Products

Products

Articles

Resources within Reason
Catlett, C., & Winton, P. (ongoing). Young Exceptional Children. Longmont, CO: Sopris West. A quarterly column describing inexpensive resources for providing effective services to young children.

Preservice personnel preparation quality indicators [PDF file, 11k] and Inservice personnel preparation quality indicators [PDF file, 12k]
Winton, P. (1996). (Unpublished checklists). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Center. Based on research related to effective practices, these checklists are useful for reinforcing promising practices and promoting effective changes in early intervention personnel preparation.

A model for promoting interprofessional collaboration and quality in early intervention personnel preparation [PDF file, 232k]
Winton, P. (1996). (Unpublished briefing paper). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Center. Synthesis of research with 15 SIFT states documenting changes in personnel preparation.

Books

Reforming personnel preparation in early intervention:
Issues, models, and practical strategies
Winton, P. J., McCollum, J. A., & Catlett, C. (Eds.). (1997).
This 21-chapter whopper (574 pages) is divided into issues (perspectives on examining and updating instructional approaches) challenges (detailed analyses of the key elements of personnel preparation), solutions (hands-on topical chapters that include instructional ideas and activities), and proof (specific examples of successful models). Available to download at no cost

Fact Sheets

What we have learned about preparing personnel to serve children and families in early childhood intervention summarizes research related to effective practices in early intervention personnel preparation.

Diversity in early childhood intervention leadership
uses facts and findings to highlight the need to support the movement of capable, diverse individuals into leadership positions.

Transition to Kindergarten
NCEDL Fact Sheet, Vol. 2, #2 [342k pdf]

Regulation of Child Care
NCEDL Fact Sheet, Vol. 2, #1 [366k pdf]

Quality in Child Care Centers
NCEDL Fact Sheet, Vol. 1, #1 [176k pdf]

Measures

Natural Allies Measures

Resource Guides

Walking the Walk
A Guide to Diversity Resources for Trainers
Authors: Camille Catlett, Pamela J. Winton, Sarah E. Hamel

This annotated listing of high quality resources includes videotapes, books, curricula, and other materials that can be used to assist in growing a more diverse and better prepared workforce to serve infants, toddlers, children and families who are culturally and linguistically diverse.

PDF may be downloaded free-of-charge at:
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~walkingthewalk/pdfs/WTW_guide.pdf

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Resource Guide: Selected Early Childhood/Early Intervention Training Materials. 12th Edition
Authors: Camille Catlett, Pamela J. Winton, Sarah E. Hamel

The Resource Guide is a 170-page, spiral-bound book providing descriptive information about instructional resources that are good, readily available, and low-cost. It features curricula, videotapes, discussion guides, books and other resources for teaching, training, staff development and supervision. The latest edition includes close to 600 entries, divided into 16 sections that correspond with key early childhood/early intervention instructional content and process areas.

PDF may be downloaded free-of-charge at:
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~scpp/pdfs/rguide.pdf

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