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FEATURES
Baby Talk is a free, one-way listserv that is distributed monthly. Each issue features one or more resources, the majority of which are available to download at no cost. To join the listserve, send an email with no message to subscribe-babytalk@listserv.unc.edu.
State Scan of Social and Emotional Learning Standards, Preschool through High School - is a report that highlights preliminary findings from the first year of a two-year project conducted by The Collaborative for Academic, Social, Emotional Learning and the University of Illinois at Chicago Social Emotional Learning Research Group.
2011 Preschool Spring Administration Briefing materials now available! See Child Outcomes Systems (scroll to bottom)
Birth to 3: A Guide to Early Intervention Services in Maryland- Research shows that early intervention makes a difference! This guide is a valuable resource that helps families understand early intervention services in Maryland. It is available in 15 different languages!
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.
1-19-12 State Early Care and Education Public Policy Developments: Fiscal Year 2012
1-12-12 Study Shows Preschoolers Spend Too Much Time on Sedentary Activities
12-21-11 Growing Ideas: Free, Online Materials for Early Childhood
12-16-11 Changing U.S. Child Population
12-6-11 Common Core Poses Challenges for Preschool
11-23-11 Starting out Right: Pre-K and Kindergarten at a Glance Report
11-16-11 Learning to Read: A Guide to Federal Funding for Grade-Level Reading Proficiency
11-9-11 Child Outcomes Step by Step
Be sure to check out News and Feature archives, as well as 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.
