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Early Math Resources for Teacher Educators
Gateways to Opportunity Higher Education Forum 2017 - Breakout Session, It's Never Too Early: Supporting Mathematical Thinking in 0-3s
Gateways to Opportunity Higher Education Forum 2017 - Breakout Session, An Online Early Mathematics Education PD Model
The Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Pre-Kindergarten Effects
New Findings from the Abecedarian Project: High-Quality Early Ed Brings Better Relationships with Parents and More Employment
Faculty Finds - December 2016
List of children's books that show diversity
Northampton Community College CLAD
What is Happening to Fine Motor Development? Marcy Guddemi - Community Playthings
Illinois Early Learning Project: Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
A Better Start, Why Classroom Diversity Matters in Early Education
Resources to Support Incorporating Playful Approaches to Learning and Development
What Has Happened to Play?
Preschool Through Third Grade Alignment and Differentiated Instruction: A Literature Review (Full Report)
Preschool Through Third Grade Alignment and Differentiated Instruction: A Literature Review (Summary)
New Head Start Performance Standards (fall 2016)
Let the Children Play
Children’s Books that Include Diverse Family Structures
Creating a Welcoming Early Childhood Program for LGBT-Headed Families: A Checklist for Programs
Birth through Third Grade (B-3) Continuity Project
Teaching Preschoolers About Solid Volume
Teaching Preschoolers About Liquid Volume
Teaching Preschoolers about Measuring Length
Supporting Mathematical Learning of Young DLLs
Teaching Preschoolers about Cardinal Numbers
TEACHING PRESCHOOLERS ABOUT 2-DIMENSIONAL SHAPES - Math Microteach Module
Teaching Preschoolers About 1 to 1 Correspondence
DLLs - Using Gestures to Communicate Size
DLLs - Pictures with English and Home Language Labels
Dual Language Learners - Informal Number Play
Dual Language Learners - Informal Counting
DLLs - Developing 1 to 1 Correspondence
DLLs - Counting, Comparing, Playing
Sample Math Course Syllabus
New Illinois Math Standards
Early Childhood Mathematics: Promoting Good Beginnings
Dual Language Learners Bridging Names of Shapes
POLICY STATEMENT ON SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WHO ARE DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
Preschool Inclusion Key Findings from Research and Implications for Policy
The Building Blocks of High-Quality Early Childhood Education Programs
Quality Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning
Arts Integration: A Promising Approach to Improving Early Learning
Science Achievement Gaps Begin Early and Linger
The D.A.P. Gap: Is Cute the Enemy of Quality?
Early Academic Training Produces Long-Term Harm
Resources to Support High Quality Inclusion
Solid Volume - Short
Solid Volume - Long
Measuring a Block Shelf
Measuring Shoes - Long and Short
Liquid Measure - Learning About Full
Learning Math Symbols
Feely Box - Math Activity
Assessing Shapes
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Planning Tool for Successful Inclusion in Early Childhood
What Makes Inclusion Work in Early Childhood ?
Policy Statement on Expulsion and Suspension Policies in Early Childhood Settings
Learning by watching, toddlers show intuitive understanding of probability
POLICY STATEMENT ON INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The double-edged sword of pedagogy: Instruction limits spontaneous exploration and discovery
Reading Rockets
The Arts in Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Benefits of Arts Participation
Supporting the School Readiness and Success of Young African American Boys Project
Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards (IELDS) Tools for Teachers Kit
Early Math Collaborative at Erikson Institute
How the New Preschool is Crushing Kids
Math and Science Resources from Camille Catlett
WIDA (Linguistically Diverse resources)
The Early Catastrophe - The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3
Early Choices - A Preschool LRE Initiative of the Illinois State Board of Education
PROJECT LCExcel
Illinois Early Learning Project (IEL) Modules for Early Learning Benchmark Activities (MELBA)
Responding to the Tennessee PreK Study
Story Telling and Writing in Kindergarten
Research finds no advantage in learning to read from age five
Reading Instruction in Kindergarten: Little to Gain, Much to Lose
The Thirty Million Word Gap
IELDS Tool Kit for Teachers
Debunking 4 myths about inclusive education
Kindergartens Ringing the Bell for Play Inside the Classroom
Lively Minds: Distinctions between academic versus intellectual goals for young children
Higher Ed Forum: Preparing Every Teacher for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students
Higher Ed Forum: Karen Diamond, Effective Instruction in Early Childhood
Early Care and Education Policy Statements from Zero to Three
Handout from Webinar: Intervention Techniques for Working with Trauma-Impacted Young Children
CEC/DEC Recommended Practices in Early Intervention Early Childhood Special Education
Early Learning Standards in Action - Young Children Exploring Motion
What the New NSTA Early Childhood Science Education Postion Statement means to me
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Position Statement on EC Science Education
Common Core Standards (New Illinois Learning Standards) in the K-2 Classroom
Making the IELDS Come Alive for Your Pre-Service Students
Spotlight TEDx Talk: Why separating kids with disabilities from their peers hurts instead of helps
Handout 2 from Common Core Webinar: Common Core Standards for English Language Arts K-5
Handout 1 from Common Core Webinar: Common Core Math Standards K-2
Handout from Webinar: Weaving English Language Arts Standards and Assessments into EC Literacy Coursework
Meaningful Early Childhood Mathematics Instruction
Differentiating the Early Childhood Advisory Group (ECAG) English Language Arts Standards for Dual Language Learning in Early Childhood Literacy Coursework. Pat Chamberlain, presenter
Weaving English Language Arts Standards & Assessments Into Early Childhood Literacy Coursework. Susan Massey, presenter
Reducing Suspension and Expulsion Practices in Early Childhood
Strengthening the Math-Related Teaching Practices of the Early Care and Education Workforce: Insights from Experts
Meaningful Math Instruction References
More Meaningful EC Math resources and information
Learning Trajectories for Number and Operations, from Art Baroody
Meaningful EC Math Instruction Resources
Weaving English Language Arts Standards and Assessments Into Early Childhood Literacy Coursework
ILLINOIS PROJECTS IN PRACTICE
ART IN THE CLASSROOM NATIONAL KINDERGARTEN ALLIANCE
WestEd - Infant and Toddler Reflective Curriculum Planning, Part I
THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAY TO CHILDREN’S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
"LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE: DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN”
NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION "READINESS FOR SCHOOL INVOLVES AN ARRAY OF SKILLS: LET’S NOT FORGET FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT"
READING ROCKETS - Launching Young Readers
ALL ABOUT LEARNING PRESS
ILLINOIS EARLY LEARNING PROJECT
PLAY OUTSIDE!
ILLINOIS PROJECTS IN PRACTICE
ILLINOIS EARLY LEARNING GUIDELINES A Foundation for Learning POWER POINT PRESENTATION
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN "RESEARCH IN REVIEW. GOOD THINKING! FOSTERING CHILDREN’S REASONING AND PROBLEM SOLVING”
Math at Home
Winton, P.J., Buysse, V., Turnbull, A., Rous, B. and Hoolingsworth, H. (2010). CONNECT Module 1: Embedded interventions. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Institute, CONNECT: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge.