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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 |
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| Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning: Transition to Kindergarten | Preschool children make the transition into kindergarten more successfully when their schools and families prepare for it together, and when their preschool and kindergarten teachers connect. Also, by coordinating transition efforts, preschool and elementary programs can help children maintain and maximize the gains they made in preschool. | Website |
| Early Childhood Environments: Designing Effective Classrooms | This Module, a DEC-recommended resource, offers information on how to set up effective inclusive early childhood classroom environments for young children. It also provides details about the interrelated physical, social, and temporal components of those environments, as well as adaptations to help teachers meet the needs of children with disabilities (est. completion time: 1 hour). | Website |
| Early Childhood Origins of "Mean" Behavior and Bullying | A new research brief from Child Trends examines the factors that contribute to the development of "mean" behavior and aggression in early childhood and provides a summary of promising strategies and evidence-based intervention models designed to prevent bullying. | Document |
| Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center) | The Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center) funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) built upon the foundation of several OSEP-funded TA centers to improve service systems and assist states in scaling up and sustaining effective services and research-based interventions for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities and their families. | Website |
| Early Language Development: Birth through Three | In this course, participants will explore the components of early communication and the processes of receptive listening skills. Participants will also recognize language pragmatics as young children develop early speech skills.Knowledge and Competency Framework Area - I: Child Development and Learning CDA Content Area - VIII: Principles of Child Development and LearningNavigation Tools:This self-study does not have audio available at this time.For optimal performance, please access this course from a computer or tablet.For ten clock hours on your Learning Record, please register and pay online at Develop. Then, complete a 500-word reflection paper and submit this document with your reflection. Please note: You have access to this document as view only. To enable editing, download the document. Click "file" then "download as" in the upper left-hand corner of this screen. This will give you the option to open the document as a Word doc on your own computer. Then, you can complete the information and email it to: credit@inclusivechildcare.org. *Disregard any directions regarding a final quiz. The only learning assessment needed is the reflection paper. | Course |
| Early Language Development: The Preschool Years | This course will explore the components of listening, comprehension, speech and sentence formulation, and social interaction. It will outline the processes of listening, hearing, and processing as they apply to the preschool years.Knowledge and Competency Framework Area - II.B: Promoting Cognitive DevelopmentCDA Content Area - II: Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development Navigation Tools:This self-study does not have audio available at this time.For optimal performance, please access this course from a computer or tablet.For ten clock hours on your Learning Record, please register and pay online at Develop. Then, complete a 500 word reflection paper and submit this document with your reflection. Please note: You have access to this document as view only. To enable editing, download the document. Click "file" then "download as" in the upper left-hand corner of this screen. This will give you the option to open the document as a Word doc on your own computer. Then, you can complete the information and email it to: credit@inclusivechildcare.org. *Disregard any directions regarding a final quiz. The only learning assessment needed is the reflection paper. | Course |
| Early Learning Activities and Visual Supports to Teach Toddlers with Autism New Skills and Routines | Family Implemented TEACCH for Toddlers (FITT) is collaborative parent education and support model designed to help families better understand and engage with their toddler with autism spectrum disorder. Based on and adapted from the TEACCH model, FITT uses Structured TEACCHing strategies to facilitate toddler’s receptive and expressive communication, social communication, and play skills. | Website |
| Easter Seals Project Action | Easter Seals Project Action provides training, resources, and technical assistance to thousands of disability organizations, consumers with disabilities, and local transportation operators. It maintains a resource center with the most up-to-date information on transportation accessibility. Training, fact sheets, and state by state information is available on site. | Website |
| Education Development Center | Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) is an international nonprofit organization that designs, implements, and evaluates programs to improve education, health, and economic opportunity worldwide. | Website |
| Education World, The Educator's Best Friend | The Education World website is full of resources for teachers as well as parents. This section is devoted to resources to help parents of special kids both gifted and challenged. | Website |
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