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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 |
|---|---|---|
| State Early Childhood Inclusion Self-Assessment | This 2017 self-assessment tool provides a framework for examining key aspects of a State infrastructure that are useful for promoting high quality inclusive practices, programs and policies. | Document |
| States’ Growing Commitment to Preventing Young Children’s Expulsion from Early Care and Education Programs: RESULTS OF A 50-STATE POLICY SURVEY | This brief reports on a survey that examined state expulsion and suspension policies for early care and education settings serving children under age six. Authors: Carey McCann (BUILD), Sheila Smith, Uyen (Sophie) Nguyen, and Maribel R. Granja (NCCP) | Document |
| Staying safe outside | In this second episode of this two-part series on outdoor play and extending the classroom outside, Brenda Lowe and Dana Ellingson take a deeper dive into the benefits of outdoor play. They discuss the Early Childhood Educator's role in playing outside and also more intentional opportunities utilizing common outdoor and classroom materials that can extend the learning experience that engage children and ignite their natural curiosity. | Podcast |
| Steps for Toothbrushing at the Table: Growing Healthy Smiles in Early Care and Education Programs | Encouraging tooth brushing in Head Start and child care programs helps promote oral health and teaches children a lifelong habit. Use this video to train staff to begin a daily toothbrushing program in Head Start and child care programs. | Website |
| Steps to Stay Healthy | "These posters [from the Office of Head Start - Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center] feature strategies to stay healthy. Display them to remind staff and families of the steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses." They are available in many languages. | Document |
| Strategies for Family Engagement | Principals and teachers report that they value relationships with families, yet they receive little training for engaging families. They also say that they feel underprepared to develop these partnerships. Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family?School Partnerships, a collaboration between SEDL and the U.S. Department of Education, addresses these challenges. The publication, written by Harvard Graduate School of Education?s Karen L. Mapp, senior lecturer and faculty director of the Education Policy and Management Master?s Program, and Paul J. Kuttner, researcher and educator, presents a framework that focuses on helping both educators and family members develop the necessary skills, knowledge, confidence, and belief systems to develop and sustain home?school relationships. | Website |
| Strategies for Preschool Intervention in Everyday Settings (SPIES) | Project History Young children with disabilities or special health care needs and preschoolers who may be at risk for developing a disability can benefit by learning through every day activities and routines in the home. SPIES for Parents is a web-based curriculum built to help caregivers learn to use daily activities to teach preschool children. Video clips and text suggest ways to talk to children and give them help during everyday routines in order to help their development and learning. The website also includes additional information for parents such as links to other helpful websites, strategies that teachers use in preschool classrooms, a language development program, Kid Talk, by authors at Vanderbilt University SPIES for Parents is adapted from Strategies for Preschool Intervention in Everyday Setting (SPIES). | Website |
| Strategies for Successful Transitions | There are specific things you can do to improve the way your group moves through the transitions present in your schedule. Brenda Lowe shares these with Priscilla Weigel in this podcast. | Podcast |
| Strategies for Working with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder | 15 practical strategies to support the success of children with autism spectrum disorder in early care and school age care and education programs. | Document |
| Strategies to Encourage Language Learning, Strategies to Support Language Development and Learning | The attached article is an excerpt from the book Infant and Toddler Development and Responsive Program Planning: A Relationship-Based Approach by Donna S. Wittmer and Sandra H. Petersen. | Document |
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