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The following links may be of interest as you search the world wide web for information on inclusive child care and other related topics. Many of the sites listed below are good starting points for additional links. The descriptions come from the sites themselves and are not offered with any official Map to Inclusive Child Care or WestEd endorsement.*
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Bright Futures: Developmental Tools for Providers and Families |
Based on Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health, the four developmental tools offer a framework for providers and families to begin a conversation together about how to best support healthy social and emotional development in children and teens. The tools gently encourage families who have any questions or concerns to “check it out”—and offer a number of tips on when, where and how to seek help through local, state or national resources. Written in family friendly language, the tools may be used by families and professionals in a range of disciplines including, health, education, child care and family services. |
For 27 years, Brookes has published highly respected resources in early childhood, early intervention, inclusive and special education, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, communication and language, behavior, and mental health. |
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It is the mission of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice to support and promote a reoriented national preparedness to foster the development and the adjustment of children with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance. Its “Briefs for Families on Evidenced-Based Practices” gives parents access to research–based interventions. These briefs reflect CECP’s commitment to provide families with useful and usable information about evidenced–based practices. They include briefs on choice making and other preventive strategies. |
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Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) |
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is a national center focused on strengthening the capacity of Child Care and Head Start to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children.
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The ChildTrauma Academy is a unique collaborative of individuals and organizations working to improve the lives of high-risk children through direct service, research and education. A major activity of the CTA is to translate emerging findings about the human brain and child development into practical implications for the ways we nurture, protect, enrich, educate and heal children. The "translational neuroscience" work of the CTA has resulted in a range of innovative programs in therapeutic, child protection and educational systems. |
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Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) |
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) is a national non-profit organization providing education, advocacy and support for individuals with AD/HD. In addition to our informative website, CHADD also publishes a variety of printed materials to keep members and professionals current on research advances, medications and treatments affecting individuals with AD/HD. |
Children with Challenging Behavior. |
Brault, L. and T. Phoenix, AZ: CPG Publishing Co. (2005). |
The Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) identifies, evaluates, and promotes effective and appropriate early intervention practices and preschool practices that are sensitive and respectful to children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The CLAS website presents a dynamic and evolving database of materials describing culturally and linguistically appropriate practices for early childhood/early intervention services. In this site, are descriptions of books, videotapes, articles, manuals, brochures and audiotapes. In addition, there are extensive website links and information in a variety of languages. The CLAS Institute is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education. |
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The site offers tips and activities for making “your home or center a peaceful place.” |
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Addressing the Needs of Young Children who Engage in Challenging Behavior |
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The purpose of this Toolkit is to provide community providers with the information, tools, and resources to help families obtain developmental check-ups, receive additional services and referrals, track their child's care, and assist community providers to coordinate and share their concerns about a child's development with other community providers. |
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Video produced by KTBC Public Television Parenting Videos. |
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“Encouraging Social Skills in Young Children: Tips Teachers Can Share with Parents.” |
Mize, J. and Abell, E. Dimensions of Early Childhood (Southern Early Childhood Association Newsletter), Volume 24, Number 3, Summer. Retrieved from the Web on May 27, 2002, from www.humsci.auburn.edu/parent/socialskills.html. (1996). |
The Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development is produced by the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development. It is intended for policy-makers, service planners and service providers and for parents. It brings together articles written by internationally renowned experts on topics having to do with the psychosocial development of young children, from conception to the age of five. Each of the 38 topics addressed is explored from three perspectives: development, services and policies. In addition, for each topic there is a synthesis that provides, in a simplified format, the key points that will be most useful to practitioners and planners. This synthesis addresses three questions: What is the importance of this topic? What are the most up-to-date and conclusive data available on this subject? And what can be done to improve services, policies and research? |
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Family Education Network’s mission is to be an online consumer network of the world’s best learning and information resources, personalized to help parents, teachers, and students of all ages take control of their learning and make it part of their everyday lives. |
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Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development |
The Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD) was established over four decades ago to improve the quality of life for all children and youth, especially those with, or at risk for, special needs and their families. |
Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play (HSBS) is a collaboration between the American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR) and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and is funded by a grant from the Administration for Children and Families. Head Start Body Start aims to increase physical activity, outdoor play, and healthy eating among Head Start and Early Head Start children, families, and staff. We help Head Start and Early Head Start Centers to create healthy learning environments and promote physical activity that leads to the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of young children and reduces obesity and its associated costs. |
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The Incredible Years are research–based, proven effective programs for reducing children’s aggression and behavior problems and increasing social competence at home and at school. The Incredible Years programs were developed by Carolyn Webster–Stratton, M.S.N., M.P.H., Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Parenting Clinic at the University of Washington. She is a nurse and licensed clinical psychologist and has published numerous scientific articles evaluating training programs for helping families and teachers with children who are highly aggressive, disobedient, hyperactive, and inattentive. She has had extensive clinical experiences helping over 1,000 families whose children were diagnosed with conduct problems and attention deficit disorder. |
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The Infant Development Association of California is a multidisciplinary organization of parents and professionals committed to optimal developmental, social and emotional outcomes for infants, birth to three, with a broad range of special needs and their families. IDA advocates for improved, effective prevention and early intervention services, and provides information, education, and training to parents, professionals, decision makers and others. |
