Some of Our Favorite Links

Classroom / Program strategies:

Circle of Inclusion - http://www.circleofinclusion.org/

The Circle of Inclusion Web Site is for early childhood service providers and families of young children. This web site offers demonstrations of and information about the effective practices of inclusive educational programs for children from birth through age eight.

ReadyWeb - http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu/

ReadyWeb contains bibliographies of ERIC documents and articles on school readiness, as well as a virtual library of resources that include Tips for Parents; Research, Statistics, and Definitions; and Getting Schools Ready for Children.

Child Care plus+ - http://www.ccplus.org

A project at the University of Montana. They provide training, technical assistance and resources important for the successful inclusion of young children with disabilities in early childhood programs. Helpful materials, information, internet links and newsletter.

NAEYC - http://www.naeyc.org/

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest organization of early childhood professionals and others dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children birth through age eight. NAEYC exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children. Primary attention is devoted to assuring the provision of high quality early childhood programs for young children.

Native child - www.nativechild.com

Develops curriculum materials for preschool with a focus on Native American Tribes, resources for the classroom preK-3.

New England ADA Technical Assistance Center - Adaptive Environments Center, Inc. - www.adaptenv.org

Boundless Playgrounds - www.boundlessplaygrounds.org

Information about developing fully integrated universally accessible playgrounds.

Research:

Early Childhood Research & Practice - http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/

Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal sponsored by ERIC/EECE that covers topics related to the growth, learning, development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age 8.

The Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion (ECRII) - http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ecrii/

ECRII is a national research project funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education to study the inclusion of preschool children with disabilities in typical preschool, day care and community settings. ECRII Goals include; identifying what facilitates and presents barriers to the inclusion of disabled young children with typically developing peers and; developing, testing and disseminating strategies for supporting the participation of young children with disabilities and their families in classrooms and communities.

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Early Childhood Research Institute - http://clas.uiuc.edu/

The CLAS Early Childhood Research Institute is a multiple-university and national organization collaborative that identifies, evaluates, and promotes early intervention practices that are effective, appropriate, and sensitive to children and families who diverge culturally or linguistically from the majority population.

Health, and Safety:

National Resource Center for health and safety in child care - http://nrc.uchsc.edu

The National Resource Center is located at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado, and is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, HRSA. NRC's primary mission is to promote health and safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the nation.

School age child care:

National Institute of Out of School Time - www.wellesley.edu/WCW/CRW/SAC

The Institute works to ensure that all children, youth and families have access to high quality programs, activities and opportunities during non-school hours.

National School Age Care Alliance - www.nsaca.org

NSACA’s mission is to build a profession that develops, supports and promotes quality after school programs for children and youth.

Family Village - http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

Family Village a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.

Inclusion Press - http://www.inclusion.com/

Together We're Better . All Means All . Inclusion Means WITH - Not Just IN. Inclusion is about ALL of us.  

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - http://www.ascd.org

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development is a unique international, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of professional educators whose jobs cross all grade levels and subject areas.

National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children and Young Adults Who are Deaf-Blind http://www.tr.wou.edu/ntac

The National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children and Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind is a federally funded project that provides technical assistance to families and agencies serving children and young adults who are deaf-blind (ages birth to 28 years).

National Center on Educational Outcomes - http://www.coled.umn.edu/nceo/

The National Center on Educational Outcomes provides national leadership in the participation of students with disabilities in national and state assessments, standards-setting efforts, and graduation requirements.

Layered Curriculum - www.help4teachers.com

This website is the gateway to survival in a mixed-ability classroom.

Dr. Marvin Marshall's 'Discipline without stress, punishments or rewards' site -  http://www.MarvinMarshall.com

How Teachers and Parents Promote Responsibility & Learning

Dr. Marvin Marshall's 'About discipline' site - http://www.AboutDiscipline.com

Discipline need not be stressful. Discipline need not be negative.If discipline is stressful or negative, rewards and punishments may be the problem.

Other handy resources:

The Child Care Law Center - http://www.childcarelaw.org

The Child Care Law Center (CCLC) is a national nonprofit legal services organization founded in 1978. CCLC's primary objective is to use legal tools to foster the development of high quality, affordable child care - for every child, every parent, every community. CCLC works to expand child care options, particularly for low income families, and to ensure that children are safe and nurtured in care outside the home. CCLC is the only organization in the country that focuses exclusively on the complex legal issues surrounding the establishment and provision of child care.

National Child Care Information Center - http://nccic.org/

The NCCIC serves as the Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Child Care. The Web site provides issues of the Child Care Bulletin; the full text of publications, including child care research; descriptions of NCCIC's leadership forums; a collection of tribal child care information; a list of organization serving child care; a calendar of child care-related conferences; state child care profiles; information on funding resources and opportunities; help in finding child care; information on health and safety in child care; information on the AmeriCorps Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center and the Child Care Technical Assistance Project; a collection of annotated links to child care resources on the Internet.

Americans with disabilities Act and Child Care - www.usdoj.gov

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Information - www.ideapractices.org

Zero to Three - http://www.zerotothree.org/

ZERO TO THREE is the nation's leading resource on the first three years of life. They are a national non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to strengthen and support families, practitioners and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers.

Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) - www.nichcy.org

NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Our special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).

Federal Interagency Coordinating Council (FICC) - Part C of IDEA - www.fed-icc.org

OSERS - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/index.html

IDEA information - www.ideapractices.org

Division of Early Childhood (CEC) - www.dec-sped.org

The Arc of the United States - www.thearc.org

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Updated: 01/11/2007