Reference List

• Minnesota Department of Education Website
• http://education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html

National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/

Pacer: assistance for children with disabilities www.pacer.org

Fun Learning Activities:

www.sesamestreet.org

www.pbskids.org

www.create-a-reader.com

www.coolmathgames.com

www.funschool.com

www.nickjr.com

www.makinglearningfun.com

www.fisherprice.com

www.crayola.com

www.preschoolexpress.com

www.preschooleducation.com

www.preschoolfun.net


Family Resources:

www.education.com

www.familyeducation.com

www.sandbox-learning.com

www.momenough.com

www.workingfam.org

www.helpmegrow.com

www.headstartbodystart.com

http://www.cherishspringfield.org/pages/read


http://www.skiptomylou.org/2011/09/15/shape-stretchies/

http://fun.familyeducation.com/toddler/music/37371.html





Fun and Educational and Free Apps for Kids
Dog Story (about opposites)

MyFirstBooks (community helpers) Fun story and lots of things to talk about.

Grasshopper Apps has great story books with real pictures of people and things, and simple puzzles

Super Match Madness

FreePreschool IMM (matching)

PuzzlerFarm

Abby ABC Puzzle Lite

Timmy’s Preschool Adventure Lite

My Playhome

ABC Magnetic Alphabet

Vocab PCS

I Hear Ewe

Scribble Kid

imazing

Tozzle Lite

Toddler Teasers- Shapes

Draw Cast


Listed below are five web sites for parents to learn more about literacy and educational resources for young children with and without special needs.

1. Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) - www.cehd.umn.edu/CEED/

Developed by the University of Minnesota, this website provides Information about education and literacy for young children, including children with special needs.

2. Center for Early Literacy Learning www.earlyliteracylearning.org

Valuable tips and literacy resources for early childhood intervention practitioners, parents, and other caregivers of children, birth to five years of age

3. Is Your Child Ready - www.isyourchildready.com

Take a 5-minute online quiz that will help you gauge your child's readiness for Kindergarten. Find resources to help you find early care and education opportunities in your community.

4. Minnesota Parents Know - www.parentsknow.state.mn.us

On this website you will find age-specific early childhood information from the Minnesota Department of Education

5. Reading Rockets - www.readingrockets.org

This website offers fantastic resources and booklists to help parents with young and struggling readers.

• The Division for Early Childhood
  http://www.dec-sped.org/
  
  
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
  http://www.zerotothree.org/
  
  
• WESTED
  http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
  
  
• Harvard Education Letter
  http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
  
  
• FPG Child Development Institute
  http://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm
  
  
• Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conference
  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
  
  
• HighScope
  http://www.highscope.org/
  
  
• Children’s Defense Fund
  http://www.childrensdefense.org/
  
  
• Center for Child Care Workforce
  http://www.ccw.org/
  
  
• Council for Exceptional Children
  http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
  
  
• Institute for Women’s Policy Research
  http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm
  
  
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
  http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
  
  
• National Child Care Association
  http://www.nccanet.org/
  
  
• National Institute for Early Education Research
  http://nieer.org/
  
  
• Pre[K]Now
  http://www.preknow.org/
  
  
• Voices for America’s Children
  http://www.voices.org/
  
  
• The Erikson Institute
  http://www.erikson.edu/