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The Mission of Intertribal Deaf Council is to provide education, information & referral, and training about American Indians, Alaska Natives and First Nations Indians to tribal councils, family members and other interested parties in order to improve the social, educational, vocational, health and spiritual well-being of this population. |
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Information about learning styles and Multiple Intelligence (MI) is helpful for everyone especially for people with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder. Knowing your learning style will help to compensate for weaknesses and capitalize on strengths. This page provides an explanation of what learning styles and multiple intelligence are all about, an interactive assessment of your learning style/MI, and practical tips to make your learning style work for you. |
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Learning to Learn is for learners, teachers, and researchers. It teaches the value of self–awareness as a critical part of learning. Learning to Learn is a course, a resource, and a source of knowledge about learning, how it can be developed in children and adults, and how it differs among learners. |
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Take a learning styles inventory. Learn about the different models most commonly used. This page has links to many other sites. |
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The Models of Inclusion in Child Care Project is aimed at providing the first investigation of programs and strategies which result in improved access of families having children with emotional or behavioral disorders to child care which is inclusive, family-centered, culturally-appropriate, and of high quality. Substitute care supports parents as they work, seek employment, or continue their education, and supports children as it provides developmentally appropriate supervision, socialization, activities, and learning opportunities. |
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The Multiple Intelligence Inventory is based on the original work by Howard Gardner in the 1980s. Since he began his work the idea of “multiple intelligences” has come to have a significant effect on the thinking of many researchers and educators. An additional “intelligence” has been added to the inventory, courtesy of Gary Harms, which addresses styles and abilities associated with awareness of ones surroundings, physics, and an understanding of the “nature of things.” |
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National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) |
The website for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has links to a publication guide with many different books and videotapes on curriculum available for purchase at low cost. |
The National Head Start Association is a private not-for-profit membership organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families. It represents more than 1 million children, 200,000 staff and 2,700 Head Start programs in the United States. The Association provides support for the entire Head Start community by advocating for policies that strengthen services to Head Start children and their families; by providing extensive training and professional development to Head Start staff; and by developing and disseminating research, information, and resources that enrich Head Start program delivery. |
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Established in 2003, the National Scientific Council is a multi-disciplinary collaboration of scientists and scholars from universities across the United States and Canada designed to bring the science of early childhood and early brain development to bear on public policy decision-making. The mission of the Council is to synthesize and communicate science to help inform policies that promote successful learning, adaptive behavior, and sound physical and mental health for all young children. Central to this concept is the ongoing generation, analysis, and integration of knowledge and the critical task of educating policymakers, civic leaders, and the general public about the rapidly growing science of early childhood development and its underlying neurobiology. |
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This website is a resource for parents raising spirited, high-need, strong-willed, active alert or difficult children. |
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Children born into poverty begin life with the odds stacked against them. That's not just unfortunate for them. It's a problem for all of us – one that can and must be solved. The Ounce is demonstrating effective solutions every day. Our work is anchored in a growing body of scientific evidence about early brain development. We use private dollars to apply that science in developing innovative programs, and then leverage public funding to support their implementation and replication. |
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This website features a variety of articles and tools geared to a child’s age. The “problem solver” is a very interesting set of links to ideas on addressing challenging behavior. “ParentCenter.com is an easy–to–navigate one–stop resource designed to help parents of children ages 2 to 8 better manage and enjoy the day–to–day challenges of raising great kids.” |
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Positive Discipline is dedicated to providing education and resources that promote and encourage the ongoing development of life-skills and respectful relationships in family, school, business, and community systems. This site features information and articles from Jane Nelson, author of Positive Discipline and other books. |
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This interactive website lets you see more clearly a child's temperament, find parenting tactics that work. |
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The PITC website has articles describing appropriate curriculum approaches for very young children as well as information on their training program available in California. |
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San Diego Association for the Education of Young Children (SDAEYC) |
SDAEYC has a Mental Health Focus Group and a “Stop Violence in the Lives of Young Children” committee to address the importance of relationships for those who care for young children. |
Spaces for Children focuses on developmentally–appropriate environments: rich places of learning that are child directed and teacher efficient. Expertise encompasses the overall programming and design of child care buildings, including complete architectural services, furniture, and play structure design. |
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Tip Sheets: Positive Ways of Intervening with Challenging Behavior |
The tip sheets have been developed to assist teachers and parents in providing the best possible educational opportunities to students with emotional and behavioral disorders. |
The M.I.N.D. Institute is a collaborative international research center, committed to the awareness, understanding, prevention, care and cure of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Understanding and Facilitating Preschool Children's Peer Acceptance. |
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VARK is a questionnaire that provides users with a profile of their preferences. These preferences are about the ways that they want to take-in and give-out information whilst learning. |
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Different children learn in different ways, using their sense of sight, hearing, or touch to master new information. To find out whether a child is primarily a visual, auditory, or physical learner, take this quiz. Then read on to learn how to use this information to help the child do better in school. |
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Zero to Three is the nation's leading resource on the first three years of life. It is a national non-profit charitable organization whose aim is to strengthen and support families, practitioners and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers.
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* Map to Inclusive Child Care and WestEd do NOT endorse or assume any responsibility for information found on these sites. The following links are provided as a source of information and resources. Please e-mail us information about other sites that will add depth and knowledge to these listings.
