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FEATURES
PBS Kids, Raising Readers provides free reading games and activities for children ages 2 through 5, parents, caregivers and tearchers to use at home or in the classroom. Use the power of the Web to help your child build valuable reading skills.
Young Children's Social and Emotional Development - New CSEFEL updates!
A Family Guide to Next Steps – This guide is an informational resource for families, who have children receiving early intervention services...read more.
Check out the new MITP Physician's Guide
The following two websites were developed through grant funding from MSDE to support preschool children in community settings.
- EC-TAC is a Technical Assistance Center that provides information on assistive technology to support preschool children with disabilities to be included in their schools and communities.
- VI Curriculum offers strategies for including visually impaired children in community settings, developed by the Maryland School for the Blind.
Check out the podcasts, webinars, webcasts, and online videos on a variety of topics of interest to both families and service providers.
NEWS
Learn more about Maryland’s Early Childhood Intervention and Education System of Services for children Birth through age five. Maryland has received grant funding that will allow families who have children in early intervention that are also determined eligible for preschool special education to chose which service best meets their needs. For public review please check out the revised version of the Policies and Procedures document.
11-4-09 Autism Spectrum Disorder Resources
10-29-09 Resource Brief on Home Visiting
10-21-09 Resource for Evaluating Advocacy Efforts
10-16-09 Investing in America's Children: The Business Case
10-7-09 Tools for Advancing an Early Childhood Agenda for the Latino Community
9-30-09 Promoting Effective Preschool Programs
9-23-09 Research Synthesis on Infant Mental Health and Early Care and Education Providers
9-18-09 What Works: An Introductory Guide for Early Language and Emergent Literacy Instruction
9-10-09 Helping Educators Improve Learning in Diverse Classrooms
Be sure to check out News Sources for up-to-date news, articles and other important information related to early childhood education.
Developed through a partnership of the Maryland State Department of Education Division of Special Education and Early Intervention Services and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, IDEA Part B/C.
