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Training Tool Kits (TTK)These Do-It-Yourself Training Tool Kits provide all needed materials to facilitate one to two hours professional development trainings for early childhood and school age care, and education professionals. They are ideal for use with center-based, family child care, preschool, and family, friend, and neighbor providers. View this short video on how these tool kits work.
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Description: The Nurtured Heart Approach is a method used to transform challenging behaviors in children with a high intensity temperament. This training tool kit will cover the four parts of the Nurtured Hear Approach: super energizing success, refusing to energize or reward negativity, providing the perfect level of limit-setting and consequences, and creating a powerful internal sense of success for all children. |
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Description: Nationwide, there are approximately 5.8 million children reported with disabilities. Child care providers have unique opportunities to help break down barriers and be models to all children by treating children with special needs as children first. This training tool kit will discuss the importance of child first language and the effect that stereotypes can have on people with disabilities. |
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Description: The question of how a child with disabilities is included in an afterschool program is not easy to answer because programs have different obligations and regulations depending on the managing agency. The information in this training tool kit will explain the laws that impact afterschool programs and make clearer their varying responsibilities. |
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Description: This training tool kit provides strategies for enhancing self-regulation skill development in young children. It also discusses emotional and physical environments as they relate to a child’s ability to control their emotions. . |
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Description: Refers to the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for additional adaptation or specialized design. This training tool kit will discuss the philosophy and strategies for universal design and embedded learning. |
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Description: This training tool kit discusses the meaning of inclusion, special needs, and consultation as they relate to early childhood programming. It focuses on inclusion consultation and provides effective practices for consultation. |
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Description: Today, children and youth with special needs successfully participate side by side with their able bodied peers in a wide variety of after school activities and programs. In fact, federal law mandates this opportunity. This training tool kit offers tips for planning and adapting after school environments in order to include children with special needs. |
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Description: This training tool kit provides seven strategies for creating an inclusive environment. The tool kit also outlines four key principles of developmentally appropriate, inclusive care for all young children. |
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This training tool kit will highlight developmental milestones and red flags for atypical child development. It includes information on early signs of autism, local resources, and it gives tips for sharing concerns with families. |
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Description: Signs and symptoms of allergies can vary immensely because they depend on the type of allergy, the level of exposure, and the individual’s reaction. This training tool kit provides important information about myths and facts associated with food allergies as well as signs, symptoms, and prevention practices for children with severe food allergies. |
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Description: All children have unique sensory preferences and sometimes these preferences can interfere with learning, social growth, and may result in challenging behavior. Part one of this training tool kit will give a brief overview of sensory processing and preferences in children. |
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Description: All children have unique sensory preferences and sometimes these preferences can interfere with learning, social growth, and may result in challenging behavior. Part two of this training tool kit will provide specific strategies for promoting sensory activities and interventions for children with sensory processing disorder. |
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Description: Language and terminology is ever changing. In order to promote an inclusive society, one must consider what is respectful of people with special needs in their use of language and terminology. This training tool kit promotes an awareness of language and offers guidelines for using terminology. |
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Description: This training tool kit gives a brief overview of data privacy and confidentiality standards. It offers useful information on the classification of data and the conditions in which information can be released, as well as data privacy scenarios and suggestions. |
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Description: This training tool kit provides an overview of Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD). It also provides useful strategies for including children with NLD in community settings. |
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Description: Families and providers experience a range of emotions when they first suspect a child may have some developmental delays or concerns. This training tool kit offers practical tips for talking with families when concerns arise. It also includes an overview of developmental milestones and observation techniques. |
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Description: Biting can be a common behavior among young children. The reasons why children bite other people can differ from child to child. This training tool kit will discuss strategies for providers, parents, and children when biting happens. |
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Description: This training tool kit will examine the key characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder and give strategies for effectively including a child with autism in child care settings. The training tool kit includes facts about autism and specific strategies for implementing in child care programs. |
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Description: Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary, rapid movements and vocalizations that occur repeatedly. This training tool kit provides background information on the signs and symptoms of Tourette syndrome as well as strategies for including children with Tourette syndrome in child care settings. |
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Description: There has been an increase in obesity in children across all age, ethnic, gender, racial, and socioeconomic groups. This training tool kit will discuss the factors that contribute to childhood overweight and obesity. It will also discuss the impact of obesity on physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development, as well as highlight some prevention and intervention strategies. |
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Description: Have you ever wished you had a map to use when caring for a child with ADHD? Travel through this training tool kit in discovery of the myths and facts of ADHD and strategies for inclusion of children with ADHD. |
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Description: This training tool kit offers an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It discusses the titles and definitions within the ADA and it explains reasonable accommodations in child care settings. |
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Description: This training tool kit will examine behaviors and strategies relating to children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). It also discusses the neurological and behavioral effects of FASD. |
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Description: Asthma is a chronic lung disease that can be life threatening. This training tool kit provides an overview of the signs and symptoms of asthma and tips for safely including children with asthma in child care settings. |
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Description: Childhood is often seen as a happy-go-lucky time with no worries or cares. However, the reality is that children experience times of stress and upheaval that leave them feeling anxious and unsure. Because of this, children need a sense of safety and security from their primary caregivers. Some children will be more anxious than other children and for varying reasons. All children need consistency and nurturance from the people close to them in order to feel secure in an often insecure world. Some level of anxiety is a normal part of growing up for most children. |
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