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Everything You Need to Know

About Inclusion: Resources at

Your Fingertips

CHSA Annual Conference

February 5, 2015 Cindy Arstein-Kerslake

Summary

The MAP to Inclusion & Belonging Project (Making

Access Possible) develops materials and serves

as a clearinghouse of resources and information

for individuals, organizations and child care

providers about inclusive practices. The

presentation will highlight practical training tools,

resources, strategies, and website links

available through the MAP Project. The

audience will guide an investigation into

resources on inclusive practices, disability

specific topics and working with families.

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Learning Objectives

• 1. Be able to identify and contact local agencies

that support children with disabilities and other

special needs.

• 2. Be able to access, locate and download training

resources, materials, videos and publications on a

variety of topics related to serving children with

disabilities.

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Overview

• Orientation to the MAP to Inclusion and

Belonging Project and Website

• Resources and projects supported or developed

by MAP

• County specific resources

• What resources do you need to support

inclusion?

• Highlights of resources and links by topic area

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MAP to Inclusion &

Belonging…Making Access Possible

• Funded by the Early Education and Support

Division (formerly the Child Development

Division) of the California Department of

Education (EESD/CDE) with quality

improvement funds

• Currently operated by WestEd Center for Child

and Family Studies

• Project originally started from a federal project in

1998, continued with EESD/CDE funding

• Website developed in 2004 & updated regularly

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MAP’s Purpose

• Primarily geared toward providing resources to

support child care providers in implementing

inclusive practices for children with disabilities

from birth to 21 years of age in their programs

• Provides comprehensive resources related to

children with disabilities useful to families and

professionals

• Actively seeks to meet the needs of all

stakeholders – welcome suggestions, questions

and input

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Where to Find MAP

• Go to www.CAinclusion.org

• Click on the MAP logo

• You’ll arrive at the Welcome Page with the

complete menu

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www.CAinclusion.org

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Welcome

Inclusion is more than the presence of children with disabilities or other

special needs in early childhood settings or after–school programs; it

really is all about belonging. As stated so eloquently by Norman Kunc...

It's All About Belonging

“When inclusive [practice] is fully embraced, we abandon the idea that

children have to become ‘normal’ in order to contribute to the world.

Instead, we search for and nourish the gifts that are inherent in all people.

We begin to look beyond typical ways of becoming valued members of the

community, and in doing so, begin to realize the achievable goal of

providing all children with an authentic sense of belonging.”

--Norman Kunc (1992) www.normemma.com

MAP Project Resources

Found at the top of the blue menu:

• CA CSEFEL

• County Specific Resources

• Hot Topics

• Inclusion Works!

• MAP Training PowerPoints

• Reports and Useful Documents

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• California Collaborative

for the Social and

Emotional Foundations

for Early Learning

• California

Enhancements

• Adapted Materials

• Moving from Praise to

Acknowledgement

• Tell Me What to Do

Instead

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CA CSEFEL

• The Teaching Pyramid

is comprehensive pro-

fessional development

on the CSEFEL

components

• Visit the website for

more information

www.Cainclusion.org/t

eachingpyramid

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Teaching Pyramid

• County specific

resources that

support inclusion

• Click on the county

name or map

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County Specific Resources

County Specific Resources: Organizations*

• Regional Center

• Family Resource Center

• SELPA

• Resource and Referral Agency

• Local Planning Council

• County First 5

• County Office of Education

• Early Head Start/Head Start

• * See the “Guide to County Resources”

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County Specific Resources:

Inclusion/Behavior Resources

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• County Inclusion Committee or Collaborative

• Support for Inclusion

• Teaching Pyramid

• Downloadable

Resources

• Historical Data

Hot Topics

New Resources Collected to Meet Needs

Identified by the Field

• Early Identification: Learn the Signs Act Early

• Video Collection

• Coping with Trauma

• Family Engagement

• Healthy Mind, Healthy Body

• School Age and Beyond

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• Developed by the CA Learn the Signs

Act Early Grant Partners

• Early Identification Guide: Explains

the Key Elements

• Resources by Topic Area:

– Healthy Development and Developmental

Milestones

– Working with Families

– When Concerns Arise

– Developmental Screening

– Referral for Evaluation and Assessment

– Community Resources/Support for

Families

Early Identification: Learn the Signs

Act Early

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Inclusion Works!

• Focus is on defining inclusive practice,

describing collaboration, and sharing practical

strategies

• Intended for use in child care settings for

children birth to age 12 years

• Training PowerPoint complete with

presenters notes and Inclusion Works!

book are available for download.

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MAP Training PowerPoints

• Talking to Parents When You Have Concerns

About a Child in Your Care

• Overview of California Early Start – Updated as

of October 2009 and 2011

• Transition in Early Childhood at Age Three for

Children with Special Needs

• Inclusion Works! (Training Power Point to be

used with the book)

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Reports and Useful Documents

• MAP Newsletter Archives

• The American’s with Disabilities Act and

Child Care: A Parent’s Guide

• California Department of Education

Publications

• Effective Early Childhood Transitions (Jan. 2014)

• People First Language

• Quality Indicators of Inclusive Programs

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What resources do you

need to support inclusion?

