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Visually Impaired Preschool Services in Louisville, Kentucky has produced the following videos (from the Can Do! Series) |
| 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 |
Child Development Resources in Virginia has produced |
| Early Intervention On The Move $49.95 This video, produced in 1999, likens the interrelated components of Part C of IDEA to the parts of a bicycle. This is a revised version of the original tape (1992) and offers a light overview that could easily be paired with in-depth exploration of law/bicycle "parts." (14 minutes) |
| Child Development Resources Post Office Box 280 Norge, VA 23127-0280 (757) 566-3300 http://www.cdr.org/ |
Child Development Media offers a number of videotapes that focus on a variety of topics. |
| Family and the IFSP Process $150.00 This video and facilitator's guide provide a foundation for training about the Individualized Family Service Plan process. The video builds understanding of the process while promoting family-centered approaches. (90 minutes) |
| Family Focused Interview $65.00 Developed at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, this video demonstrates for early interventionists an ongoing process of interacting with families in a collaborative spirit to implement a truly family-focused intervention program in compliance with P.L. 99-457. In addition to showing the interview format, the skills necessary to conduct the interview are discussed. Workbook included. (two part series, 95 minutes total) |
| First Years Together: Involving Parents in Infant Assessment $75.00 This video demonstrates the significance of involving parents in infant assessment as an opportunity for intervention, support and education. In both formal and informal assessment situations the needs of parents and infants alike can be addressed. (19 minutes) |
| Parents as Partners $85.00 Many families of young children with disabilities have limited involvement in their child's program due to a lack of understanding of early intervention services. This set of booklets and accompanying video were produced to assist families in understanding the services provided in early intervention/early education programs. The video discusses the need to provide parents with appropriate written material on services and describes how the booklets can be used to support families. (6 minutes) |
| Successfully Parenting Your Baby with Special Needs $50.00 Discovering that a baby has a problem can be an overwhelming and traumatic experience for parents. This video is designed to give parents hope and support through information about the benefits of early intervention. This six-part program covers topics from diagnosis and referral to forming individualized intervention plans and preparing for transitions. (50 minutes) |
| Child Development Media 5632 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 286 Van Nuys, CA 91401 818-994-0933 800-405-8942 http://www.childdevmedia.com/ |
The following videos are available from American Printing House |
| Playing the Crucial Role in Your Child's Development $19.00 This video presents easy-to-follow suggestions for using a young child's environment and everyday experiences to build skills in reaching, grasping, midline coordination, and walking. Appropriate for babies birth to two years old. (10 minutes)
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| American Printing House P O Box 6085 Louisville, KY 40206-0085 502-895-2405 800-223-1839 http://www.aph.org |
The Blind Childrens Center has produced two videos |
| Heart to Heart $35.00 Parents of children who are blind and visually impaired talk about their feelings. (16 minutes) |
| Let's Eat $35.00 Provides guidance in fostering the development of competent and independent feeding skills in children with visual impairments. (19 minutes) |
| Blind Childrens Center 4120 Marathon Street Los Angeles, CA 90029 323-664-2153 800-222-3566 http://www.blindcntr.org/ |
| Birth to Three and Beyond. is an organization that brings new parents together to share their parenting experiences, increase their knowledge of early childhood development, learn about community resources and develop support networks among themselves. Their Parenting Links page offers many child development links which are family-friendly. http://www.birthto3.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 |
| Closing the Gap, Inc. This organization focuses on computer technology for people with special needs through its bi-monthly newspaper, annual international conference and extensive website. http://www.closingthegap.com |
| Early Childhood Curricula and Resources. The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers an extensive bibliography of resources that pertain to early intervention for children with visual impairment/blindness http://www.tsbvi.edu/bib/early.htm |
| Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner. is an interesting site with lots of links. Developed by an individual whose hope was to help people interested in the education of young children find what they need on the internet, this site is an index to early childhood activities, information and issues. http://users.sgi.net/~cokids/ |
| Family Village. This website offers information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with disabilities and their families and for professionals who provide services and support http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu |
| IDEA Practices. The IDEA Partnerships are four national projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to deliver a common message about the landmark 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This web site makes resources available to inform professionals, families and the public about IDEA '97 and strategies to improve educational results for children http://www.ideapractices.org/ |
