Learning Resources
Required Resources
Note:
Be sure to complete this module's Discussion before reviewing
the Learning Resources
Note:
Before you read the NAEYC summary and listen to the podcast,
take this short "Brain Quiz" to gain an interesting and essential
view on your own knowledge and current knowledge in the
field.
Web Site: Brain Quiz
http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_key_
brain_quiz
Report: National Association for the Education of Young
Children. (2008). Summary of
From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood
develo
pment. Retrieved from
http://www.naeyc.org/resources/research/fromNeurons
Podcast: The National Academies. (2007). From neurons to
neighborhoods: Applying the science of early childhood
development. Podcast retrieved from
http://media.nap.edu/podcasts/nax10fromneuron.mp3
Note:
You may need to download QuickTime® in order to hear this
podcast. You can download QuickTime® at

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
.
Optional Resources
Multimedia: From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of
Early Childhood Development
http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/shonkoff.ppt?docID=
2421
This PowerPoint presentation covers key points of the study.
Assignment:
Expanding Your Knowledge of the Developing Child
After you have read NAEYC's summary of
From Neurons to Neighborhoods,
and listened to the podcast, please respond to the following
questions:
In what ways did this report increase your knowledge and
insights regarding developing children?
What questions and/or concerns did this report engender?
Submit a summary of your thinking by:
Using examples to explain the ways your understanding has
expanded and/or deepened
Articulating at least three questions and/or concerns about
developing children that you hope to learn the answers to during
your course of study in the Bachelor's of Science in Child
Development program
Assignment length:
2 pages