activities | dissemination | research, evaluation, & reports

universal design | school readiness | prekindergarten |
inclusive early education | early intervention |
family education | health & safety

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universal design

• Application of universal design principles to early education
• The universal design of early education: Moving forward for all children

school readiness

• Kindergarten readiness assessment survey
• All children ready for school: presentation handout
• Early childhood briefing paper series: All children ready for school - 7 briefs
  • Approaches to learning
  • Cognition and general knowledge
  • Getting a good start with infants and toddlers
  • Health and physical well-being
  • Ready families
  • Ready schools
  • Social-emotional development
  • Series bibliography by topic
• Tip sheets for teachers: Practices to promote school readiness - topics list
  • Helping children learn to recognize their name
  • Helping children learn to follow rules
  • Helping children learn to give first and last name, age, and gender on request
  • Helping children learn to recognize colors
  • Helping children learn to follow directions
  • Well-rested children: Challenges and recommendations
  • Helping children develop nutritionally sound diet

prekindergarten

• Working paper on prekindergarten education in Indiana
  • Prekindergarten programs by county, then by provider type - 2007
  • Prekindergarten programs by provider type, then by county - 2007
  • Public school corporations and charter schools not offering prekindergarten - 2007
• Closing the achievement gap: Is Indiana ready for prekindergarten programs?
• Universal preschool: 3 briefs
  • Universal preschool defined
  • Indiana's public schools offer prekindergarten education
  • Universal preschool funding model

inclusive early education

• Inclusion research series: Children with significant disabilities served in inclusive community settings:
  • Adaptations to support development and membership
  • Therapy practices that support development and membership
  • Parent-provider relationships that support successful inclusion
• Elements of successful inclusion for children with significant disabilities
• Evaluation of Indiana's First Steps Early Intervention System (2005)
• Communication and social skills: Challenges and strategies
• Building on Common Ground: Unifying practice with infant/toddler specialists through a mindful, relationship-based approach
• Adapting curriculum and instruction in inclusive early childhood settings, rev. ed. (2004)*
• Welcoming ALL children: Creating inclusive child care, rev. ed. (2004)*

early intervention

• Early intervention in everyday routines, activities, and places: Guidelines for Indiana
• WESTAT state analysis grant report: Indiana's First Steps Early Intervention System (2004)
• Local planning & coordinating councils: Their structure, responsibilities & challenges, rev. ed. (2007)
• Roles and best practice indicators of developmental therapy specialists

family education

• An introduction to special education*
• The educational evaluation*
• The case conference & individualized education program*
• Health resources for Indiana's children and families
• Pragmatic communication skills

health and safety

• Comparison of Indiana's child care licensing and registration requirements to the national health and safety performance standards: Guidelines for out-of-home child care programs
• Environments in licensed child care in Indiana: A study of licensed child care homes and center-based classrooms for four-year-olds
• Final report on the effect of child care health consultation on child care health and safety
• Assessment | Policies & Fact Sheets | Training Materials

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early care & education

Adapting curriculum and instruction in inclusive early childhood settings, rev. ed. (2004)*

Welcoming ALL children: Creating inclusive child care, rev. ed. (2004)*

families/special needs

An introduction to special education*

The educational evaluation*

The case conference & individualized education program*