| Family and Child Outcomes for Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education (PDF - 137 KB) |
| Authors: | Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) Center, 2005 |
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| Description: | Description of the child and family outcomes developed by the ECO center. |
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| Finding High Quality Pre-K (PDF - 73 KB) |
| Authors: | Pre-K Now, National Parent Teacher Association |
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| Description: | A checklist designed to help parents choose a quality Pre-K program for their child. Includes program qualities most important for a child’s growth and development. |
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| Florida's Rules for Pre-K Children with Disabilities or Developmental Delay File
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| Authors: | State of Florida |
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| Description: | Florida rules 6A-6.03026, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), Special Programs for Prekindergarten Children with Disabilities and 6A-6.03027 (FAC), Special Programs for Children Three Through Five Years Old Who are Developmentally Delayed. |
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| Florida VPK Education Standards: What Parents Should Know (PDF - 443 KB) |
| Authors: | Florida Department of Education, Office of Early Learning, 2008 |
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| Description: | Designed to help families create learning environments and opportunities for their children that are both developmentally appropriate and aligned to the VPK Education Standards. |
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| Issues in Designing State Accountability Systems (PDF - 4295 KB) |
| Authors: | G. Harbin, B. Rous, M. McLean, 2004 |
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| Description: | A resource for state policy makers and researchers who are interested in collaboratively designing and implementing accountability models that yield accurate data. |
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| NAEYC/NAECS/SDE Position Statement on Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation (PDF - 68 KB) |
| Authors: | Nat’l Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) & the Nat’l Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS/SDE), 2003 |
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| Description: | This joint position statement addresses the importance of high-quality programs for all young children with an emphasis on curriculum, assessment and program evaluation. |
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| NAEYC/NAECS/SDE Position Statement with Expanded Resources – Early Childhood Curriculum Assessment & Program Evaluation: Building an Effective, Accountable System in Programs for Children Birth through Age 8 (PDF - 199 KB) |
| Authors: | (NAEYC) and (NAECS/SDE), 2004 |
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| Description: | Contains the position statement and recommendations in addition to an overview of relevant trends and issues, principles and values, and a rational for each recommendation. |
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| Prekindergarten Children with Disabilities: Expanding Opportunities for Providing Services - A Guide for Making System and Program Level Decisions (PDF - 1760 KB) |
| Authors: | Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, Florida Department of Education & Technical Assistance and Training System (TATS) Project, 2008 |
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| Description: | A guide is to assist school districts in making decisions about inclusive early childhood placements for Pre-K children with disabilities. Addresses system and program decisions, and is intended for use by administrators and IEP teams, including families. |
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| Preschool Assessment: A Guide to Developing a Balanced Approach (PDF - 1514 KB) |
| Authors: | A. S. Epstein, L. J. Schweinhart, A. DeBruin-Parecki, & K. B. Robin, n.d. |
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| Description: | From the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). Discusses why assessment is important, assessment methods, and reliable and valid preschool assessment. |
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| Promoting Positive Outcomes for Children with Disabilities: Recommendations for Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation (PDF - 336 KB) |
| Authors: | Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children – DEC, 2007 |
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| Description: | Provides key recommendations with rationales for each of the components in the NAEYC/NAECS/SDE position statement: Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation. |
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| Quality Indicators of Inclusive Programs / Practices: A Compilation of Selected Resources (PDF - 1954 KB) |
| Authors: |
D. Cate, M. Diefendorf, K. McCullough, M. Peters & K. Whaley, 2010 |
| Description: |
Compilation of resources and indicators of high quality inclusive practices. Excerpts and adaptations of the resources are provides for these national and state-developed resources. |
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| Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying Response to Intervention in Preschool Settings (PDF - 336 KB) |
| Authors: | Mary Ruth Coleman, Tracey West, and Froma Roth, National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), 2009 |
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| Description: | Information on key components of RtI in preschool settings, examples of models, and resources for implementation and policy recommendations |
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| Understanding Inclusion and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (PDF - 1266 KB) |
| Authors: | Florida Children’s Forum |
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| Description: | A resource to assist families, child care providers and advocates in planning and delivering child care for children with special needs in inclusive settings. |
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