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?
Creating an environment in which U.S. children and youth can grow up healthy should be a high priority for the nation. More...
Food-Related Advertising on Preschool Television:Building Brand Recognition in Young Viewers
This study used content analysis to explore how much and what type of advertising is present in television programming aimed at toddlers and preschool-aged children… More...
Fool’s Gold: A Critical Look at Computers in Childhood
This report is a highly controversial and widely disseminated report, often referred to as the most critical report on children’s use of computers available. More...
Foundation for Child Development
From the website: The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) is a national, private philanthropy dedicated to the principle that all families should have the social and material resources to raise their children to be healthy, educated and productive members of their communities. More...
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
From the website: The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) is a multidisciplinary institute at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. More...
GetNetWise
From the website: GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help ensure that internet users have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences. More...
Harvard Family Research Project
For over twenty years, Harvard Family Research Project has helped philanthropies, policymakers, and practitioners develop strategies to promote the educational and social success and well-being of children, families, and their communities. More...
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
From the website: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. More...
High Touch in a High Tech World: Strategies for Individualizing Online Learning
Paper cautions educators to not overemphasize online aesthetic presentation while forsaking the need to individualize online educational experiences. Also encourages educators to build relationships between student and instructor. More...
HIT Entertainment
From the website: HIT Entertainment, owned by private equity investment group Apax Partners since June 2005, is one of the world’s leading independent children’s entertainment producers and rights-owners. More...
Innovations in E-learning: New Promises for Professional Development
This article cites the benefits of technology tools for the field of early childhood professional development and education while also highlighting successful models. More...
International Society for Technology in Education
From the website: The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) provides leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in education. More...
Jane Healy, Ph.D.
Dr. Jane Healy is a child development expert, a well-known author of Your Child’s Growing Mind and two-time U.S. Educator of the Year who currently serves as an internationally recognized lecturer and consultant. More...
Jayne James
Jayne W. James, Ed.D. joined the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) as the Executive Director of “Ready To Learn,” a collaborative initiative between CPB and PBS. More...
Joanne Cantor, Ph.D.
Joanne Cantor, Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an internationally recognized expert on children and the mass media. Her area of expertise is mass media effects, about which she has published more than 90 scholarly articles and chapters. More...
John Boland
John Boland joined PBS in fall of 2006 as the organization’s first Chief Content Officer. In this role, Mr. Boland is responsible for television programming, new media, education and promotion. More...
John Lawson
John Lawson is the president and CEO of the Association of Public Television Stations, which is U.S. public television’s national advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. More...
Judge Baker Media Center
From the website: Established in 1994, Judge Baker’s Media Center seeks to unite media professionals, mental health practitioners and classroom educators in a single common pursuit: ensuring the health and well-being of children. More...
Karen Hill Scott, Ed.D.
From the website: Dr. Karen Hill Scott co-founded Crystal Stairs, one of California’s largest non-profit child development agencies; teaches at the UCLA School of Management; and contributes to child development policy through consulting and public service. More...
KidSmart Early Learning Program
The IBM KidSmart Early Learning Program integrates new interactive teaching and learning activities using the latest technology into the pre-kindergarten curricula. More...
Linda Simensky
Linda Simensky is Senior Director of Children’s Programming for PBS. More...
Mary Kadera
Mary Kadera, a former high school teacher, joined PBS eight years ago as an education producer and rose through the ranks to director of digital education. More...
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
From the website: Mathematica strives to improve public well-being by bringing the highest standards of quality, objectivity, and excellence to bear on the provision of information collection and analysis to our clients. More...
Media Awareness Network
From the website: The Media Awareness Network (MNet) is a Canadian non-profit organization that has been pioneering the development of media literacy programs since its incorporation in 1996. More...
Mind Science Foundation
From the website: The Mind Science Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) private operating foundation established by visionary philanthropist Thomas Baker Slick in 1958 to study the unexplored potential of the human mind. More...
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
From the website: The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children… More...
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
From the website: NACCRRA, the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, is our nation’s leading voice for child care. More...
National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS/SDE)
From the website: NAECS/SDE (National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education) is a national organization for state education agency staff members with major responsibilities in the field of early childhood education. More...
National Black Child Development Institute
From the website: Since 1970 The National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), a nonprofit organization, has provided and supported programs, workshops, and resources for African American children, their parents and communities… More...
National Center for Early Development and Learning
From the website: Research at the National Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL), focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social and emotional development of children from birth through age eight. More...
National Center on Fathers and Families
An interdisciplinary policy research center, NCOFF is dedicated to research and practice that expands the knowledge base on father involvement and family development, and that informs policy designed to improve the well-being of children. More...
National Child Care Information Center
From the website: The [site] includes the names of State professional development systems or initiatives, contact information, and highlights of online information. More...
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
From the website: The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center supports the implementation of the early childhood provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). More...
National Head Start Association
From the website: The National Head Start Association is a private not-for-profit membership organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families. More...
National Institute on Media and the Family
From the website: The National Institute on Media and the Family is an independent, nonpartisan, nonsectarian, and nonprofit organization that is based on research, education, and advocacy. More...
National Parent-Teacher Association
Working in cooperation with many national education, health, safety, and child advocacy groups and federal agencies, National PTA collaborates on projects that benefit children and that bring valuable resources to its members. More...
New Mexico Media Literacy Project
From the website: The New Mexico Media Literacy Project empowers children, youth and adults to become more critical consumers of media messages. More...
Nutritional Content of Food Advertised During the TV Programs Children Watch Most
The authors sought to code food (nutritional content and food type and eating occasion) and character (cartoon and live action) attributes of food advertisements More...
Ounce of Prevention Fund
From the website: The Ounce of Prevention Fund is dedicated to ensuring that, beginning at birth, children in low-income families can overcome the challenges of poverty and enter kindergarten fully prepared to achieve. More...
Parents Rely on TV To Help Them Perform Balancing Act, Researchers Say
Parents see TV as the way to manage busy schedules, keep the peace, and facilitate routines such as meals and bedtime. More...
Parents Television Council
From the website: The Parents Television Council was founded in 1995 to ensure that children are not constantly assaulted by sex, violence and profanity on television and in other media. More...
Patricia Harrison
The Honorable Patricia (Pat) de Stacy Harrison was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on June 23, 2005. More...
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