With the extended school closures due to COVID-19 throughout the United States, students are having to learn in entirely new ways and facing challenges when it comes to learning during these unprecedented times. The Continuity of Learning resource database offers information, tools, and resources to help educators, parents and families, and related service providers meet the educational, behavioral, and emotional needs of children and youth with disabilities through remote and virtual learning.
Early childhood education programs play a vital role in supporting the social and emotional and mental health of children and families. This support is particularly...
This webpage provides tools based on the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Recommended Practices to help practitioners and families implement evidence-based transition practices. These tools...
This webpage provides information to support successful transitions between preschool services to Kindergarten. The page provides state information, as well as resources from other National...
This webpage provides information on requirements, guidance and tools to ensure seamless transitions for children and their families as they leave Part C and other...
These high-leverage practices help special educators and teacher candidates use effective practices for collaboration, assessment, social/emotional/behavioral supports, and instruction.
This self-paced module offers an overview of young children who are dual language learners. Further, it highlights the importance of maintaining children and families’ home...
This video provides an overview of the Pyramid Model as a PBIS framework for promoting young children’s social and emotional development and preventing and addressing...
This document outlines the Child Find Self-Assessment best practices (BPs). This section includes content that is not required by the IDEA but can help Part...
The Child Find Self-Assessment (CFSA) is a voluntary toolkit to help state IDEA Part C programs strengthen their child find systems, with the goal of...
This webpage has multiple resources that were created to help with work related to providing Technical Assistance. Resources include documents, webinars, and links to websites...
States submit their State Performance Plan (SPP)/Annual Performance Report (APR) electronically through the EDFacts Metadata and Process System (EMAPS) following guidance in this memo.
This national collaboration, led by a task force of 15 national organizations, aims to empower the professions of the early childhood workforce by establishing a...
This resource library highlights research studies, briefs, and program exemplars on educator recruitment and preparation through paraeducator career ladder programs.
This resource highlights the impact of Grow Your Own programs on overcoming barriers that lead to critical teacher shortages and provides State exemplars of successful...
This document offers a variety of research and policy reviews as well as resource guides related to the topic of teacher employment and retention through...
These reports highlight essential questions and policy options to support State legislators considering policies to recruit, prepare and retain effective teachers.
This interactive map highlights factors that reflect and impact teacher supply and attrition in each of the 50 States, focusing on indicators such as teacher...
