Early Childhood Resources
5 Key Components of Early Reading Foundations
- Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Vocabulary Development
- Fluency
- Comprehension
- Oklahoma Phonological Awareness Weebly
- Five Essential Components of Reading Instruction
- Vocabulary - Explicit Instruction
- Dynamic Vocabulary Instruction (PDF)
- Heidi Song Resources (Home Page)
- Utah Text Talk Lessons
- Utah Elementary Library Media Lesson
Key Mathematical Concepts for Strong Foundations:
- Number Sense
- Representation
- Spatial Sense (Geometry)
- Measurement
- Estimation
- Patterns
- Problem-Solving
- Early Childhood Mathematics: Promoting Good Beginnings (NAEYC)
- Early Years Foundation Stage Activities
- Teaching Math to Young Children
- Early Mathematics Education Early Mathematics Education
- Mathematics in Early Childhood Learning
- Developing Early Math Skills
- Effective Strategies in Teaching Elementary Mathematics
- Math & Literature Connection Resources
- STEM Lesson Planner
- STEM Framework
- STEM Teaching Tool #43
- NCSM/NCTM STEM Position Paper
COVID-19 Guidance
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 FAQs For Oklahoma Public Schools
- Curriculum and Instruction Support
- Counseling Office Support
Return to Learn: Instruction Guidance Documents
Research
- The Effect of Oklahoma's Early Childhood Program and School Readiness
- The Effects of Universal Pre-K on Cognitive Development
Publications
Resource Agencies
- Center for Early Childhood Professional Development - 1-888-446-7608
- Certified Healthy Early Childhood Programs
- Community Action Project (CAP) Tulsa - (918) 382-3200
- Early Intervention - SoonerStart - Oklahoma State Department of Education - Special Education Section - (405) 521-3351
- Immunizations - Oklahoma State Department of Health - Department of Immunizations - (405) 271-4073
- Oklahoma Association for the Education of Young Children (OKAEYC) - (405) 682-1611, ext. 7751
- Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies - Head Start State Collaboration Office - (405) 524-4124
- Oklahoma Child Care Resource and Referral Association, Inc. - 1-888-962-2772
- Oklahoma City Educare - (405) 605-8232
- Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy - (405) 236-5437
- Oklahoma State Department of Health - Family Health Services - (405) 271-5600, or toll-free 1-800-522-0203
- Oklahoma State Department of Human Services - Oklahoma Child Care Services - (405) 521-3646, or toll-free 1-800-347-2276
- Smart Start Oklahoma - (405) 429-4219
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Tulsa Educare:
- Kendall Whittier: (918) 779-6233
- Hawthorne: (918) 508-2250
- MacArthur: (539) 832-8200
- Celia Clinton (918) 960-2300
Parent Resources
