New Strategies Resources Journals and Articles Related to Early Childhood

Natural Resources
www.fpg.unc.edu/~scpp/nat_allies/na_archive.cfm
For FIT DS training requirements: early childhood, early intervention, training and resource links

First Born Program
www.firstbornprogram.org/
The Program's goals are to increase the health and wellness status of women pregnant for the first time, families parenting for the first time, and families adopting their first baby. First Born Program (FBP) provides mothers, fathers and primary caregivers with education, support and service coordination. FBP is curriculum-based and relationship-centered.

Assistive Technology

Tots & Techs
http://tnt.asu.edu/
Tots & Techs provides up-to-date information and resources about adaptations, including assistive technology, to use with infants and toddlers for Early Intervention providers of all disciplines, and families across the country. In order to achieve this, Tots & Techs provides technical assistance to states to help them enhance the use of adaptations with infants and toddlers and conducts a national research program about use of adaptations and assistive technology (AT). See also: Ideas to Share: http://tnt.asu.edu/ideas

Early Childhood

What Works for Early Language and Literacy Development: Lessons from Experimental
Evaluations of Programs and Intervention Strategies
www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2011_06_10_FS_WWLanguage.pdf
This fact sheet reviews fifteen experimentally-evaluated programs and intervention strategies that were primarily focused on improving early language and literacy skills. The review does not include comprehensive early childhood programs or early intervention strategies that may produce literacy and language outcomes, such as Even Start, Head Start, the Carolina Abecedarian Project, Tools of the Mind, or Ready to Learn.

What State Leaders Should Know about Early Head Start
www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/What-State-Leaders-Should-Know-About-EHS.pdf
This tool is for state leaders who are looking to better align the components of early childhood development systems and take action steps to operationalize a comprehensive system. This tool is also for state leaders who are ready to design or improve a state initiative that builds on and expands access to the comprehensive federal EHS services.

Early Childhood Professional Development

Early Childhood Education Professional Development: Training and Technical Assistance Glossary
www.naeyc.org/policy/ecwsi#PD_definitions
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) have released a new Early Childhood Education Professional Development: Training and Technical Assistance Glossary (2011), which is meant to provide common understandings, or starting points, for individuals who provide professional development (PD), state policy makers, early education advocates, and program administrators working to connect PD activities and initiatives.

Autism

DDSD New Mexico Autism Programs
http://www.health.state.nm.us/DDSD/sgfserviceswebsitedev/Services/SGFAutism.htm#Sec2
The Autism Programs funded through the State General Fund Program of DDSD offers programs and supports specifically for individuals with autism in different regions of New Mexico. There are now programs for children aged 5-18 to receive adaptive skill building and recreational respite services. Children who are younger may be served through the University of New Mexico Center for Development and Disability to receive intensive parent home training. See: New Mexico Center for Development and Disability http://cdd.unm.edu/swan

Preliminary Results of First Major Survey on Wandering and Elopement Among Individuals with ASD
www.responsetrack.net/lnk/kennedykrieger/1dovn/?17II704RKE9
A report on the inclination of children with autism spectrum disorders to go missing from safe places and that would put them at risk for trauma, injury, or even death. A survey completed by the Interactive Autism Network at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, reports that about half of the children with autism surveyed wander and "bolt" from safe areas.

Child Development and Public Health Features and Podcasts
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/development.htm
The early years of a child's life are crucial for cognitive, social and emotional development. Children who grow up in environments where their developmental needs are not met are at an increased risk for compromised health and safety, and learning and developmental delays.

Also See: The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) posts feature articles about autism on CDC’s home page and two podcasts encouraging parents to learn about developmental milestones. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/index.html

Feature Articles:
“Autism: Be a Family's Champion, Learn the Signs.” [http://www.cdc.gov/Features/AutismChampion/]
“Autism Research: Read What CDC is Doing to Understand Autism.” [http://www.cdc.gov/Features/AutismResearch/]
“What We've Learned about Autism Spectrum Disorder.” [http://www.cdc.gov/Features/CountingAutism/]

Podcasts:
“A Minute of Health with CDC - Autism Awareness” [http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=6561115]
“A Cup of Health with CDC – Autism Awareness” [http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=6561116]

New Autism Internet Modules Online
www.autisminternetmodules.org/
Please visit the site to view the modules on *Discrete Trail Training, Social Narratives, and an Overview of Social Skills*. Content for these modules was developed by the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders who are partners on this project as well as Dr. Scott Bellini from Indiana University, and Annette Wragge who runs Nebraska's Autism Network.

Early Intervention

Home Visiting Community Planning Tool from ZERO TO THREE
www.zerotothree.org/public-policy/state-community-policy/professional-resources.html
ZERO TO THREE has released a new tool to help communities use data to identify their strengths, needs, and gaps in current home visiting services; choose an evidence-based program model; and align work at the local level with state efforts. The new Home Visiting Community Planning Tool is available online.

The Importance of Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families (Fact Sheet)
www.nectac.org/

An overview of the Part C program and fact sheet of research focused on early brain development, the importance of intervening early, the benefits of early intervention, and current unmet needs. It is meant to be used as a tool to communicate with policymakers, pediatricians, families, and community leaders about the importance of high quality services for infants and toddlers with or at risk for developmental delays and their families. The Importance of Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families.pdf

Also see: The Outcomes of Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families (fact sheet) in pdf

Promising State Child Care Quality and Infant/Toddler Initiatives
http://www.nwlc.org/resource/promising-state-child-care-quality-and-infanttoddler-initiatives
State quality improvement initiatives related to child care for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia. Each state has identified their states’ most promising quality initiative and most promising infant/toddler initiative(s), including those supported with the help of federal funding.