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7 Things You Don’t Know About a Special Needs Parent
This Huffington Post article by Maria Lin, writer, journalist and parent of a child with special needs gives you insight into the challenges and blessings of being a parent of…

7-year-old girl’s message about Down syndrome (Video)
Sofia Sanchez wants you to know that Down syndrome “isn’t scary at all”; in fact, it’s actually quite “exciting.” USA Today Article

8 Strategies for Engaging the Families of Young Children
“To ensure the best outcomes for the young children you work with, it’s important to engage the real experts on each child: their families. When you make parents active partners…

A 4-part System for Getting to Know Your Students
Relationship building is key to good teaching. This system will help you quickly get to know students and benefit from those connections all year. From the Cult of Pedagogy website

A Brief But Spectacular take on the disability rights movement, Judy Heumann
Since childhood, Judy Heumann has faced ableism — institutionally, socially, and personally. New York’s public school system prevented her from enrolling, and she was often bullied or excluded by her…

A Critical Assessment of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study at 20 Years
June 2019 This year marks the 20th anniversary of publication in this journal of the first of many articles on the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) research by Drs. Felitti, Anda,…

A Day Without Child Care
This 10 minute video produced by the Humboldt County Local Child Care Planning Council uses a humorous approach to show the impact of budget cuts to child care on the…

A Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books
It is important to offer young children a range of books about people like them and their family—as well as about people who are different from them and their family.…

A Guide to Itinerant Early Childhood Special Education Services
A much-needed book that provides the knowledge and guidance itinerant teachers need to integrate learning opportunities into daily routines and activities in order to support children’s inclusion in community-based programs.…

A Kids Book About Publishing Company
“Meet A Kids Book About, a new kind of publishing company. Our mission is to help kids and their grownups have honest conversations by making books about challenging, empowering, and…

A Kids Book About Belonging (Video)
Powerful Book about how to love who you are. “This is a book about belonging. It tackles what it’s like when you feel like you belong to a group or…

A Kids’s Book About Racism (Video)
“Yes, this really is a kids book about racism. Inside, you’ll find a clear description of what racism is, how it makes people feel when they experience it, and how…
