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Help Me Connect: New Updates Help Me Connect from the MN Department of Health is celebrating three years of serving families in Minnesota. Listen as we reconnect with Shawn Holmes, the Help Me Connect Coordinator, as she highlights some of the new and exciting updates to this helpful site, including a provider referral system. Enhancements include access to electronic developmental and social-emotional screenings, an online chat function, and exploration of a toll-free number for families and providers to access navigation support.For more information:Help Me Connect: https://helpmeconnect.web.health.state.mn.us/HelpMeConnect/Help Me Connect Newsletter: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDCYF/bulletins/3af38f9  Podcast
6 Fine Motor Skills Activities for Kids Kids develop motor skills at different rates. But when young kids struggle with fine motor skills, they can have trouble with key tasks like grasping utensils (like pencils), moving objects with their fingertips, and using tools like scissors.Try these fun activities from Understood.org. Website
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
A Child Who Flies “Under the Radar”--When a Diagnosis Isn’t Made: Part Three In this podcast, we will continue the last conversation by looking at 4-5 year olds. It is easy at times to see a child’s behavior outside of the context of their age and stage. When we look again at what we are hoping to teach children in a larger sense, we can begin to appreciate some of those challenging behaviors as their way at reaching important milestones! Podcast
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
Abilities Network Maryland services and support for persons with disabilities and inclusion. Training, consultation and respite care services all available. Website
Activities for Bonding and Learning from Birth to 12 Months "Try these fun games and activities [from Zero to Three] with your children and watch how their eagerness to learn and their relationship with you grow! Website
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is a nonprofit membership organization that provides information to people who are deaf and hard of hearing regarding verbal communication, speak, speech-read, use of residual hearing, and the process of spoken and written language. Website
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - July 2024 The July 2024 Newsletter from the ChildCare Education Institute contains information on the following topics:Americans with Disabilities ActHow Does the ADA Apply to a Child Care Provider?Making the Child Care Facility Accessible and Compliant with the ADA,  Approaching and Working with Families Whose Children Have Disabilities Website
Apraxia Kids The Apraxia Kids website offers a variety of resource information about apraxia or dyspraxia of speech. The site promotes awareness, offers posters and brochures, articles, newsletter, network communication chat room, authors and resources, and a FAQ section. The site is ideal for educators and parents. Website
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