Let’s explore questions, topics

and needs that you have

regarding inclusion.

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Resources and Links

• Useful, well-respected web resources with

readily available materials

• Downloadable documents

• Training materials

• Video

• Resources in other languages identified

• In the PPT, the slide title is the menu area of the

website, followed by the name of the website

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Cultural Competency and Resources in

Multiple Languages

• Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services

• Washington Learning Systems • On the Go Resources for Literacy

New!

• Brooks Publishing: Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children

• National Council of La Raza

• Communication Development : A Parent’s Guide (English, Spanish, and Chinese)

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• 10-minute podcasts by experts on inclusion

• Searchable resources and downloadable documents

• Short info-modules

• In-depth, self-study courses

• Trainer-of-trainer courses

• Broad range of topics

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Inclusive Practice: CICC

• Blog supporting home visitors and early

interventionists

• Best practices for serving infants and toddlers

in natural environments

• http://veipd.org/earlyintervention/

Inclusive Practice: Early Intervention

Strategies for Success

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• Spanish-embedded learning

opportunities

• Spanish curriculum modifications

• Classroom “Print & Go’s”

• 15-minute inclusion

– Inclusion Basics: Ask a Friend to

Play Video

– IEP Basics Training Module/Video

• Resources

– Video Glossary

– Teacher Tools

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Inclusive Practice:

Head Start Inclusion

• Joint Position Statement on

Inclusion by DEC and

NAEYC

• Connect Training Modules

with PowerPoints, Video, Tip

Sheets and Guiding

Questions on: 1. Embedded Interventions

2. Transition

3. Communication for Collaboration

4. Family Professional Partner ships

5. Assistive Technology

6. Dialogic Reading

7. Tiered Instruction

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Inclusive Practice: National Professional

Development Center on Inclusion

Inclusive Practice: A Thinking

Guide to Inclusive Practice

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• Autism Speaks:

• Video glossary with side-

by-side examples of typical

behavior and Red Flags for

Autism

• 13-minute video on Autism

Everyday told by families

• Talking to Parents about

Autism —Tool Kit and

Video Training

• NORD Rare Disease

Information

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Disability Specific

Healthy Mind, Healthy Body

• Ellyn Satter: Division of Responsibility—healthy

approaches to feeding children with disabilities

• Head Start Body Start : National Center for

Physical Development and Outdoor Play

• Inclusive Playgrounds in CA

• Let’s Move Child Care

• National Center on Physical Activity

and Disability

• Yoga in My School

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Legal and Licensing

• California Department of Developmental

Disabilities

– Early Start

– Prevention Resource and Referral Services

• Child Development Division of CDE now called

Early Education & Support Division

– Latest resources

– CDE Early Childhood Online training courses

• Child Care Law Center

• Child Welfare Information Gateway

• IDEA: Building the Legacy

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Organizations for Families: Family Center

for Resources and Technology

• Friendship Circle Blog

and Newsletter

• Kids in the House-

Special Needs

• NAEYC for Families

Organizations for Families: Friendship Circle,

kidsinthehouse: special needs, NAEYC for Families

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Organizations for Families

• Center for Parent Information and Resources

– NICHCY Resources

• ECTA for Families- IDEA Part C & Part B

Programs http://ectacenter.org/families.asp

provides a listing by state of the contacts and

websites of the organizations responsible for

early intervention for babies (Part C) and for

children ages 3 to 5 (Part B) with developmental

disabilities.

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Social-Emotional & Behavior:

Early Learning Videos (Parenting Videos) Emotional Regulation for Infants and Toddlers

KTCB Public Television Parenting Videos

www.KBTCkids.org/parents

• Resources on Stress

reduction

• Tool kits and Tutorials

• 5 Simple Tips to

Support Your Child’s

Social and Emotional

Health

• TACSEI Backpack

series for parents

• 0-3 Podcast Series

Social Emotional & Behavior: Center for Early

Childhood Mental Health Consultation; TACSEI

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Training & Technical Assistance

• Desired Results Access: Video Initiative:

• Harper Hope: A Parent’s View of the Power of Early Intervention

• Win-Win: Inclusive Preschool Settings

• Child Outcomes video

• ECTA Center

• Frank Porter Graham “More Than Baby Talk”

• Results Matter Video Library

• Santa Clara County Inclusion Collaborative: Inclusion

Conference October 29 & 30, 2015

• WestEd CPEI: Early Start Online and Early Start

Neighborhood

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Action Plan

• Identify three resources that stood out for you

today?

• How will you use each resource?

• What resource or idea will you follow-up on to

learn more about?

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Talk to Us

• Complete our survey and let us know how we can improve our site. All responses are anonymous and very much appreciated.

• Join our Mailing List to get our newsletter to hear about new resources and updates.

• You can also let us know what you’re doing with inclusion by emailing us at map@wested.org or carstei@wested.org

Thank You for Visiting MAP!

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