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Helping Young Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: Policies and Strategies for Early Care and Education Early childhood trauma occurs when a young child experiences an event that causes actual harm or poses a serious threat to the child's emotional and physical well-being. These events range from experiencing abuse and neglect to having a parent with substance abuse issues or being separated from a parent. Trauma is different from regular life stressors because it causes a sense of intense fear, terror, and helplessness that is beyond the normal range for typical experiences. Document
Henry Occupational Therapy Services, Inc. Diana A. Henry, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA and Henry OT Services, Inc. offer school based and individual occupational therapy services to support the mandates of 'No Child Left Behind'. Along with her husband, Rick Ruess, they provide products and workshops across the USA and internationally. Our mission is to promote understanding and awareness of issues related to sensory processing, sensory integration and the sensory systems. These may influence attention, motor coordination, social participation, behavior and even violence in schools. Website
High-Quality Infant/Toddler Educators Need Good Training This white paper examines the learning and social-emotional needs of infants and toddlers and the training requirements and needs of the early childhood professionals who educate and care for them. Document
House Ear Institute The House Ear Institute focuses on defining the cause of hearing loss and vestibular disorder, creating and improving surgical treatments and devices to counteract auditory dysfunction. World-renowned as a leader in otologic research and education, HEI continues to provide a wealth of new scientific knowledge, applied research and continuing education to both the medical community and the general public. Website
How Brains are Built: The Core Story of Brain Development The Alberta Family Wellness Initiative recently unveiled an animated video that presents the core story of brain development in an accessible and visually engaging format. This video, "How Brains are Built: The Core Story of Brain Development," can be used in staff development and parent education as well as advocacy efforts. Website
How to Support Young Learners in Racially Diverse Classrooms In this Edutopia article, author Amanda Armstrong, explains that "teachers may be hesitant to discuss race with young kids" and describes how "research-backed, age-appropriate strategies can help." Website
Identifying Interest-Based Everyday Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers This Center on Everyday Language Learning Tool includes a set of exercises a parent or practitioner can use to hone their skills for recognizing and identifying children's interests and identifying the everyday activities that provide young children opportunities to participate in interest-based activities and learn communication and language skills. There are three exercises: one for an infant, one for a toddler, and one for a preschooler. Document
In Brief: The Science of Resilience Reducing the effects of significant adversity on young children's healthy development is critical to the progress and prosperity of any society. Yet not all children experience lasting harm as a result of adverse early experiences. Some may demonstrate resilience, or an adaptive response to serious hardship. A better understanding of why some children do well despite early adversity is important because it can help us design policies and programs that help more children reach their full potential. Website
In Brief: The Science of Resilience Reducing the effects of significant adversity on young children's healthy development is critical to the progress and prosperity of any society. Yet not all children experience lasting harm as a result of adverse early experiences. Some may demonstrate resilience, or an adaptive response to serious hardship. A better understanding of why some children do well despite early adversity is important because it can help us design policies and programs that help more children reach their full potential. Website
In the Rush to Improve Early Education, Don't Forget About Teachers Parents know that a child's early experiences greatly influence their success later in school and in life. While parents are young children's first and best teachers, they rely on early educators as partners in preparing their children for success. And when that partnership is strong, we have the building blocks for prosperous communities, states, and nations. As a result, states and communities across our country have started to raise the qualifications and credentials for early educators. An excellent article by Michelle Miller-Cox. Document
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