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| Supporting Friendships for Children with Special Needs | Cory Woosley from Minneapolis College joins us again to highlight key information about inclusion. Our focus during this conversation is on the ways we as those caring for and teaching young children can help them build positive friendships. We discuss the importance of friendships and the ways we can set up the environment to support quality play connections for children with special needs. Be sure to check out our NEW Self-Study on this important topic: Positive Friendship Connections For Children With Special Needs | Podcast |
| Supporting Sensory Needs Of Young Children In Your Care | This online self-study discusses Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and examines how and why SPD can impact an individual’s behavior. Identify behaviors and sensory system responses that may result from SPD. Implement strategies to support children with SPD by providing a variety of opportunities for different sensory experiences.Knowledge and Competency Framework Area(s) -I: Child Development and Learning (4 Hours)II.A: Creating Positive Learning Experiences (4 Hours)II.C: Promoting Social and Emotional Development (2 Hours)CDA Content Area -Content Area II: Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development (4 Hours)Content Area III: Positive ways to support children’ social and emotional development (2 Hours)Content Area VIII: Principles of Child Development and Learning (4 Hours)Level 2 - Implements | Course |
| Supporting Sensory Needs Through Transitions | In this episode we welcome back Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Alyssa Mason. We discuss ways to support all children, and especially those with sensory differences, during key transitions in the early childhood setting. Lunch and naptime are often tricky and Alyssa helps set children and adults up for success with her strategies. This podcast recording was funded by Greater Twin Cities United Way (GTCUW) 80x3 - Resilient from the Start. | Podcast |
| Supporting the Sensory Needs of Young Children | Our guest in this episode of the Inclusion Matters podcast is Alyssa Mason, Pediatric Occupational Therapist from M Health Fairview. She joins us to discuss the sensory systems and sensory needs of young children in our care. This first conversation talks us through "a day in the life of a preschooler in child care" from a sensory needs perspective. This podcast recording was funded by Greater Twin Cities United Way (GTCUW) 80x3 - Resilient from the Start. | Podcast |
| Supporting Transitions: Using Child Development as a Guide | During the course of a child’s life, change is inevitable. Families move, siblings are born, school begins and consequently, transitions happen. Knowing about children’s development can help us understand how children respond to transition. | Document |
| Take a Look! Visual Supports for Learning | "Teachers help children learn in many ways. They use examples, teach specific routines, and provide verbal explanations. Some young children, including children with disabilities or those who are learning English, need additional supports. Visual supports, such as photos, drawings, objects, gestures, and print and environmental cues, can help." Check out this article from NAEYC Teaching Young Children magazine. | Document |
| The Difference Between IEPs and 504 Plans | Both Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 plans can offer formal help for K–12 students with learning and attention issues. They’re similar in some ways but quite different in others. This chart compares them side-by-side to help you understand the differences. | Document |
| The Difference between Typical Anxiety and an Anxiety Problem | All children feel anxious from time to time. Children with learning and attention issues are more likely to struggle with anxiety. How can you tell whether a child’s anxiety is typical and appropriate or something to be worried about? | Document |
| The Family Child Care Setting--Meeting Varying Needs | Guest Vicki Thrasher Cronin joins us again to discuss how to meet the needs of unique learners as well as those children with differing physical needs in the family child care setting. Family child care supports varied needs in that it already provides multi-age learning experiences. How do those connect to planning for care of a child with special needs? | Podcast |
| The Family Child Care Setting--Setting Up the Environment for Success | Guest Vicki Thrasher Cronin gives strategies to provide a family child care environment to care for and educate children with special needs. She shares the essentials of creating an accepting and inclusive environment that supports children of all abilities. | Podcast |
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