SECD Resource Kit
Science of Early Child Development
Highlights
The Science of Early Child Development (SECD) is a knowledge mobilization initiative designed to make current research accessible to anyone interested in learning more about the profound impact of the early years on lifelong health and well-being. Beginning as a tool to help share the emerging science about early brain development and its implications for practice across sectors, SECD has grown and developed into three online living textbooks, as well as other educational resources.
SECD has been developed at Red River College (RRC) in Canada, in partnership with the University of Toronto and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). Since 2009, RRC has been working with AKDN to create SECD resources that have been contextualized for the majority world. In addition to the International edition of the online textbook and the International course, offline resources have been created to meet the needs of those communities where internet access may be limited.
The development of this SECD Resource Kit was first sparked by feedback from participants of the online International course who wanted a way to share what they had learned.
With this in mind, the Kit contains ready-made offline presentations and supporting materials that can be adapted for specific audiences such as:
- parents/caregivers
- community members
- ECE educators
- health professionals
- program staff or volunteers
- anyone directly engaged with young children or families
Based on the SECD - International edition online living textbook, five topic areas are covered in the Kit:
- brain development
- nurturing care
- play
- language and literacy
- positive guidance
The SECD Resource Kit further enables the sharing of important information about the early years with communities across the globe.
For information on accessing the Science of Early Child Development (SECD), visit www.scienceofecd.com.
