Giving Our Children The Best: Recommended Practices in Early Childhood Special Education

Over the past twenty years a set of recommended practices have emerged that are highly effective for meeting the educational needs of children with disabilities. Giving Our Children the Best describes these recommended practices which include topics such as family centered services, collaborative planning for IEP's, monitoring child progress and planning for the child's transition. The video is a useful resource for personnel working in early education programs. APPROX. RUNNING TIME: 18 Min. © 1996

The Nature of Positive Touch: Using Touch to Support Growth and Development in Young Children

The Nature of Positive Touch video, developed as part of a federal grant, is now available. The video is designed to present a philosophy of relating to young children through touch.

A variety of benefits of touch are covered in the video. Some benefits include positive effects on brain development, promoting growth and development in premature infants, and providing additional ways to relate to and interact with children with special needs.

Four basic positive touch strokes are demonstrated in the video. These are included as strategies parents can use to expand the way they interact with their children. In addition to clearly demonstrating these strokes, examples of how parents have built their use into regular daily routines is included.

This video is filled with encouraging testimonies from parents and providers. It is an ideal video for home visitors wanting to increase positive interactions between parents and their children.

Part two of the video covers information for home visitors. A number of professionals share their insights and guidelines for incorporating positive touch into the services they provide.
APPROX. RUNNING TIME: 26 Min. © 2001.

Supporting Children with Disabilities in Community Programs

This video, developed by the training staff of Teaching Research, presents proven practices in early childhood special education derived from our nationally validated early childhood outreach model, The Teaching Research Integrated Preschool Model. This model has successfully blended the best practices in early childhood education with developmentally appropriate practices and has been adopted throughout the country. APPROX. RUNNING TIME: 18 Min. © 1992.

Checklist for Appropriate Practice for Inclusive Programs (CAP)

A quick and simple assessment that can be used to improve services to young children in preschool and child care settings. The Checklist measures key program components in the areas of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE). Useful in programs serving typically developing children along with children who have disabilities, this product contains an overview of DAP and ECSE, directions and criteria for using the checklist, along with the checklist form.

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