Leadership
Barbara Dullaghan, Chair
Ellen Honeck, Chair Elect
Laura Beltchenko, Convention Program Chair
Denise Drain, Newsletter Editor
Mission
The Network's mission is to maintain and promote an attitude of inquiry and to disseminate information in the areas of early childhood gifted: 1) identification and assessment (establish a rationale that supports early identification of giftedness; establish a resource guide to instruments and procedures for early identification; develop suggestions for the use of assessment information in effective educational planning); 2) curricula and programs (develop criteria for appropriate curricula and/or programs; identify appropriate curriculum materials; identify program models, implementation strategies, evaluation methods; design staff development materials and methodologies); 3) research (create a solid research base; design and implement studies that address current needs in the area of early childhood gifted children); and 4) parenting (facilitate and support parent networks and advocacy groups; develop materials for effective parenting of early childhood gifted children).
Join Now!
If you like what you've read and want to be a member of the Early Childhood Network, we'd love to have you! You must be a member of NAGC before you can become a network member, so click here to find out how.
Newsletter Archive
Here are some of our recent newsletters sent to network members:
Spring 2009
Fall 2006
2010 NAGC Annual Convention
Read more about the Early Childhood Convention Attendance Grant.
The Networks are typically very busy at the NAGC Annual Convention--NETWORKING! Here is a schedule of Network events at the NAGC 57th Annual Convention in Atlanta, November 11-14.
More Information
Click here to read the Early Childhood Position Statement, and view other NAGC position statements.