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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Parenting Children with Special Needs During COVID-19 | Parenting a child with special needs or chronic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic requires drawing on your strengths and returning to the basics. | Website |
| People-First Language | "Everyone deserves dignity and respect. Yet historically, our words have contributed to negative attitudes and misrepresentations about the value of people with disabilities in our society. To end discrimination — at work, at school, and in our communities — it’s important to stop using language that denies a person's value, individuality, and capability. As its name implies, People-First Language puts the individual first and the disability second." This handout was created by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities. For more information, visit https://tcdd.texas.gov/. | Document |
| Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | This document from the United States Department of Education is a brief summary of Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Program and application. | Document |
| PKD Foundation | The PKD Foundation site has research information, friends and groups chat forums and contacts, legislative action alerts, news, self-produced publications, conference information and very well categorized links related to Polycystic Kidney Disease and issues concerning it's treatment and diagnosis. Information in other languages is available, however it is not administered or monitored by PKD Foundation. | Website |
| Play safe! Be safe! Multi-media Kit | Young children and people with developmental disabilities are among those at highest risk from fire. Young children have a great deal of experience with fire from family activities such as cooking and grilling, camping, and celebrations involving candles, yet can't really understand how dangerous fire can be. | Website |
| Play--Helping Children Who are Ignored or Rejected by Peers: Part Four | In this concluding podcast on play concerns, we will look at some of the reasons a child might be ‘forgotten’ by his peers or even rebuffed when trying to join in play. Inclusion consultant Priscilla Weigel will share tools for the early educator to help the group include one another and build an atmosphere of acceptance. | Podcast |
| Play--Helping Children Who Seem Anxious or Distracted: Part Three | Do you have children in your program who are reluctant to join others in play, or perhaps aren’t invited to join in because they seem too aloof? All children need one another to learn social competencies and to graduate to more complex social skills. So what can be done? We will discuss some scenarios for why a child might have these play issues and some strategies for easing anxiety and helping children connect with one another. | Podcast |
| Pocket Full of Therapy | Pocket Full of Therapy offers select pediatric and school based therapy products and toys. The site organizers have found unique materials needed to provide effective, appropriate, motivating, and fun pediatric therapy and learning. The catalog is arranged into categories pertinent to child development. | Website |
| Practices and Resources for Supporting Young Children with Autism and their Families | The Military Families Learning Network is offering a series of four webinars that focus on supporting young children with autism and their families through daily routines. These webinars are free and accessible to anyone, both live and archived. They also carry continuing education credits that may be of interest to people, including ones from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. | Website |
| Preschoolers and ADHD - Child Mind Institute | In this article written by Caroline Miller and posted on the Child Mind Institute website, you will learn, "how an ADHD diagnosis made in little kids, what is the best treatment for preschoolers with ADHD, and when should medication be used." | Website |
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