A-to-Z Index

Early Childhood

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Cheryl Henderson with early childhood materials at April's stakeholders' meeting

EARLY CHILDHOOD
Provides training and technical assistance for personnel working with toddlers who transition from early intervention services to special education programs to use effective practices in early childhood education. The focus for coordinated activities are practices that foster students with disabilities' interaction with their non-disabled peers and address early learning standards, including early literacy, and curricula.

DEC & NAEYC Joint Position Statement on Early Childhood Inclusion

Web sites:

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/early_childhood/index.shtml
VA DOE Office of Early Childhood

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed/early_childhood/index.shtml  
VA DOE Office of Early Childhood Special Education

www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed/early_childhood/early_childhood_transition.pdf
Early Transition document from Part C to Part B

 http://www.dss.virginia.gov/files/division/cc/provider_training_development/
intro_page/publications/milestones/milestones_one_document/milestones.pdf
Milestones of Child Development

 http://www.dss.virginia.gov/files/division/cc/provider_training_development/
intro_page/publications/competencies/chapters_as_one_document/dss_competencies.pdf
Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/early_childhood/preschool_initiative/foundationblocks.pdf
VA's Foundation Blocks for Early Learning

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/early_childhood/preschool_initiative/preschool_rubric.pdf
VA Preschool Curriculum Review Rubric & Learning Tool

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)

http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_cshcn.html
The  Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Library at Georgetown University knowledge path
on Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)

http://www.challengingbehavior.org
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI)

http://www.va-itsnetwork.org/
Virginia Infant & Toddler Specialist Network

http://www.infantva.org/
Early Intervention, Virginia Part C

www.healthyfuturesva.com  
Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents

www.nectac.org
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

http://nectac.org/portal/portal.asp
Research and Reference Portal-Early Childhood

http://nectac.org/topics/RTI/RTI.asp
Response to Intervention in Early Childhood

www.specialquest.org
SpecialQuest

http://community.fpg.unc.edu/npdci
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion

www.earlyliteracylearning.org
Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL)

http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/qrisresourceguide/
Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Resource Guide
Source: National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center

     
     

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