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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 |
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| Living With a Disability: The Family Perspective | This online self-study course highlights the unique issues that families of young children with special needs face when looking for child care. Explore the family perspective and discuss the topics of grief and ‘loss of dreams.’ Recognize the similarities between all families including those with children with special needs and those without. Demonstrate the need for acceptance and respect of diversity for family structures, values, and members.Knowledge and Competency Framework Area(s) - III: Relationships with Families (10 Hours)CDA Content Area(s)- Content Area IV: Strategies to establish productive relationships with families (10 Hours)Level 1 - ExploresNew Navigation Tools:This self-study does not have audio available at this time.For optimal performance, please access this course from a computer or tablet.Click on the black box with 2 white arrows to view the self-study in Full-Screen Mode.Click on the black box with white eyeglasses to view the self-study in Accessibility Mode.For ten clock hours on your Learning Record, please register and pay online at Develop. Then, complete a 500 word reflection paper and submit this document with your reflection. Please note: You have access to this document as view only. To enable editing, download the document. Click "file" then "download as" in the upper left-hand corner of this screen. This will give you the option to open the document as a Word doc on your own computer. Then, you can complete the information and email it to: credit@inclusivechildcare.org. | Course |
| Making Life Easier: Holidays: Strategies for Success | "While the holiday season is filled with enjoyable activities, events and traditions, it can also be a hectic and stressful time. Travel, shopping, loud music, bright lights, unfamiliar food, and busy schedules can turn typical routines upside down! The disruption to routine can be particularly difficult for children who depend on routine and predictability to engage in appropriate behavior." Check out this helpful resource from The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI.) | Document |
| Making More Time for Imaginary Play | Imaginary play is one of the hallmarks of childhood, and it’s more than fun and games. Pretend play boasts important benefits when it comes to child development. | Website |
| Meal Time--Magic or Mayhem: Part Three | In the conclusion of our series on daily activities in child care programs, we will talk about the benefits to children with and without disabilities that come from meal time. This is another area of the day when challenging behaviors can take our focus from what we are trying to accomplish like community-building, sharing, emotional regulation and other skills. What can you do when a child eats more slowly than their peers? What about a child who takes someone else’s food? Listen to this lively discussion of the important part of the day. | Podcast |
| Member of the Class | Membership is a key feature and a goal of true inclusion. Membership encompasses such terms as belonging, acceptance, and positive relationships with other members of the classroom community. Perhaps the best way to describe being a member of the class is when the child is described as “just one of the kids”. | Document |
| Milestones in Action | Welcome to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Milestones Photo and Video Library - a FREE library of photos and videos of developmental milestones. | Website |
| Minnesota Autism Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network | "Minnesota Act Early is a statewide outreach campaign that reaches out to families, communities, and organizations to promote early screening and early identification of potential developmental delays. The Minnesota Act Early team educates about healthy development, early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental delays, the importance of regular developmental screening, and early intervention when there is a concern." Be sure to check out their great series of podcasts! | Website |
| Minnesota Autism Resource Portal - Pathway to Services and Supports | Minnesota has worked to develop a set of resources to help increase awareness and access to the range of services and supports available to people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across the lifespan. | Website |
| Minnesota Council on Disability - Alphabetic Resources | The Minnesota Council on Disability (MDA) created this helpful resource. Here you will find links to external accessibility resources and other organizations listed alphabetically. Links to external resources are also listed by topic. For information produced by the Minnesota Council on Disability, visit Information and Assistance. | Website |
| Minnesota Help Me Connect | A navigator connecting pregnant and parenting families with young children (birth – 8 years old) with services in their local communities that empower families to be healthy and safe. | Website |
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