| Internet Resources for Special Children. (IRSC) This web site is dedicated to collecting and communicating information relating to the needs of children with disabilities. http://www.irsc.org/index.htm |
| Kinderstart.com. is a comprehensive index-directory of information about parenting, pregnancy, child development, health, education, learning activities and the wide range of issues related to children seven years and under. The section on child development includes subtopics of visual development and visual development with disabilities. http://www.kinderstart.com/childdevelopment/visualdevelopment/index.html |
| Lilliput and Dr. Lilli Nielsen. Dr. Lille Nielsen, who developed the active learning technique, has designed a number of special materials to promote the optimal development of individuals with multiple challenges. These special materials are manufactured and sold by Lilliput to promote more rapid development of basic perceptual skills. http://www.lilliworks.com/ |
| 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/ |
| Nebraska Department of Education. offers a site titled IFSPWeb. This is a self-paced tutorial designed to help parents and professionals create better Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) for young children with disabilities. http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ |
| Pathways: Service Coordination Project. collaborates with key stakeholders in participating states to provide training and technical assistance in early intervention service coordination. This site offers information on definitions, resources, and direction for service coordination and family-centered care. http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/birthto3/PATHPROD.HTM |
| Pre-K Smarties. is a preschool education resource for parents. Includes multitudes of links for early childhood. http://www.preksmarties.com |
| Research and Training Center on Service Coordination. examines the status of service coordination for children with disabilities and their families receiving early intervention services. This site offers information and updates on their projects as well as other resources and links concerning early intervention services. http://childandfamily.uchc.edu/research/research.htm |
| Special Child . is an online publication dedicated to parents of children with special needs. It was developed by a parent of a special needs child and includes a variety of resources including parent-written success and horror stories, family issues addressed by professionals in the field, information regarding various disorders and a feature for parents who do not have a specific diagnosis for their child. http://www.specialchild.com |
| The Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services. The CLAS Institute identifies, evaluates, and promotes effective and appropriate early intervention practices and preschool practices that are sensitive and respectful to children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This web site presents a dynamic and evolving database of materials describing culturally and linguistically appropriate practices for early childhood/early intervention services. In this site, you will find descriptions of books, videotapes, articles, manuals, brochures and audiotapes. http://www.clas.uiuc.edu |
| The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center . NECTAC is a national technical assistance consortium working to support states, jurisdictions, and others to improve services and results for young children with disabilities and their families. The consortium is composed of six organizations which each bring specialized expertise to the project. Information regarding the Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C) under IDEA is at http://www.nectac.org/default.asp . |
| The Training and Technical Assistance Center. The purpose of TTAC (at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA) is to improve educational opportunities for students with developmental delays (birth through age 9) and students with severe disabilities. The library section of this site offers many resources appropriate for teachers and professionals. http://www.ttac.odu.edu |
| V. I. Guide This guide to Internet resources about visual impairments is for parents and teachers. It includes many topics such as vision-related services, parenting, assistive technology and products, medical information, organizations and research. http://www.viguide.com |
| Waisman Center. Located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, the Waisman Center is an internationally renowned center dedicated to research and programs that benefit people with developmental disabilities and their families. Many resources are available through Waisman's variety of program areas, including their Early Childhood Program. http://www.waisman.wisc.edu |
| IDEA Partnerships (2000). Discover IDEA CD 2000 - Section 303, Part C. Arlington, VA: Council for Exceptional Children. |
| Project INTEGRATE (1998). Home-based services checklist . Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. |
| Project INTEGRATE (1999). Ecomap checklist. Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. |
| Project INTEGRATE (1999). Routines-based assessment checklist. Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. |
| McWilliam, R. A. (2001). Understanding the family ecology [Flyer]. Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. |
| McWilliam, R. A., & Lang, L. L. (1994). Professionals' perceptions of early intervention. Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina. |
| McWilliam, R. A., Tocci, L., & Harbin, G. (1995). Services are child-oriented, and families like it that way-But why? Chapel Hill, NC: Early Childhood Research Institute on Service Utilization, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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