Continuity of Learning During COVID-19 Resource Database

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Dealing with Uncertainty: A Plea for Thoughtful Plans and Patient Collaboration

While most change happens slowly, COVID has forced schools and families to change quickly. This resource offers questions and suggestions for administrators, teachers, and families as e

Distance Learning is Emotional Work: Tips for Parents and Caregivers

Learning in quarantine is emotional work! Here are some strategies and tools to help families and their children communicate and manage emotions during this time of transition.

Tags: Parent/Families | Technical Assistance Product | COVID-19 | Family and Community Engagement | Mental Health and Social & Emotional Supports

Resources and Strategies to Support Children with Disabilities and their Families During COVID-19

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has deeply impacted early childhood programs, children and families, and their communities. This resource, jointly created by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA), the Office of Head Start (OHS), and the OHS TA National Centers may be helpful when seeking guidance and resources to help leaders, services providers, teachers, support staff, children, and families during this re-opening and continuity of services.

Teaching Writing to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

This website provides strategies and resources to help students with autism, who can struggle both because of organizational deficits and motor or coordination difficulties, with written expression.

Talk, Read, and Sing Together Every Day!

Tip Sheets for Families, Caregivers and Early Learning Educators: Made specifically for families, caregivers and early educators, these US Department of Education-created resources provide research-based tips for talking, reading, and singing with young children every day beginning from birth. All tip sheets are available in English and Spanish and can be downloaded for free.

Storyline Online

This website streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Videos can include captions as desired.

Story Mentors

This online intervention library is for beginning and struggling readers and includes 25 leveled beginning readers, mentor guides, at-home resources, and more.

Seven NSF-supported STEM resources that are perfect for at-home learning

This website from the National Science Foundation, offers STEM activities for learners of all ages that can be practiced online.

Scholastic Learn at Home

This website provides day-to-day projects and activities to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.

Reading Rockets

This website provides research-based strategies to teachers, parents, administrators, librarians, childcare providers, and anyone else involved in helping a young child become a strong, confident reader.

National Geographic Kids

This website features resources including videos and documents topics from on science, nature, history and more.

Khan Academy

This website includes daily schedules, quizzes, and other tools and resources to prepare students and families for remote and virtual learning. Experts are also available for office hours to answer questions through virtual mediums.

Help Your Child Develop Early Math Skills

Presents the early math skills that children will need to have when they enter school, and how everyday interactions and informal activities done at home can help build those skills.

Tags: Parent/Families | Website | COVID-19 | Early Childhood | STEM

GoNoodle – Good Energy at Home

A free online resource that provides ways for kids and families to move and learn together. The fun videos can help students at home stay active, focused, and calm while infusing good energy in their remote learning environment.

Doing the Math – Supporting Students With Disabilities in Online Courses

This article from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) describes specific considerations and strategies for parents when supporting their students with disabilities in beginning online instruction.