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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/

The Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS)
Florida Department of Education
Administers programs for students with disabilities and for gifted students. Additionally, the bureau coordinates student services throughout the state and participates in multiple inter-agency efforts designed to strengthen the quality and variety of services available to students with special needs.
http://www.firn.edu/doe/commhome/index.html

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 - Building Relationships, Social-Emotional Teaching Strategies, Determining the Meaning of Challenging Behavior, Developing a Behavior Support Plan, Leadership Strategies, and Addressing Challenging Behavior.
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/

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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

Get Ready to Read!
A national initiative to build the early literacy skills of preschool-age children. Provides a screening tool to assist early childhood educators, child care providers, and parents in preparing children to learn to read and write.
http://www.getreadytoread.org/index.php

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

Positive Beginnings: Supporting Young Children with Challenging Behaviors
The Positive Beginning Training Modules are six on-line modules for in-service and pre-service training in the Positive Behavior Support process. They were developed jointly by Florida State University and the University of South Florida through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The modules include: Social and Communication Development, Determining the Meaning of Challenging Behavior, Positive Behavior Interventions and Support, Teaming to Build a Behavior Support Plan, Intervention in Everyday Settings, and Supporting Families.
http://pbs.fsu.edu/

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
The Stepping Stones to Literacy website is a resource developed by SERVE for early childhood professionals and others who are interested in literacy development in the early childhood years. It contains information designed to help users understand how literacy develops during the years from birth to kindergarten entry and how caregivers and others can support optimal development. 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/

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 product for use in the field is Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behaviors which was developed to assist teachers in developing a plan to support young children who are having challenging behaviors. Using routines and activities that typically occur in early childhood programs teachers in support plan development.
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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