Publications: Early Childhood

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Items marked are FREE to Minnesota parents of children and young adults with disabilities.

items are free to young adults, high school or older, with disabilities and their families.

Please limit requests for free items to 10 or less per order.

Order a free brochure that outlines PACER's early childhood program. (PHP-c64).

Subscribe to the early childhood newsletters, Early Childhood Connection (PHP-b6), published twice annually and Early Childhood enews, emailed quarterly.

Other Early Childhood Projects

Project KITE (Kids Included through Technology are Enriched) is a training curriculum for parents and teachers of young children with disabilities with a goal to promote inclusion for children with disabilities through the use of technology.

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Early Childhood

PACER's Early Childhood Project is dedicated to providing parents of children with disabilities, ages birth through 5 years, the confidence, knowledge, and skills needed to help their children obtain the education, health care, and other services that are mandated by law.

Curricula

image of Families are Important: An Early Childhood Curriculum publication Families are Important: An Early Childhood Curriculum
This training curriculum describes the early intervention process and the family’s role in developing an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). 51 slides. 2007.
$15 | CD-Rom | ALL-45

Books

Building a Strong Family: A Handbook for Hmong Parents - Hmong Version
Combining Hmong culture and recent research, illustrated stories about families are meant to help Hmong parents raising children in the U.S. 1997.
square $8 | 10+ copies, $6 each | LPA-29

Celebrating Family Strengths: A Handbook for Families
Suggests ways for families to recognize and appreciate their own strengths, stories, and traditions. Reinforcing concepts, it focuses on the need for good communication and recognizing responsibilities. 24 pages. 1993. (See Translations for Hmong and Spanish.)
$2.50 | 10+ copies, $2 each | LPA-11

Choices: Opportunities for Life
Suggests how parents can help their young child with disabilities make choices. Illustrated. English. 1999.
square $8 | 10+ copies, $6.50 each | PHP-a31

Families are Important: An Early Childhood Guidebook for Families of Young Children
Helps families of children with disabilities or delayed development understand Minnesota’s early intervention system and how to access services for their child. 2002.
square $7 | 10+ copies, $5 each | PHP-a9

Thoughts About My Child
Families can organize information about a young child with disabilities: daily routine, likes and dislikes, skills, unique characteristics, birth and health history, needs, names of medical or school professionals, health/human services numbers, etc. (See Translations for Hmong and Spanish.)
square $1.50 | 10+ copies, $1 each | PHP-a15

Handouts Free to Download | $1.50 per request | 10+ copies, $.50 each

Publication Name	Publication Code	*Audio MP3 (download)	+Audio (stream)
Ages at Which Children Develop Specific Skills	PHP-c67
Augmentative Device Helps Max Speak	PHP-c75
Childhood Skills Checklist	PHP-c76
Getting Off to a Good Start: Positive Interactions with Diverse Families in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education	PHP-c131
How to Communicate Effectively with Early Childhood Professionals	PHP-c159
Learning to Communicate	PHP-c69
Potential Community Partners and Locations for Parent Outreach Activities in Diverse Communities	PHP-c133
Preparing for Transition from Early Intervention to an Individualized Education Program	PHP-c158
Simple, Inexpensive Devices Can Assist in Communication (See Translations for Spanish.)	PHP-c72
Strategies for Success in Local Early Childhood Parent Outreach Activities Among Diverse Cultures	PHP-c132
Techniques and Devices Can Help a Child Learn to Communicate	PHP-c71
Understanding the Early Intervention System	PHP-c137
What is the Difference Between an IFSP and an IEP?	PHP-c59	Download Audio
When Your Child Turns Three: Moving from an IFSP to an IEP or IIIP	PHP-c119	Download Audio
Young Children with Challenging Behavior: When Should Parents Be Concerned?	PHP-c106

* To download the MP3 files, right click on the Download link and select "Save Target As.."
Choose where to save it and click "Save". Then, open the file in desired media player upon completion.

+ Streaming Audio requires RealPlayer, which can be downloaded free of cost.

Let's Talk Activity Cards

image of Let's Talk Activity Cards publication Let's Talk Activity Cards
Let's Talk is an easy and fun way to interact and help your child be ready for reading. These cards will help build your child's vocabulary and speaking skills-the first steps in learning to read. No special supplies are needed, just you and your child. (See Translations for Spanish and Hmong.)
square $4 | 10+ copies, $2.50 each | 100+ copies, $2 each | PHP-a27

Book and Audio

Family Strengths Series

This series of five booklets teach and encourage parents of young children (birth to age 5.) All are simply worded and beautifully illustrated with photos of children and families of various ethnic/cultural groups. 2000. (See Translations for Hmong and Spanish.)
$5 | 10+, $4.50 each | 100+, $4 each

Written in the child's voice, engaging booklets with focus on development.

I Am My Child’s First Teacher | LPA-35
English, Hmong, Spanish
Hopeful and supportive, this booklet focuses on the strengths developed and the challenges faced by parents of a young child with a disability.

Lovable Me! A Guide to Your Baby | LPA-32
English, Hmong, Spanish

Lovable Me! A Guide to Your Preschooler | LPA-34
English, Hmong, Spanish

Lovable Me! A Guide to Your Toddler | LPA-33
English, Hmong, Spanish
This engaging, encouraging booklet presents ways parents help children learn through everyday activities.

My Child Has a Disability | LPA-36
English, Hmong, Spanish

Audio

FAMILY STRENGTHS Series Audio Tapes
Accompanies Family Strength Series Books. Covers the text from the book series. All five books are on a single tape. 2001. (See Translations for Spanish.)
$3 | 10+ copies, $2 each | 100+, $1 each | LPA-38

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