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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 |
|---|---|---|
| How Does the ADA Relate to Child Care? | Child care is considered a public accommodation under the ADA and so must comply with the civil right mandates of access and non-discriminatory policies and practices for children and their families. This tip sheet covers expectations for child care programs under the ADA. | Tipsheet |
| How To Communicate With Non-verbal Children During Meal Time | From Monica Pujol-Nassif at TeachStone: "Children who are nonverbal are always communicating with us. In fact, according to Dr. Mehrabian, 93% of our communication is nonverbal in nature. Yet, just because children who are nonverbal might not be speaking to us, educators can still have a reciprocal interaction. Try focusing on their facial expressions, following their gaze, and looking at what they pointing to. Interpret their input, and check for confirmation. Facilitate technological devices and apps that speak for them, and make available visuals they can use to show us what they want, think, need, fear, or are interested in. Lunchtime might post a more challenging time to incorporate these ideas. Here are some additional ways to support nonverbal communication during mealtimes." | Website |
| How to Create a Backyard Sanctuary for Kids with Disabilities by HomeAdvisor | Children of all abilities and needs should have room to play and explore their world. In fact, play is so important for a child’s development that the United Nations declared play is a human right for children. Making your home a place where a child with special needs can be active takes more than a look around. You’ll want to brainstorm ways the outside can be an inclusive sanctuary for children of all abilities, too. | Website |
| How to Identify Stress in a Child | Stress can be just has a harmful for children as adults. Since preschoolers don't articulate their emotions well, spotting anxiety in kids and how stress appears is the first step to supporting them. | Website |
| How to Implement Trauma-informed Care to Build Resilience to Childhood Trauma | This research brief from Child Trends summarizes current practices for implementing trauma-informed care to support children who have been exposed to trauma. The authors outline the ways in which a broad range of programs (including after school programs, schools, early care and education providers, medical providers, and social services) can incorporate trauma-informed care into their services and help children build resilience against past and future traumatic experiences. | 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 |
| How to Take the Stress Out of the Holidays | From the Child Mind Institute, "We are reminded, every year at this time, how difficult holidays can be for people who are lonely or alone. But let’s be honest: even for families rich in children, holidays can be stressful—both for parents and kids." | Website |
| How to Talk to Kids about Racism: An Age-By-Age Guide | Do you talk with young children about race and racism? This article offers some ideas about the importance of having those conversations and for how to choreograph them. | Document |
| Ian - A Short Film about Playground Inclusion | “Ian started as a mother’s mission to educate her son’s bullies on the playground—one to one. When she realized that the need for inclusion was bigger than one playground, she wrote a book and founded Fundación ian to change thousands of minds and attitudes about people with disabilities. She approached MundoLoco, a top digital animation studio in Latin America, about creating “Ian,” an animated film to deliver the message of inclusion to audiences all over the world.' | Website |
| IDEA Fact Sheet | A federal education law originally passed in 1975. IDEA requires schools to give special education and related services to kids with disabilities who need them. It covers kids from birth through high school. | Document |
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