Ensuring Early Childhood Literacy
Below you will find links to various resources associated
with the Spring/Summer 2004 issue of Leading
Change that highlights Ensuring Early Childhood Literacy.
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| Early Childhood |
- Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children
- Brain Child: Roundup of Early Childhood Resources
- Ready to Learn by Kathleen Vail, American School Board Journal, November 2003
- A Caring Place for Your Toddler —a brochure from NAEYC
- Michigan Lead Safe Partnership (MLSP)
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program, Michigan Department of Community Health
- Early Years Experience
- Early Years Are Learning Years—Maintained by the National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Bridges4Kids—Where to Find Help For a Child
- Michigan Association for The Education Of Young Children
- Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
- Michigan Association Of Intermediate School Administrators (MAISA), Early Childhood Committee
- Michigan Child Care Task Force
- National Institute for Early Education Research
- The State of Preschool: 2003 State Preschool Yearbook from the National Institute for Early Education Research
- Children’s Special Health Care Services, Michigan Department of Community Health
- Positive Behavior Support for Young Children—A Supplement to Positive Behavior Support for ALL Michigan Students: Creating Environments That Assure Learning—June 2001
- Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education—Early Childhood Committee
- Flowchart of MiBLSi participating schools
- Michigan Ready to Succeed Partnership
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—State Funded Pre-Kindergarten: What the Evidence Shows
- Michigan Head Start Association
- Michigan Department of Education Early Childhood Sites
- Michigan Community Coordinated Child Care Network (4C)
- Early Learning Standards: Creating The Conditions for Success, A Joint Position Statement of NAEYC and NAECS/SDE, approved November 19, 2002, Executive Summary
- Early On® Information at Bridges4Kids
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
- More Information on R.E.A.D.Y. Kits
- Partners in Education—Libraries, Museums and Arts Organizations
- State Preschool Efforts Vary Across Country, AFT Report Concludes by John Gehring, March 5, 2003, Education Week. You must be a registered user to access this article. Registration is free.
- IAPSS 2004 Study of Full Day Kindergarten, ISEAS Cable, March 2004, produced by ISEAS Project, School of Education
- Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion (ECRII)
- PACER’s Early Childhood Project
- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
- Technology and Young Children–Ages 3 through 8 (NAEYC Position Statement)
- Early Connections: Technology in Early Childhood Education
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| Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) |
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
- Delicate Threads: Friendships Between Children With and Without Special Needs in Inclusive Settings by Debbie Staub
- Able Net Inc.
- Adaptivation
- Boston Public Schools Access Technology Center
- Constructive Play Things
- Don Johnston, Inc.
- Intellitools
- Lakeshore Learning Materials
- Let’s Play! Projects
- Linda Burkhart—Intellipics software files, resource books, and guides
- SoftTouch, Inc.
- Welcome to My Preschool: Communicating with Technology by the National Center to Improve Practice in Collaboration and the Center for Literacy and Disabilities
- A Jump on Literacy, Scholastic Administrator
- Early Childhood Software from Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD
- Meeting the Challenge, Special Education Tools that Work for All Kids by Patti Ralabate—NEA Online Store
- The Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD)
- Misunderstood Minds—Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
- Online Literacy Project Targets Kids with Hearing Disabilities
- Strategies+Technology=Solutions for Reading Challenges, CEC Today, Vol. 10, No. 1, June/July 2003
- The Special Education Advocate
- Camp Tuhsmeheta (outdoor camp for blind and visually impaired children and youth)
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| Literacy |
- North Central Regional Educational Library (NCREL)
- Start Early, Finish Strong: How to Help Every Child Become a Reader
- Building Literacy from the Ground Up
- National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL)
- National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
- Genesee County Literary Coalition
- The Quiet Crisis in Boys’ Literacy, Education Week, Sept. 10, 2003. You must be a registered user to access this article. Registration is free.
- Learning Guide—Partnership for Learning
- Early Years Strategy
- Expanding Writing’s Role in Learning, Curriculum Update, Summer 2003, ASCD
- Creating a Learning Environment for Young Children—Reading is Fundamental Web Site
- Adolescent Literacy—National Center on Secondary Education and Transition Institute on Community Integration
- Read, Write, Think
- Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)—Reading Planet
- Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read
- Put Reading First: Helping Your Child Learn to Read
- The International Reading Association
- The Education Commission of the States
- Summer Reading Program Launched in 10 Cities, One State—The Achiever, May 15, 2004, Vol. 3, No. 9
- Press Release on The Voice of Evidence in Reading Research by McCardle & Chhabra, March 2004
- Effective Reading Programs for English Language Learners: Bilingual Works Best
- Appropriate Practices for Young Children
- Word Power, What Every Educator Needs To Know About Teaching Vocabulary by Steven Stahl and Barbara Kapinus—NEA Online Store
- Teaching a Child to Read: Special Education or Reading First?
