Routines and Activities
Activities visual supports help children understand what to do during daily routines, which can increase participation. Use visuals to support engagement and learning in many different settings and activities.
These resources support services for children with disabilities and suspected delays to ensure their full and effective participation across early learning environments.
Activities visual supports help children understand what to do during daily routines, which can increase participation. Use visuals to support engagement and learning in many different settings and activities.
Social and emotional visual supports are important in helping children learn regulation, friendship, and problem-solving skills. Use visuals to support learning in many different settings and activities.
Explore this special collection of visuals that was designed to support the participation and learning of young children between the ages of 16 to 36 months.
Supporting children who are dual language learners who also have a disability or suspected delay requires intentional support. Learn to design inclusive learning experiences to support their development.
Learn more about the amazing benefits of learning American Sign Language (ASL) in the early years and how to support families who are deaf, hard of hearing, or use ASL.
Research shows that many early childhood practitioners do not have the confidence and competence they need to serve young children with disabilities. One reason is because early childhood teacher preparation programs often do not require any courses in working with young children with disabilities.
Use these stories to teach children a variety of social skills and norms. Print and personalize the story for a specific child and read it one-on-one when the child is calm and relaxed.
This chapter focuses on how your program screens recently enrolled children with disabilities or suspected delays.
Children with suspected delays and identified disabilities may behave and interact differently than their typically developing peers. Find out about providing context for children's behaviors and what they mean.
Learn about the role referrals and evaluations play when children's behaviors require a greater intervention than Head Start or Early Head Start can offer solely within their programs.
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official website of the Administration for Children and Families