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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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Think Small | Our mission is to advance quality care and education of children in their early years. Think Small uses leading-edge knowledge from the early childhood field to create services and tools that support and strengthen the abilities of families and early childhood professionals. These include the following: | Website |
Think Small - ParentPowered Texts | Did you know families can get free weekly text messages with fun facts about their child’s development, based on their birth date, along with easy tips for intentional learning in everyday moments like snack time, grocery shopping and bedtime?(Available in English, Somali and Spanish) Check it out! Signing up for Think Small ParentPowered Texts is free and easy. Text LMC to 70138. Use code LMC ESP to receive in Spanish and LMC SOM for Somali. | Website |
Through Story and Song, Somali Minnesotan Looks to Preserve the Language | Marian Hassan has spent her career educating Minnesotans about Somali language and collecting oral histories from elder Somalis to prevent language loss in the state. Though Somali is the third most common language spoken in Minnesota behind English and Spanish, the language was not written down until the mid-1970s. Before that, Somalis had a rich oral tradition. Hassan just got a Minnesota Legacy Cultural Heritage Grant to continue her mission to preserve Somali oral tradition. She joined Minnesota Now to talk about her project. | Website |
Tick Bite Bot | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created the Tick Bite Bot.The Tick Bite Bot is an interactive tool that will assist individuals on removing attached ticks and determining when to seek health care, if appropriate, after a tick bite. The online mobile-friendly tool asks a series of questions covering topics such as tick attachment time and symptoms. Based on the user's responses, the tool then provides information about recommended actions and resources. | Website |
Tiempo de Pantalla (Screen Time) | El tiempo de pantalla excesivo en la infancia se ha relacionado con una variedad de problemas de salud, incluido un mayor riesgo de obesidad y un desarrollo cognitivo reducido. Esta hoja de consejos explora el impacto del tiempo frente a la pantalla en los niños pequeños y proporciona estrategias para ayudar a los padres a reducir el tiempo frente a la pantalla en el hogar. Excessive screen time in childhood has been linked to a variety of health problems, including an increased risk of obesity and reduced cognitive development. This tip sheet explores the impact of screen time on young children and provides strategies to help parents reduce screen time at home. | Tipsheet |
Time to Sign | Time to Sign Solutions for Early Childhood provides professional training and resource materials for early childhood professionals and parents. | Website |
Tips for Early Care and Education Providers | Some of the top researchers in the country offer helpful tips and concepts to support work with young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The tips are based on concepts of learning and development that can be worked into everyday routines. Each tip describes a concept, why the concept is important, and a step-by-step description of how to work these simple concepts into everyday routines. | Document |
Tips for Families on Anticipating Anniversary Reactions to Traumatic Events | Whenever something terrifying or tragic has happened, the anniversary will serve as a strong reminder, renewing early reactions and feelings and increasing worries about something similar happening again. As the anniversary of a public tragedy approaches, there may be increased media attention, warnings, rumors, myths, and misconceptions that can easily add to these worries. | Document |
Tips For Infant & Toddler Teachers and Caregivers | A language-rich environment is one in which babies and toddlers are surrounded by talking, singing, and reading and have many opportunities throughout their day, across all activities, to communicate with others and engage in back and forth interactions. A language-rich environment is important to children?s early brain development, and can have strong effects on early language, vocabulary, reading, and math skills, as well as on children?s social-emotional development. | Document |
Tips for Tots | Looking for evidence-based strategies for supporting very young children to learn and grow, you may want to check out the Tips for Tots series. Each one-page document features a theme (e.g., Support with Transitions), information about what to expect and why, and strategies for supporting the emotional health and success of infants and toddlers. | Website |
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