Cluster 5

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Resources for developing literacy - Supporting Emergent Literacy - links below provide access to the database of children’s book that are award winners.

Children's Book Awards

The most comprehensive guide to English-language children's book awards on the Internet.

International Awards

H.C.Andersen Medal | Phoenix Award | Complete List

Canadian Awards

CLA Book of the Year | Governor General's Awards | Complete List

United States Awards

Newbery Medal | Caldecott Medal | Complete List

British Awards

Carnegie Medal | Greenaway Medal | Complete List

Australian Awards

Book of the Year (Older Readers) | Picture Book of the Year | Complete List

New Zealand Awards

Esther Glen Award | NZ Post Children's Book Awards | Complete List

Children's Choice Awards

Young Reader's Choice Award | I. & J. Black Award | Complete List

Best Books of the Year Lists

Best Books of 1996 | Best Books of 1995 | Best Books of 1994

Other Award Sites

Other Internet information about Juvenile & Adult Literary Awards.

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Support for Gifted Programs vary greatly from state to state

Below we have categorized each state by whether gifted programs are mandated or not and how well they are funded by the state. Click on a state to view the State's definition of "gifted & talented", education statistics, legislation and funding.

Select a State

Gifted Programs are MandatedGifted Programs Fully Funded

• Florida
• Georgia
• Iowa
• Oklahoma

Gifted Programs are MandatedPartially Funded by the State

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Colorado
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin

Gifted Programs are MandatedNo Gifted Funding is Available

• Alaska
• Arizona
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Montana
• New Jersey
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island

Gifted Programs are Not MandatedPartially Funded by the State

• California
• Missouri
• North Dakota
• Utah
• Wyoming

Gifted Programs are Not MandatedNo Gifted Funding is Available

• Connecticut
• District of Columbia
• Illinois
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• New Hampshire
• New York
• South Dakota
• Vermont

Relate:

If I were an immigrant student I would be facing a lot of challenges and difficulties.  Coming in as an immigrant student English would be a difficult language for me to grasp for the first time.  I will not know anyone so adapting to my surroundings will also be difficult.  I’m hoping that I will have teachers that will be able to explain things as well as my lessons in a way that I will be able to understand.  I’m hoping that my first month of school will be the most difficult and I will have an easier time adjusting going forward.