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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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The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations | The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning website has evidence-based, user friendly information to help early childhood educators meet the needs of the growing number of children with mental health challenges.The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is funded by Head Start and the Child Care Bureau in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is a multi-university, multi-organization collaboration. | Website |
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) | The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country. | Website |
The Characteristics of Play | While there are many definitions for the word "play," it is perhaps best defined by looking at some specific play features. This tip sheet explores the five most common characteristics of play. | Tipsheet |
The CHARGE Syndrome Foundation | The mission of the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation is to provide support to individuals with CHARGE syndrome and their families; to gather, develop, maintain and distribute information about CHARGE syndrome; and to promote awareness and research regarding its identification, cause and management. | Website |
The Children’s Poetry Archive | Listen to the world's best poetry read out loud! You can search for poetry by age group, glossary terms, or themes! | Website |
The Communication Matrix | The Communication Matrix is an assessment tool designed primarily for speech-language pathologists and educators to use for assessing and documenting the expressive communication skills of children who have severe or multiple disabilities, including children with sensory, motor and cognitive impairments. This tool is designed to pinpoint exactly how an individual is communicating and to provide a framework for determining logical communication goals. The material includes three instructional video guides: 1) Introduction; 2) Completing the Matrix; and 3) Understanding Results. The online Communication Matrix is designed for parents and professionals to assess early communicators who may not use speech and may be used as a resource in professional training of speech language pathologists and educators. | Website |
The Community Hub: Kohl's Autism Awareness | This centralized source of resources builds awareness and understanding of people living with autism spectrum disorder in our communities. The Community Hub provides a vast amount of practical resources to enhance function and quality of life, increase safety, and improve the effectiveness of community services. By using the Community Hub, individuals with autism, family members, professionals, service providers, and other members of the community can feel more comfortable during common daily activities at home, school, and other community settings. | Website |
The Cost of Caring: Secondary Traumatic Stress and the Impact of Working with High-Risk Children and | The purpose of this course is to present an overview of the topic of secondary trauma. The goal is to gain a better understanding of how to better serve the children we work with by making sure we are at our best. The better we understand how working with traumatized children affects us both personally and professionally the better able we will be to serve them. | Website |
The Creative Therapy Store | The Creative Therapy Store is committed to providing the best therapeutic games, books, and toys to help you become a more creative therapist, teacher, or parent. The materials you find here will help children express themselves through creative play---through art, music, puzzles, board games, puppetry, and more | Website |
The Danger Zone: Children more susceptible to weight gain in summer than we think | Many people still labor under the illusion that kids are more active during the summer. This common-sense logic believes that it is simply a matter of getting children to play outside and to use summer activities to gain better control of a child’s weight. The sad reality is that summer is one of the worst times for children to gain weight. | Document |
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