Five Sets of Tools and Resources to Support Learning for All Children

Explore new resources for identifying developmental milestones, visual supports, play, teaching language and literacy and preventing suspension and expulsion

Preventing Suspension and Expulsion

Do you have questions or concerns about a child in your care? The CA CSEFEL Leadership Team (California Collaborative on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning) has gathered tools and resources to support you! Your role in supporting the child behind the behavior is vital to the long-term outcomes and well-being of that child. MAP’s Summer News Brief introduces the new website and the nine sets of actionable resources that it holds.

Don’t Flip Your Lid! (Video)

Published: 2015 | Length: 4:12 mins
Kids from an elementary school in Glenview, Wisconsin created a hip-hop video telling you how not to flip your lid.

Nike surprises runner with cerebral palsy with pro contract (Video)

Published: October 2018 | Length: 2:36 mins
Justin Gallegos, a runner at Oregon with cerebral palsy, thought he was just finishing another cross country race. Little did he know, Nike was waiting at the finish line to offer him a pro contract.

Kids Meet a Woman with Down Syndrome (Video)

Published: HiHo Kids, June 2018 | Length: 5:58 mins
Every kid – including the one inside each of us – needs imagination and curiosity about the world. HiHo promotes empathy through play. On Kids Meet, curious kids meet–and interview–people with particular points of view.

Play Tips for Peer helpers (Video)

Published: March 2014 | Length: 2:29 mins
Peer helpers support a child with autism playing a game.

Everything We Learn About Life We Learn on the Playground (Video)

June 2018 | Length: 2:25 mins
Watch a girl with down syndrome playing with friends at preschool.

Sesame Street Routine Cards

Sesame Street offers a FREE tool for families that includes a narrated slide show and downloadable Routine Cards to help children learn the different steps involved in everyday activities such as teeth-brushing, going the dentist, getting a haircut, and many more activities.

Early Childcare Provider’s Guide to Managing Challenging Behaviors

Autism Speaks has published this toolkit to assist early childcare providers to improve their management of challenging behaviors in the classroom. Although the focus is on children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, the intervention strategies and positive behavioral methods described in the toolkit can be used for any child struggling with attention deficits, intellectual disability, anxiety and delayed social skills.

IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Resources from Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)

Updated as of September 2018 in Spanish and English

IDEA was originally enacted by Congress in 1975 to ensure that children with disabilities have the opportunity to receive a free appropriate public education, just like other children. The law has been revised many times over the years.

The most recent amendments were passed by Congress in December 2004, with final regulations published in August 2006 (Part B for school-aged children) and in September 2011 (Part C, for babies and toddlers). The law has a long, detailed, and powerful history.

This website is full of information about IDEA. We are pleased to connect you with:

Summaries of IDEA’s requirements, which shape what school systems do;
IDEA itself—to read IDEA’s exact words, you can either download a copy of the law and its regulations, or read them here online;
Guidance on IDEA from the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education; and
Training materials on IDEA that you can use to fully inform yourself and others.

Use the links above to find the type of information you’re looking for on IDEA. It’s a great law! Complicated, to be sure, but well worth understanding and implementing.

Five Sets of Tools and Resources to Support Learning for All Children