Websites

Early Childhood and Family Education provides information and resources to support children and families birth to age 8. We offer professional development covering the Oklahoma Academic Standards and best practices for early childhood classrooms.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

Operating as a depository library under the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), the Library serves as the federal government’s primary education-information resource to the public, education community, and other government agencies.

ED’s mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

Together with families, providers and communities, the Brazelton Touchpoints Center develops and applies knowledge of early childhood development to practice and policy through professional and organizational development, evaluation, advocacy and awareness and serving as a resource for proven practices.

Child Trends has created resources that help researchers, programs, and practitioners select and use early childhood assessments (e.g., Early childhood developmental screening: A compendium of measures for children ages birth to five). Child Trends is currently assisting a 10-state consortium in the development and implementation of a K–3 formative assessment process.

The continuum of resources developed by the Devereux Center for Resilient Children (DCRC) support the healthy social and emotional development and resilience of children and the adults who care for them.

The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) promotes policies and advances evidence-based practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of young children (0–8) who have or are at risk for developmental delays and disabilities.

The screening tools on the Get Ready to Read! website are short assessments designed to give a ‘snapshot’ of the skills a child has at a given point in time. They should be used to decide whether or not to take specific actions such as introduce new skills to a child, offer additional instruction, practice, or support, or consider more targeted screening or assessment.

For the U.S. market, we have a comprehensive portfolio of research-based instruments that are valid, reliable, and represent the highest technical quality in assessments today. We are particularly noted for our gold-standard assessment contributions in cognitive/ability, memory, neuropsychology, behavior, personality/psychopathology, achievement and speech/language.

This site provides exciting, engaging media-rich learning opportunities for educators, parents, and caregivers of children. From detailed lesson plans to simple, everyday activities, you will find everything you need to help your children succeed.

Our measurement tools help education leaders and policymakers evaluate programs, acquire and employ data for decision-making, and improve education for the youngest learners and most vulnerable populations.