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The Early Childhood Inclusion Resource Guide
The Preschool Network has developed an inclusion resource guide to be used by the Training and Technical Assistance Programs (TTAP) around the state as they provide support to early childhood educators including children with special needs. This resource is also available to everyone on-line:
Intro
- AIM High Inclusion Project: Resources for Program Development Specialists and Child Care Providers
- Note to Resource Guide Users
Laws and Regulations
- Intro to Laws and Regulations Section
- Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Questions and Answers about the IDEA & Child Care in New Mexico
- Fact Sheet: New Mexico Human Rights Act
- Licensing Fact Sheet: New Mexico
- When Are You Required to Admit a Child with a Disability?
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Home Page
- Download Sites for Regulations and Resources for Serving Children with Disabilities
- Parent and Child Rights in Special Education
- Derechos de los Padres y del/la Niño(a) en la Educacion Especial
- "Our School Doesn't Offer Inclusion" and Other Legal Blunders
Referrals
- Intro to Referrals Section
- When Making a Referral
- Referring Children with Special Needs - NMSU La Vida Institute
- Child Care Provider Permission Form
Services and Systems
- Intro to Services and Systems Section
- National Child Care Information Center Leaflet
- Special Education: What Are We Talking About?
- Early Intervention and Special Education Preschool Service Systems in New Mexico
- Alphabet Soup
- Eligibility for Early Intervention & Special Education Services
- IDEA: Part C and Part B
- Part C - Early Intervention Eligibility Guidelines
- Part B, NM Special Education Services Eligibility Categories and their Definitions
- Making the Choice: For Families Deciding Between Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education
Inclusion / Intervention
- Intro to Inclusion / Intervention Section
- People First Language
- Caring for the Caregivers
- Assistive Technology
- Suggestions for Working with Children with Disabilities
- Sensory Ideas
- Collaboration Between Care Givers and Specialists
- Ideas for Making Simple Adaptations and Modifications to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners
- Self Regulation / Self Control: Tips and Strategies
- Acting Out Behavior Cycle
- What Works Briefs
- DEC Position Statement: Inclusion
- NECTAC Proposed Benefits of Preschool Inclusion
- Questions and Answers about the IDEA & Child Care in New Mexico
- The Basic Special Education Process Under IDEA
- The Disorder Is Sensory; the Diagnosis, Elusive
Disabilities
- Intro to Disabilities Section
- How to Find Disability Information
- Websites for Information on Disabilities
- Early Indicators for Screening of Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Developmental Delays
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Prematurity
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
- Autism/PDD
- Cerebral Palsy
- Deafness & Hearing Loss
- Down Syndrome
- Epilepsy
- Learning Disabilities
- Speech & Language Impairments
- Spina Bifida
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Visual Impairments
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - CDC
- Sensory Integration Dysfunction
- Speech and Language: Causes, Milestones, and Delays
- Trastornos del espectro alcoholico fetal
- Autismo / PDD
- Desorden Deficitario de la Atencion / Hiperactividad
- The Disorder Is Sensory; the Diagnosis, Elusive
Child Development Milestones
- Intro to Child Development Milestones Section
- Speech and Language Development
- How Does Your Child Hear and Talk?
- Que tal habla y oye su niño?
- Quality of Childcare Affects Language Development
- Prelinguistic Predictors of Persisting Communication and Language Disorders in Young Children
- Important Milestones by the End of 3 Months
- Important Milestones by the End of 7 Months
- Important Milestones by the End of 1 Year (12 Months)
- Important Milestones by the End of 2 Years (24 Months)
- Important Milestones by the End of 3 Years (36 Months)
- Important MIlestones by the End of 4 Years (48 Months)
- Important Milestones by the End of 5 Years (60 Months)
Resources
- Intro to Resources Section
- FIT Family Handbook from Birth to Three: A Guide to Early Intervention in New Mexico
- SpecialQuest: Resources to Supplement the Preschool Inclusion Series of the SpecialQuest Multimedia Training Library
Families
- Autism Speaks 100-Day Kit Introduction (Guide for Parents of Newly Diagnosed Children with Autism)
- Autism Speaks 100-Day Kit (Guide for Parents of Newly Diagnosed Children with Autism)
University of New Mexico Center for Development and Disability
2300 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque NM 87107
Phone: 505.272.3000 | Fax: 505.272.5280 | Email: cdd@unm.edu