Resources and Downloads—Weblinks
General
Transition/Readiness Links
Child
Trends research brief: School readiness: Helping communities get
ready for school and schools ready for children http://www.childtrends.org/Files/schoolreadiness.pdf
Education
Commission of the States: Kindergarten policy pages www.ecs.org/kindergarten
Lombardi,
J. (1992). Beyond transition: Ensuring continuity in early childhood
services www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed345867.html
National
Center for Early Development and Learning www.ncedl.org
National
Early Childhood Transition Center www.ihdi.uky.edu/nectc
National
Early Childhood Transition Center's link to a searchable database
of transition publications and articles www.ihdi.uky.edu/nectc/Articles/searchArticles.asp
National
PTA and National Head Start Association. (1999). Continuity for
success: Transition planning guide www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/helpchild/cfsbooklet.pdf
Ready
Schools Report www.negp.gov/Reports/readysch.pdf
ReadyWeb's
Virtual Library houses a searchable electronic collection of resources
on school readiness http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu/library.html
SERVE.
(1999). Terrific transitions: Ensuring continuity of services
for children and their families www.serve.org/publications/ecttc.pdf
Smart
Start's National Technical Assistance Center is available to assist
communities and states in the development, implementation, and integration
of comprehensive community-based early childhood initiatives. www.ncsmartstart.org/national/main.htm
Teaching
Strategies for Early Childhood Educators www.teachingstrategies.com
Involving
Families Links
Family
and Community Involvement links from NCREL www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/pa0cont.htm
National
Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education http://www.ncpie.org
National
Parent Information Network www.npin.org
National
PTA www.pta.org
North
Central Regional Educational Laboratory www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/earlycld/ea700.htm
Family
Support America www.familysupportamerica.org/content/home.htm
Families
and Advocates Partnerships for Education www.fape.org
The
Hard to Reach Parent
http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/npinpdfs/hardtoreach.pdf
Reaching
All Families--Creating Family-Friendly Schools www.ed.gov/pubs/ReachFam/index.html
Together
we can: A guide for crafting a pro-family system of education and
human services http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/npinpdfs/twc.pdf
Cultural
Diversity Links
Center
for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) www.crede.ucsc.edu
Family
Diversity in Urban Schools http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed434188.html
Increasing
the School Involvement of Hispanic Parents http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed350380.html
National
PTA Board sensitivity training session Actions for Diversity http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/helpchild/respectdiff/resources/action.asp
Phillips,
D., & Crowell, N. (1994). Cultural diversity and early education:
Report of a workshop www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/earlyed/index.html
Rettig,
M. (1995). Play and cultural diversity http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pubs/jeilms/vol15/playandc.htm
Understanding
diversity: Ideas, activities, and best practices www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/helpchild/respectdiff/understand.asp
Evaluation
Links
Basic
Guide to Program Evaluation www.mapnp.org/library/evaluatn/fnl_eval.htm
Center
for Applied Linguistics—K–12 Resources for English Language
Learners www.cal.org/topics/k12ed.html
National
Center for Research, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) www.cresst.org/index3.htm
MPR
Associates. (1998). Tools for evaluating school progress at your
fingertips: Using everyday data to improve schools www.mprinc.com/ps/ayf/index.html
American
Association of School Administrators. Using data to improve
schools: What's working www.aasa.org/cas/UsingDataToImproveSchools.pdf
Children
With Special Needs Links
Family
and child transitions into least restrictive enviornments http://facts.crc.uiuc.edu
Farran,
D., & Shonkoff, J. (1994). Developmental disabilities and
the concept of school readiness. http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu/library/1994/farran.html
National
Center for Learning Disabilities. Get Ready to Read! program
www.getreadytoread.org
National
Center for Learning Disabilities www.ld.org
National
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center www.nectac.org
National
Early Childhood Transition Center www.ihdi.uky.edu/nectc
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