- Reading First Technical Assistance Center Supports States, Districts, The Achiever, March 1, 2004, Vol. 3, No. 4
- Families and Communities Together, Early Childhood Literacy—MSU Shares Expertise with Community and State
- Handwriting Help for Kids
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| Parent
Involvement |
- Bridges4Kids
- A Good Preschool for Your Child—a brochure from NAEYC
- Early Intervention Services: A Family-Professional Partnership by Carolyn Cantu, MS, OTR
- Families Tell Us What Makes Families Strong
- Parents as Teachers
- Eight Tips to Encourage Summer Reading
- More Than a Cliché: Making Parental Involvement Meaningful
- Help Your Child Succeed Academically in Michigan
- Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)
- Connections for Children
- Read to Kids Zone
- Summer Reading Program Launched in 10 Cities, One State
- No Child Left Behind Summer Reading Achievers, 2004 Pilot Program Fact Sheet
- Family Literacy by John H. Holloway, Educational Leadership, Vol. 61, No. 6, March 2004
- Father Work
- Families and Communities Together (FACT)—MSU
- Michigan Honors Outstanding Parent Educators (2002 and 2003 award recipients and PAT facts)
- Michigan Department of Education, Family Independence Agency—Building Strong Families
- The Power of Family Literacy is the Power of Success
- Help Your Child Succeed Academically in Michigan
- University of Michigan Center for the Development of Language and Literacy
- Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)
- Books Your Kids Will Talk About! A Guide to Children’s Literature for Teachers and Parents (K-6) by Susan Hepler and Maria Salvadore, NEA Online Store
- A Call to Commitment: Fathers’ Involvement in Children’s Learning—U.S. Dept. of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Center for Successful Fathering
- Fathers Network
- National Center on Fathers and Families (NCOFF)
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| Policy |
- A Snapshot of Head Start Children, Families, Teachers, and Programs: 1997 and 2001—Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Policy Brief, Head Start Series, March 2003, Brief No. 1
- What’s New in 2002? A Snapshot of Head Start Children, Families, Teachers,
and Programs—Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Policy Brief, Head Start Series, May 2003, Brief No. 2
- Serving America’s Youngest: A Snapshot of Early Head Start Children, Families, Teachers, and Programs in 2002—Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Policy Brief, Head Start Series, June 2003, Brief No. 3
- Head Start Comprehensive Services:
A Key Support for Early Learning for Poor Children—Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Policy Brief, Head Start Series, January 2004, Brief No. 4
- Head Start Series—Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Policy Brief
- Evaluation of the Michigan School Readiness Program
- Early Childhood Education: A Call to Action from the Business Community by Business Roundtable
- Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators’ (MAISA) Response to Governor Granholm’s Great Start Challenge and What ISDs Can Do Inexpensively to Promote Great Start
- National Head Start Association
- Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement in Their Children’s Schools by Family Type and Resident Status, National Center for Education Statistics
- NEA Today, The Magazine of the National Education Association, Feb. 2004
- Michigan State Board of Education Early Literacy Task Force Status Report, October 2003
- Michigan Department of Education Memo—Overview of State Board of Education Recent Early Literacy Efforts
- Standards of Quality and Curriculum Guidelines for Preschool Programs for Four Year Olds, Michigan State Board of Education
- Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators’ (MAISA) Response to Governor Granholm’s Great Start Challenge and What ISDs Can Do Inexpensively to Promote Great Start
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| Professional Develoment |
- The Preschool Teacher Gap, by Kathleen Vail, American School Board Journal, November 2003
- Who Are These People?: A Guide for Child Care Professionals from The National Academies Press
- The Literacy Principal, Leading, Supporting, and Assessing Reading and Writing Practices by David Booth and Jennifer Rowsell
- Teaching Our Youngest—A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child Care and Family Providers—Early Childhood-Head Start Task Force, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Michigan 4C Association Programs and Services
- What Makes a Difference in Adult Learning?, Adapted from Training Sessions Emerge that Provide Effective Professional Development by Faith Stevens
- What Every Special Educator Should Know About High-Stakes Testing, Teaching Exceptional Children, Vol. 35, No. 4, March/April 2003
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| Promising Practices |
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Kathleen N. Straus, President
John C. Austin, Vice President
Carolyn L. Curtin, Secretary
Marianne Yared McGuire, Treasurer
Nancy Danhof, NASBE Delegate
Elizabeth W. Bauer
Reginald M. Turner
Casandra E. Ulbrich
Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor
Michael P. Flanagan,
Superintendent of Public Instruction
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