Recommended Links
The following are links to recommended organizations and web sites that provide information on learning disabilities, ADHD, and other issues.
You can also see this list organized by type of organization, by focus, or by audience.
CAL: U.S. Resettlement Domestic Service Provider Toolkit
The Cultural Orientation Resource Center offers these resources designed for resettlement agency staff and others who provide initial Reception & Placement orientation to newly arrived refugees in the United States. This section features lesson plans and promising practices on various CO topics as well as program development resources.
CAL: ELL Testing & Assessment Resources
CAL presents a number of projects and resources designed to encourage and foster higher levels of academic achievement among English language learners through its assessment projects.
CAL: Refugee Support Resources
Resources for refugee support including books and videos from the Center for Applied Linguistics.
CAL: What Teachers Need to Know About Language
This digest from the Center for Applied Linguistics summarizes a paper by Lily Wong Fillmore and Catherine Snow, "What Teachers Need to Know About Language." Discusses areas such as language acquisition, why English is difficult to learn, and error correction for ELLs.
California Association for Bilingual Education
CABE is a non-profit organization that promotes high levels of literacy in English and in at least one other language.
California Association of Bilingual Teacher Educators
The California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1976 to promote bilingual education and quality educational experiences for all students in California.
California Dropout Research Project
The California Dropout Research Project addresses the educational crisis of dropouts in the California school system through the synthesis of research to inform policymakers and the larger public about potential solutions.
California Federation of Teachers
The California Federation of Teachers (CFT) is the California affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The CFT is composed of 135 local unions chartered by the AFT. Each local is also affiliated with its regional Central Labor Council and the California Labor Federation.
California Healthy Kids Resource Center (CHKRC)
The California Healthy Kids Resource Center (CHKRC) maintains a comprehensive collection of health education materials for professionals who work with preschool through 12th grade students in school settings and after-school programs.
California State University Library System: Multicultural and Ethnic Groups Selected Resource Links
Links to resources for educators including research articles, country, and ethnic group information.
California Teachers Association
The California Teachers Association (CTA) is California's largest professional employee organization, representing more than 340,000 public school teachers, counselors, psychologists, librarians, other non-supervisory certificated personnel, and Education Support Professionals (ESPs). CTA is affiliated with the 2.8 million-member National Education Association (NEA).
California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL)
A professional association representing teachers of English language learners throughout California and Nevada.
Founded in 1984, California Tomorrow is a non-profit organization that has built a strong body of research and experience supporting individual, institutional, and community change work around matters of diversity and equity in: public schools, community building organizations, family serving institutions, early childhood programs, organizations, family serving institutions, early childhood programs, philanthropy, and the after school/youth development arena. Californians Together Member.
Californians Together is a statewide coalition of parents, teachers, education advocates and civil rights groups committed to securing equal access to quality education for all children, specifically underserved English Language Learners.
Camp Silos: Why Take a Field Trip?
A thorough checklist of field trip preparation and logistics for a successful experience.
Campaña Quetzal is a coalition of parent, youth, individuals, educators, and organizations committed to unleashing the academic and personal potential of each Latino student and eliminating the academic achievement gap.
Capitol Region Education Council (CT)
CREC began as a grassroots organization of local school districts in Connecticut working together to solve common problems. Its mission is to work with boards of education of the Capitol Region to improve the quality of public education for all learners.
Bridgestone books' list of non-fiction books at the 2nd–4th grade reading level.
CARE: Visual Thinking Strategies Lesson Plan
The Collaborative Arts Resources for Education website offers downloadable lesson plans and visuals to help you start using Visual Thinking Strategies in the classroom.
Carnegie Corporation of New York was created by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.� Building on its history and past programs in the field, Carnegie Corporation will dedicate a major part of its grant funds over the next few years to education reform, beginning with early childhood education and extending to higher education.
