Fall 2016 (PDF)
Fall 2016 (PDF)
Topics in this issue include: Reports and Useful Documents, the most highly recommended publications that support inclusion.
California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 3 (PDF)
Published: 2013
The California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 3 covers the domains of history-social science and science. This companion publication to the California Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 3, gives guidance to teachers about strategies for arranging the learning environment, selecting materials, and planning adult-led and child-initiated learning experiences that optimize children’s development, learning, and overall well-being.
California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 2 (PDF)
Published: 2011
The California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 2 covers the domains of visual and performing arts, physical development, and health. This companion publication to the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2, gives guidance to teachers about strategies for arranging the learning environment, selecting materials, and planning adult-led and child-initiated learning experiences that optimize children’s development, learning, and overall well-being.
Universal Design: Elise Roy’s “When We Design for Disability, we all benefit”
How can teachers use Design Thinking and subsequently Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to create equitable learning environments for ALL their students? Is this even possible or desirable? In this lesson based upon Elise Roy’s TEDxMidAtlantic talk, educators are asked to consider what would happen if they forged a beneficial design partnership between themselves and students.
Building Community, Building Hope
A video series showing real-world, collaborative solutions to the problem of child abuse and neglect.
First Words Project: Social Communication Growth Chart Videos
The videos were developed by the FIRST WORDS Project at Florida State University to teach families of infants and toddlers between 9 and 24 months about the five domains of social communication development: Language, Play, Social Competence, Emotional Regulation, and Self-Directed Learning.
The Surprisingly Logical Minds of Babies (Video)
Published: Mar 2015 | 20:18 minutes
How do babies learn so much from so little so quickly? In a fun, experiment-filled talk, cognitive scientist Laura Schulz shows how our young ones make decisions with a surprisingly strong sense of logic, well before they can talk.
The Genius of Babies (Videos)
Curious what goes on inside a tiny human mind? They can’t talk (yet), but babies know a lot more than you think. Five TED Talks each explores the genius of babies from a different perspective.
FIT FOCUS Video Library on Early Intervention from New Mexico (Videos)
The purpose of the FIT FOCUS Video Library, produced by Larry Edleman, is to share information with early intervention practitioners and families by providing illustrations of evidence-based and recommended early intervention practices in New Mexico.
En Breve: La Ciencia del Desarrollo Infantil Temprano (Video)
Published: Mar 22, 2011 | 3:57 minutes
(Brief: The science of early childhood development) This video and brief, translated into Spanish, address basic concepts of early childhood development and help illustrate why child development–particularly from birth to five years–is a foundation for a prosperous and sustainable society.