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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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6 Reasons to Sing & Sign with Young Children | From Brookes Publishing Blog: "Studies have shown that teaching sign language to all young children has a wide range of social and early academic benefits. In her book Sing & Sign for Young Children, music therapist and early childhood specialist Dr. Anne Meeker Watson introduces a highly effective way to teach and practice ASL sign vocabulary—by pairing it with music and play during everyday classroom routines. Excerpted and adapted from Dr. Meeker Watson’s warm and lively book, today’s post outlines 6 important things that singing and signing with young children can do." | Website |
7 Ideas From Reggio Emilia That Any Early Childhood Teacher Can User Can Use | In this article from Abby Bucher at Edutopida magazine learn "How to adapt principles from the famed approach to foster interest-based learning for the youngest students." | Website |
8 Easy Math Games for Toddlers | "Wondering how to teach math to toddlers? Build your little one’s skills with these easy and entertaining activities" from the editors at Parents Magazine. | Website |
8 Things to Remember About Child Development | Experiences in the earliest years of life form the foundation of brain architecture, for better or for worse. Learning, behavior, and health across the lifespan are all built on that foundation. | Website |
89 Percent of Parents Would Have Emotionally Healthier Kids If They Stopped This 1 Habit | Researchers found a connection between parents who stopped to interact with devices such as phones, tablets, or laptops during time with their children and those children's behavioral problems, including hyperactivity, whining, and tantrums. | Document |
A Conversation with Grandma | This short YouTube video highlights the importance of having a conversation with babies. Grandparents can be wonderful conversation partners! | Website |
A Treasury of Read-Alouds: Poetry for Children | This amazing list of poems for children is from the Academy of American Poets. Enjoy! | Website |
A Universal Checklist for Early Intervention | This Practice Guide from TRACE (Tracking, Referral, and Assessment Center for Excellence) provides a universal checklist for identifying infants and toddlers that may be eligible for early intervention. The checklist was specifically developed to facilitate and streamline the identification of potentially eligible children without the need to administer screening or developmental tests and was designed to be used by primary referral sources to make referrals to early intervention. | Document |
A Year of Play | Here is a list of fun seasonal activities for infants and toddlers from Zero to Three. Just click on the month to find activities that promote your child's development all year. | Website |
ABCteach | abctools® abcteach designs tools to help teachers create the documents they need for their classrooms when they can't find exactly what they are looking for elsewhere. We currently have tools for creating ABC Sorts, handwriting worksheets, crossword puzzles, shapebooks, spelling lists, circle and spell lists, word walls, word unscrambles, word searches, math worksheets, word shapes, and sudoku. Popular tools include Month to Month, Holidays, Handwriting, Teaching Extras, Center Signs, Math, Labels, Theme Signs, Portfolios. There are many resources that can be downloaded at no cost. | Website |
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