South Carolina Child Care Inclusion Collaborative

Using Planning Time to Individualize Instruction for Preschoolers With Special Needs

Gisham-Brown, J. & Pretti-Frontczak, K. (2003). Using planning time to individualize instruction for preschoolers with special needs. Journal of Early Intervention, 26(1), 31-46, doi: 10.1177/105381510302600103

This study describes how preschool teachers plan classroom activities or events, how they describe procedures used to individualize instruction for children with disabilities, and challenges they face in planning effective, individualized instruction.

A Guide to the Individualized Education Plan

U.S. Department of Education. (2007). A guide to the individualized education program. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html

This website provides a guide archived on the US Department of Education website that provides general information about the IEP process

Challenges of Children with Physical Disabilities

Pizzi, J. (2008). Challenges of children with physical disabilities. Rivier Academic Journal, 4(1), 1-9. Retrieved from http://www.rivier.edu/journal/ROAJ-Spring-2008/J149-Pizzi.pdf

This resource is a reflective article by a person with a physical disability about the challenges of being a child with a disability

Books, Nooks, Literacy, and Hooks

Center for Early Learning Literacy. (n.d.). Books, nooks, and literacy hooks. Retrieved from http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/books_nooks_literacy_hooks.php

This video highlights features that assist early literacy learning

Andrew’s Story

NYU Child Study Center. (n.d.). Andrew's story. Retrieved from http://www.aboutourkids.org/about_us/multimedia_center

This video, approximately 9 minutes, features Andrew, a child with autism, and his support system.

Parenting Infants and Toddlers Today

Zero to Three. (2010). Parenting infants and toddlers today. Retrieved from http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/funded-projects/parenting-resources/webinar_ppt_march_2010-final.pdf

This website contains a PowerPoint about a national survey of parents with infants and toddlers

Early Intervention for Children with Intellectual Disabilities: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects

Guralnic, M. (2005). Early intervention for children with intellectual disabilities: Current knowledge and future prospects. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 18, 313-324. Retrieved from http://depts.washington.edu/chdd/guralnick/pdfs/ei_jar_18_05.pdf

This article includes strategies that impact early intervention for young children with intellectual disabilities

Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade

Institute of Education Sciences. (2010). What Works Clearinghouse: Developing effective fractions instruction for kindergarten through 8th grade. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=15

This practice guide highlights five recommendations, including strategies to develop young children’s understanding of early fraction concepts and ideas.

K-2 Math Assessments

Texas Algebra Ready. (2008). K-2 math assessments. Retrieved from http://txar.org/assessment/k-2.htm

The math assessment tools and the interpretations of student responses and strategies are resources designed for K-2 students.

It’s Time for More Early Childhood Science

National Science Teachers Association. (2010). It’s time for more early childhood science. Retrieved from http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=58029

This is a short article on the web describing how children are natural scientists exploring their environment and seeking answers to questions

CONNECT Module 6: Dialogic Reading Practices

CONNECT. (n.d.). Module 6: Dialogic reading practices. Retrieved from http://community.fpg.unc.edu/connect-modules/learners/module-6

This multi-media web-based module teaches about the purpose, use, and benefits of dialogic reading practices when working with young children

Developing Early Number Sense for Students with Disabilities

LD Online. (2007). Developing early number sense for students with disabilities. Retrieved from http://www.ldonline.org/article/Developing_Early_Number_Sense_for_Students_with_Disabilities

This is a brief article that explains three ways to improve students' number sense

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Activities

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. (2008). NVLM activities. Retrieved from http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

The eNLVM resource provides interactive online math lessons, activities, and assessments and allows you to select math activities based on topic and grade level (PreK-2) from a grid.

Preschool Measurement Activities

Education.com. (n.d.). Preschool measurement activities. Retrieved from http://www.education.com/activity/preschool/measurement/

This is a privately funded website that is aimed towards parents and has numerous activities that can be used in everyday settings. It is searchable by grade level (preschool measurement was selected) and by topic.

Words Help People Form Mathematical Concepts, Study Finds

Harms, W. (2011, February 7). Words help people form mathematical concepts, study finds. UChicago News. Retrieved from http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2011/02/07/words-help-people-form-mathematical-concepts-study-finds

An article that demonstrates the important role language may play in learning the meanings of numbers from the Scholars at the University of Chicago

NAEYC/NCTM Joint Position Statement on Early Childhood Mathematics

National Association for the Education of Young Children & National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (2010). Early childhood mathematics: Promoting good beginnings. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/psmath.pdf

This document emphasizes the application of math concepts to real-life contexts

Learning Science Through Inquiry

Annenberg Foundation. (n.d.). Learning science through inquiry. Retrieved from http://www.learner.org/workshops/inquiry/videos.html?pop=yes?pop=yes&pid=1452

This website has videos from six workshops to aid in the understanding of the fundamental concepts in teaching science concepts through inquiry learning.

NAEYC Handout 2: Math-Related Children’s Books, Songs, and Finger Plays for Preschoolers

National Association for the Education of Young Children. (n.d.). Handout 2: Math-related children’s books, songs, and finger plays for preschoolers. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/BooksSongsandFingerPlays.pdf

This Staff Development guide contains songs, finger plays and books related to math

Early Literacy Practice Guides from Practitioners

Center for Early Learning Literacy. (2013). Practice guides for practitioners. Retrieved from http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/pgpracts.php

This site has resources for early childhood intervention practitioners, parents, and other caregivers of children age birth to five, with identified disabilities, developmental delays, and those at-risk for poor outcomes

Five Big Ideas in Reading Instruction

Oregon Reading First Center. (n.d.). Five big ideas in reading instruction. Retrieved from http://oregonreadingfirst.uoregon.edu/inst_big_five.html

The Five Big Ideas of Early Literacy focus on Phonemic Awareness, Alphabetic Principle, Accuracy and Fluency with text, Vocabulary, and Comprehension