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Association for Childhood Education International
Promotes and supports the optimal education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, including children with disabilities throughout the world.
http://www.acei.org

Autism Teaching Tools
A resource to help parents and professionals find specific tools and teaching tips for working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Provides practical guidance on materials and addresses areas of curriculum management, educational manuals and guides and related links.
http://www.autismteachingtools.com/

Center for Early Learning Literacy
The Center for Early Learning Literacy reviews and synthesize evidence on effective literacy learning practices; identifies and develops evidence-based literacy practices from research; implements and evaluates use of practices with young children with developmental delays or diagnosed disabilities; and provides general and specialized technical assistance promoting the adoption and use of evidence-based practices.
http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/index.php

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
A national center focused improving the social and emotional outcomes of young children. Evidence-based, user-friendly information is available to help early childhood educators meet the needs of children with challenging behaviors and mental health challenges. Products include "What Works Briefs" (summaries of effective practices), and five training modules on Promoting Social and Emotional Competence.
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/

Conscious Discipline
Features the Conscious Discipline approach - a classroom management system for early childhood and elementary aged children aimed at improving children's behavior.
http://www.beckybailey.com

Creative Curriculum
The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool is a comprehensive curriculum that includes a framework for decision making along with a focus on interest areas.
http://www.teachingstrategies.com/pages/page.cfm?pageid=34

Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner
Contains teacher and family pages, articles, chat rooms and message boards as well as products. Provides some activity suggestions and links to Early Childhood related sites.
http://users.stargate.net/~cokids/-

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The Educational Development Center Inc.
The Center consists of 335 projects organized into 12 Centers. The Center for Children and Families has activities related to Early Childhood including a major research component looking at quality indicators.
http://www.edc.org

Florida's Rules for Pre-K Children with Disabilities or Developmental Delay
Defines criteria for eligibility and procedures for evaluation for prekindergarten children with disabilities in Florida.

Florida Rule 6A-6.03026 Florida Administrative Code (FAC) Special Programs for Prekindergarten Children with Disabilities
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/readFile.asp?sid=0&tid=1062846&type=1&file=6A-6.03026.doc

Florida Rule 6A-6.03027 (FAC) Special Programs for Children Three Through Five Years Old Who are Developmentally Delayed.
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/readFile.asp?sid=0&tid=1062943&type=1&file=6A-6.03027.doc

Get Ready to Read! (GRTR)
A national initiative to build literacy skills of pre-school age children. GRTR provides an easy to administer, research based screening tool to educators, child care providers and parents. GRTR’s vision is that all pre-school children will have the skills they need to learn to read when they enter school.
http://www.getreadytoread.org/

Get it Got it Go!
From the Center for Early Education Development at the University of Minnesota Get it Got it Go! is a comprehensive system for continuously measuring the skills and needs of individual children from birth to eight. The system includes: growth and development indicators , assessments for classroom and home settings, and data management tools.
http://ggg.umn.edu/

Grow to Five
Produced by the Florida Department of Education. Thirteen modules provide training and resources to families, early childhood educators, health care providers and other who work with young children. Topics include planning an effective program, working together, health care, nutrition and feeding, intellectual, speech/language, motor, and social/emotional development, behavior skills, inclusion, families, and transitions.
http://www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/grow5_bro.pdf

The Let's Play! Projects
From the University of Buffalo Center for Assistive Technology. Provides families and others with ideas and strategies to promote play through the use of assistive technology.
http://letsplay.buffalo.edu/

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National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
A national organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade, including those with disabilities.
http://www.NAEYC.org

National Center for Family Literacy
The purpose of NCFL is to put the family at the forefront of educational reform. NCFL works with families, communities, and dedicated partners to bring change to parents and their children. By bringing literacy to families, the aim is to break down barriers to success, like poverty, unemployment, poor health, and inadequate housing.
http://www.famlit.org/

Reading Is Fundamental
Contains articles on diverse topics around reading and literacy which are available to download. Activities that promote a literacy-rich home environment and additional Web resources are also provided.
http://www.rif.org/parents/literacyrich/default.mspx

SERVE
The SERVE Center is one of ten Laboratories providing research-based information and services nationwide. These Laboratories form a nationwide education knowledge network, building a bank of information and resources shared and disseminated nationally and regionally to improve student achievement. Resources and information are available on a variety of topics for Pre-K programs, including transition, early literacy, and evaluation and assessment.
http://www.serve.org/

Spanish Early Literacy Parent-Child Activity Materials
The Spanish version of Supporting Early Literacy in Natural Environments: Activities for Caregivers and Young Children has recently been updated. It includes forty-six home and community activities designed to address the three key skills of 1) language development, 2) phonological awareness, and 3) general print awareness. The activities are appropriate for children with disabilities as well as children who are developing typically.
http://www.walearning.com/Parent.html

Stepping Stones to Literacy
Developed by SERVE for early childhood professionals and others who are interested in literacy development in the early childhood years. The website contains a series of brief articles on topics related to early literacy and child development, practical ideas on how to apply the information in the classroom, and additional resources that interested users can access for more in-depth information.
http://www.serve.org/SS/

Talk and Books
From Washington Learning Systems. "Talk and Books" video is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Korean. This video is part of the "Language is the Key" program and was developed to help teach adults how to use language facilitation strategies when looking at picture books with young children. The video can be viewed in its entirety online at
http://www.walearning.com

Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI)
Formerly the Center for Evidence-Based Practice. TACSEI continues to promote evidence-based practices for improving the social-emotional outcomes for young children with, or at risk for, delays or disabilities. The Pyramid Model framework is used as the conceptual model to promote social-emotional competence and address challenging behavior. One resource is Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behaviors developed to assist teachers to support young children who are having challenging behaviors.
http://www.challengingbehavior.org

Tots -N- Tech
Integrated activities focused on the timing and use of AT devices and services to support families in promoting children's participation and learning opportunities within natural environments.
http://tnt.asu.edu/

University of Connecticut’s Preschool Literacy Web Resource
From the University of Connecticut’s Literacy Web. Access to a variety of literacy resources, including “virtual visits" to preschool classrooms around the world. Applications are included for children who are culturally, linguistically and ability diverse.
www.literacy.uconn.edu/pkhome.htm

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