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SFTS September 2004 Newsletter
SCHOOL READINESS NEWS
Back-to-school shopping is moving along in high gear. But along with the new book bags, shoes, and must?have
fashions, students need to have a good outlook on school and learning if they really want to succeed. Research
shows that many younger students are unequipped emotionally to handle the classroom.
For more information, check out "Getting Ready for School: Pencils, Notebooks, Positive Attitude" at
http://www.brainconnection.com/topics/?main=fa/emotion-ready
The Academy of Pediatrics offers tips on getting ready to go back to school. The material addresses backpack
safety, a checklist for the first day of school, planning to move/starting a new school, making the first day
easier, school bus safety, and other tips.
For more information, check out http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/augschool.htm
The Early Care and Education Toolkit is available from the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and
Communities, a First 5 California technical assistance provider. The Toolkits have been developed for the
5 essential and coordinating elements of school readiness and are available for download from the UCLA Web
site.
For more information, check out http://www.healthychild.ucla.edu/First5CAReadiness/EarlyCareEducation.asp
NEW RESEARCH
This study in the National Institute of Justice Journal found a relationship between removing a child from
parental care and later delinquent and criminal behavior. It also showed that children who were removed from
the custody of a parent or primary caregiver and placed in foster care with non-relatives were significantly
more likely to be arrested as juveniles, and more likely to be arrested for a violent crime as adults.
For more information, check out http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/journals/jr000251.htm
People of all ages exhibit a special interest in human faces. Very young babies prefer to look at pictures
resembling human faces, older babies mimic the facial expressions of people around them, and adults recognize
human faces better than other visual stimuli.
For more information, check out "Research in Visual Perception: The Significance of Face Recognition" at
http://www.brainconnection.com/topics/?main=fa/face-perception
NEW RESOURCES
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released the 2004 Kids Count Data Book which includes national and state
indicators of child well-being. You can access the Kids Count online database, which allows you to create
custom tables and to view state profiles, rankings, maps and raw data.
For more information, check out http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/databook/
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
The Children's Network of San Bernardino will present its 18th annual conference, "Connecting the Pieces:
Family Violence, Substance Abuse and Children-At-Risk" at the Ontario Convention Center on September 29th
and 30th. Safe from the Start will have a resource booth in the exhibit hall with materials available to
ll participants. The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Ira Chasnoff, a leading researcher in the field of maternal
drug and alcohol abuse during pregnancy and the effects on the newborn infant and young child. Workshop
topics include: Law Enforcement/Family Violence, Strategies for Children with Learning Disabilities,
Counseling/Intervention Strategies.
For more information, check out http://www.sbcounty.gov/childnet/annual%20conference%20gen.htm
Join your fellow early childhood educators from across the country to network and discuss cutting-edge
research and teaching strategies. Choose from hundreds of sessions and seminars and learn from renowned
speakers from around the world while you renew your professional commitment to early childhood education.
The 2004 Conference has a tremendous variety of topics to offer to both seasoned professionals and future
educators. The NAEYC Annual Conference and Expo will be held November 10-13th in Anaheim, CA.
Online registration is available at: http://www.annualconference.naeyc.org/
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