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Our Resource Library contains materials and assistance for early childhood educators and those they serve. Explore our selection of podcasts, tip sheets, websites, documents, and self-study courses.
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| Resource Name | Description | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| The UConn University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities | The University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities engages in innovative disability related research, training and technical assistance to bring about societal change and improvement in relation to people with disabilities. | Website |
| The Watson Institute | The Watson Institute today is an educational organization, specializing in educating children with special needs, as well as those professionals and pre-professionals who serve children with special needs. We offer inclusive summer camp programs and provide child assessment and therapy for children and adolescents with autism. We also provide educational programming with a partial hospital component to children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbances. We've given a well-deserved break to families through our CareBreak and respite programs. | Website |
| The Whole Child: Healthy, Safe, Supported, Engaged & Challenged | The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model is the next evolution of the traditional coordinated school health approach. Developed by ASCD and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and launched in spring 2014, the model aims to better align the policies, processes, and practices of education, public health, and school health, and in doing so, improve learning and health. | Website |
| Therapeutic Language--Language that Regulates: Part One | Cindy Croft, Priscilla Weigel and guest Colleen Dockendorf discuss this positive and intentional tool for calming dysregulation in young children. In the two-part podcast series, we will discuss the definition of therapeutic language and how benefits children in their social emotional development. In particular, we will discuss situations where our words can diffuse a situation for young children and help them feel safe and secure. | Podcast |
| Therapeutic Language--Language that Regulates: Part Two | In the second part of our series on using therapeutic language with young children, Colleen Dockendorf is a guest speaker with Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel. She will discuss specific ways to use therapeutic language as a philosophical framework to help you transform your interactions with children. Please listen for some practical ways to promote emotional literacy in young children, particularly those who need to communicate 'big' feelings. | Podcast |
| Therapro | Therapro: The therapy resource for families and professionals! We provide therapists, teachers, parents and other caregivers with the highest quality and most economical therapeutic and educational resources for all ages and abilities, from kids to adults. Our goal is to provide unique speech and occupational therapy supplies for preventive, developmental, and rehabilitative care. With the right tools, including occupational therapy assessments and evaluations, kids and adult activities, games, products and toys, developing gross motor skills, fine motor skills and communication skills is less frustrating, and will result in better outcomes in a shorter period of time. | Website |
| There is Not a Lion: Managing Social Isolation While Caring for Children | This article is from Marie Masterson, Ph.D., Director of Quality Assessment at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership. | Document |
| Think Small | Our mission is to advance quality care and education of children in their early years. Think Small uses leading-edge knowledge from the early childhood field to create services and tools that support and strengthen the abilities of families and early childhood professionals. These include the following: | Website |
| Think Small - ParentPowered Texts | Did you know families can get free weekly text messages with fun facts about their child’s development, based on their birth date, along with easy tips for intentional learning in everyday moments like snack time, grocery shopping and bedtime?(Available in English, Somali and Spanish) Check it out! Signing up for Think Small ParentPowered Texts is free and easy. Text LMC to 70138. Use code LMC ESP to receive in Spanish and LMC SOM for Somali. | Website |
| Tiempo de Pantalla (Screen Time) | El tiempo de pantalla excesivo en la infancia se ha relacionado con una variedad de problemas de salud, incluido un mayor riesgo de obesidad y un desarrollo cognitivo reducido. Esta hoja de consejos explora el impacto del tiempo frente a la pantalla en los niños pequeños y proporciona estrategias para ayudar a los padres a reducir el tiempo frente a la pantalla en el hogar. Excessive screen time in childhood has been linked to a variety of health problems, including an increased risk of obesity and reduced cognitive development. This tip sheet explores the impact of screen time on young children and provides strategies to help parents reduce screen time at home. | Tipsheet |
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