Resources for Professionals

Education Clearinghouses

Local Professional and Educational Associations

National Professional and Educational Associations

Professional Journals, Newsletters and other Publications

Education Clearinghouses

ERIC is a distributed national information system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature. ERIC encompasses the world's largest and most frequently searched education database.

Providing information for educators, parents and families interested in the development, education, and care of children from birth through early adolescence.

Provides information about careers in special education.

A national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals.

NLE is the federal government's main resource center for education information.

Local Professional and Educational Associations

An association of qualified speech language pathologists and audiologists in Arizona

National Professional and Educational Associations

The primary purpose of the ISEI is to provide a framework and forum for professionals from around the world to communicate about advances in the field of early intervention.

Pronounced AH-BEE serves parents and those working in the field of early home intervention with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with special needs.

A national professional organization whose goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.

ASHA's general website. Links for parents and professionals. Find information about hearing/ feeding and communication disorders, referrals to speech pathologists and audiologists, research, products, convention information and employment options.

IEL's mission is to build the capacity of individuals and organizations in education and related fields to work together - across policies, programs and sectors.

The purpose of this Association is to promote the professional growth of its membership, to discuss the educational issues that are specific to its membership, and to advocate for improvements in early childhood teacher education.

CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.

The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is a nonprofit organization advocating for individuals who work with or on behalf of children with special needs, birth through age eight, and their families.

The mission of the American Music Therapy Association is to advance public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increase access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world.

Professional Journals, Newsletters and other Publications

ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists is a weekly publication, reporting on up-to-the-minute developments, the latest technology, and current trends in audiology and speech-language pathology.

Infant and Child Development publishes empirical, theoretical and methodological papers dealing with psychological development during infancy and childhood up to and including adolescence.

The Journal of Early Intervention is an official publication of the International Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis is a psychology journal that publishes research about applications of the experimental analysis of behavior to problems of social importance.

The primary purpose of The Future of Children is to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, service providers, and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research.