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Visually Impaired Preschool Services in Louisville, Kentucky has produced the following videos (from the Can Do! Series) |
| Learning About the World: Concept Development $44.95 Blind children's knowledge of the world they live in and what is going on around them can be greatly inhibited. This video is designed to help parents understand the importance of early concept development and what they can do to help. (16 minutes) |
| Look How Far We've Come: Can-Do Kids and Their Can-Do Teachers $19.95 This video features candid interviews with parents, teachers, administrators, the children and their classmates, along with classroom footage demonstrating programs and teachers in action. Their inspirational stories demonstrate how child centered collaborations between administrators, teachers and parents have produced exceptional outcomes for all. (35 minutes) |
| Seeing Things in a New Way: What Happens When You Have a Blind Baby $44.95 Parents can be devastated when they learn that their child is blind. This video is designed to help parents deal with their sense of loss and to develop a positive outlook for their child's capabilities and potentials. (10 minutes) |
| VIPS 1229 Garvin Place Louisville, KY 40203 Attn: Can Do Series 888-636-VIPS http://www.vips.org |
The I Am Your Child Foundation has produced |
| The First Years Last Forever $5.00 This video helps new parents understand the importance of the first three years of life in the healthy development of their children. It summarizes the latest brain research and gives parents specific tips on how to build stronger bonds with their babies. This video covers a wide range of parenting topics including: bonding and attachment, communication, discipline, self-esteem, health and nutrition, and child care. The English version of this video is narrated by Rob Reiner, the Spanish version by Gloria Estefan. |
| http://www.iamyourchild.org |
| Center for Early Education and Development. provides information regarding young children (birth to eight), including children with special needs, in the areas of education, child care, child development, and family education. http://education.umn.edu/CEED/default.html |
| Circle of Inclusion. This web site is for early childhood service providers and families of young children and offers demonstrations of and information about the effective practices of inclusive educational programs for children from birth through age eight. http://www.circleofinclusion.org |
| National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities. NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. http://www.nichcy.org/ |
| The Center for Best Practices. in Early Childhood Education in the College of Education and Human Services at Western Illinois University was established in August of 1999 and replaced Macomb Projects. The Center continues the work of Macomb Projects by providing products, training materials, conferences and workshops on topics relating to technology, early childhood, children with disabilities, and more. http://www.wiu.edu/users/mimacp/wiu/ |
| Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families. National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families. ZERO TO THREE is a national non-profit founded more than 20 years ago by leading pediatricians, researchers, and child development specialists to share new knowledge on how children develop in the early years. ZERO TO THREE focuses on the first three years of life because this is the time of greatest human growth and development http://www.zerotothree.org |
| Ferrell, K. (1998). Project PRISM: A longitudinal study of developmental patterns of children who are visually impaired [Final Report]. Greeley, CO: Division of Special Education, University of Northern Colorado. |
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