This page highlights web sites that provide useful information for early intervention personnel. Some are directly applicable to everyday practice. Other sites offer information and resources that may be more useful for college and university faculty or other trainers. Our plan is to showcase one or two web sites for a month or so and then store them in an archive for your future reference.

• FIRST WORDS Project
• IFSP (Online tutorial on the IFSP)
• CLAS (Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services Early Childhood Research Institute)
• National Individualizing Preschool Inclusion Project
• TaCTICS (Therapists as Collaborative Team members for Infant/Toddler Community Services)
• Washington State Medical Home
• Zero to Three
• CSEFEL
• Special Quest
• Washington State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks

CLAS (Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services Early Childhood Research Institute)

http://clas.uiuc.edu

At this site you’ll find a collection of early childhood/early intervention resources. The various resources focus on culture, language and disability. There are valuable materials for early intervention personnel, faculty and students.

National Individualizing Preschool Inclusion Project

www.individualizinginclusion.us

This web site provides information about this national demonstration project. You will find a description of the project and a variety of tools and resources. Clink on Integrated Therapy for useful resources.

TACTICS (Therapists as Collaborative Team members for Infant/Toddler Community Services)

http://tactics.fsu.edu

This site provides information, strategies and training modules to help early intervention personnel to provide services and supports using the child and family’s daily routines, activities, and events as a context for assessment and intervention.

Washington Medical Home

http://www.medicalhome.org

Offering information, tools and resources that support family-centered health care, especially for children and youth with special health needs and their families.

Zero to Three

http://zerotothree.org

This is the web site for Zero to Three, a national non-profit organization headquartered in Washington D.C. Their goal is to increase public awareness about the significance of the first three years of life. This site provides forums for professionals to communicate with other professionals in multidisciplinary fields, as well as resources on many topics.

CSEFEL (The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning)

http://csefel.uiuc.edu

CSEFEL is a national center focused on strengthening the capacity of Child Care and Head Start to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children.This website contains numerous materials (research briefs, powerpoints, and other training materials) that you will find valuable.

Special Quest

http://www.specialquest.org/index.html

Special Quest Birth to Five is a Head Start/Hilton Training Program. Find lots of training materials at this site.

Washington State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks

Washington State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks

he Department of Early Learning (DEL) has added a new section on its Web site about the Washington State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks. These are research-based early learning guidelines that are helpful in understanding what young children may know and do at different ages. This is a resource document and must be used with the knowledge that every child develops as an individual in the context of her family, culture and community.It includes links to many resources, including:

• The Benchmarks
• A new DEL parent companion to the Benchmarks
• A Spanish translation of the Benchmarks done in partnership with Thrive by Five Washington
• A guide to the formation of the Benchmarks
• An introduction to the benchmarks for early care and education providers
• Links to other states' early learning guidelines