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Early Childhood Resources

PACER Simon Technology Center Services For This Age Group

• Free informal consultations for young children
• Workshops and events
• Additional Organizations' Publications
  • Let's Play Toy Guide
  • Assistive Technology for Infants and Toddlers
• SUPER Service

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1. Young Explorer set up guide
   A handy reference to help partners assemble the YE computer
2. Bookmarks
   Quick reference guide in the form of bookmarks to give people a brief overview of the Edmark early learning software loaded on the YE computer
3. KidSmart Early Learning
   A PowerPoint guide to help introduce others to all the resources available at the KidSmart Early Learning Web site.
4. One page overview of each software program
5. Maintaining and troubleshooting the YE
   A guide to help fix common problems with the YE

National Resources:

Center for Early Literacy Learning

CELL is a research-to-practice technical assistance center funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Research to Practice Division. The main goal of CELL is to promote evidence-based early literacy learning practices by early childhood intervention practitioners, parents, and other caregivers of young children.

Tots ‘n Tech

The Tots 'n Tech Research Institute (TnT) is an inter-university collaboration between Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), Philadelphia and Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe. TnT’s mission is to provide up-to-date information and resources about AT use with infants and toddlers for states, Early Intervention providers of all disciplines, and families across the country.

ALLIANCE

The ALLIANCE Parent Technical Assistance Centers help Parent Centers by offering innovative technical assistance, up-to-date information, and high quality resources and materials.

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center provides information to ensure that children (ages birth through five) with disabilities and their families receive and benefit from high quality, culturally appropriate, and family centered supports and services.

Functional Intervention Planning: The Routines-Based Interview (PDF)

This information will help you incorporate assistive technology into the IFSP.

We Can Play!

The Alliance for Technology Access offers a resource on accessible play ideas, including outdoor activities and toy adaptations

Family Center on Technology and Disability

This site offers information on assistive technology for young children, on-line discussions, and resources.

CreativeCommunicating.com

Accessible materials and supports for young children with disabilities are available on this site.

Let's Play Project

Information about selecting toys for play, toys for children with disabilities, adapting toys to make them easier to use, and locating specially designed toys as well as other resources to promote play.

Interactive Technology Literacy Curriculum Online



ITLC offers online workshops focusing on the use of technology to promote emergent literacy.

KidSmart Early Learning Program



Created in collaboration with the Center for Children and Technology, Bank Street College of Education, and United Way, the site is in nine languages and includes a guide for parents to encourage early learning at home. It also includes a section for preschool teachers that details how they can best use technology to support learning in their classrooms.