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LSCC Admission

Early Childhood Resources at LSCC

The Jessica Lunsford Act Information link

http://www.lakeschoolreadiness.org/AboutUs.asp

Early Learning Coalition of Lake County, offering scholarships to early childhood students attending Lake Sumter Community College who are residents of Lake County and a host of resources for childcare teachers and directors.

http://schoolmatters.com/

This site provides information school matters by state and by district.  Find out % of children who speak ESE, live in poverty, have special education and more. 

http://www.playingforkeeps.org/

Organization dedicated to enhancing the amount of playtime allotted to students.  Leaders represent academia, the toy industry and health industry.  It offers excellent resources, such as research articles (free) and low cost materials.

http://www.succeedtoread.com/

This site provides literacy resources, facts, book lists, activities and more.  It is an outstanding resource for language arts based activities and planning.

http://www.aecf.org

This is the site of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which offers research such as Kids Count Data Book at no cost, as well as newsletters and additional resources.

http://www.tolerance.org

Teaching Tolerance offers a self-assessment for teachers, teaching resources, curriculum kits and videos at no charge, as well as helpful ideas for responding to problems, sharing ideas and current events in tolerance.

http://www.ed.gov

This site provides resources to parents, teachers, administrators and more.  There are guidelines for child growth and development, early literacy and other topics of interest to teachers and parents of children of all ages and abilities.

http://www.pewtrusts.com/

This is another foundation site that offers up to date policy information at no charge.  You will find information on politics, k-12, and current affairs.

http://nieer.org/

The National Institute for Early Education Research is currently offering free copies of The State of Preschool 2004 Yearbook as well as other important reports. 

www.teach-nology.com/

This site offers wonderful tools for teachers, including lesson plans, rubric makers and more.  There are free services as well as services for members.

www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/technology/training/tools/elem/k-2.htm

The collaborative thematic unit model with samples developed by students in Florida based on the Sunshine Standards. 

www.upkcouncil.org/topics.cfm

www.upkflorida.org/

www.ihdi.uky.edu/sparc/State_Standards_Links.pdf

www.myflorida.com/

www.firn.edu/doe/menu/sss.htm

All of the above sites pertain to standards.

www.naeyc.org

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), policy briefs, conference information, links as well as materials to purchase.  This is the largest ECE membership organization in the country. 

www.sunlink.ucf.edu

Data base of library holdings in the State of Florida

http://www.ldonline.org/

Information from professions - for professionals, parents and children - about learning disabilities, accommodations, assessments, legal issues and more.