IEL Electronic Newsletter
2006, Issue 5
Ask an Expert!
- Karen Stephens, director of the Illinois State University Child Care Center, has been answering questions on Helping Young Children Resolve Conflicts since the beginning of May. To read the questions and her answers, go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/stephens2006/trans.htm.
Additional questions and answers will be added to the Web page through the first week of June!
New Tip Sheets
Please check out the following new Tip Sheets:
- Play Right—Don’t Bite!
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/biting.htm - Sharing Books with Your Preschooler
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/bookspreschooler.htm - Eyes Right! Find Amblyopia Early
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/amblyopia.htm - Young Children's Mental Health: What Is Essential?
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/mental-essential.htm - To read Tip Sheets in Spanish and Polish, please go to
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/cgi-bin/iel/searchiel.asp?st=ts&dl=s
and http://illinoisearlylearning.org/cgi-bin/iel/searchiel.asp?st=ts&dl=p.
A New FAQ
The following FAQ has recently been added to the Web site:- How Do I Start a Child Care Center in Illinois?
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/faqs/childcare.htm
Ask Dr. Katz
- Do you have a question about some aspect of early care and education that requires an in-depth response? You can ask Dr. Lilian G. Katz, director of the Illinois Early Learning Project and an internationally recognized expert in early childhood education and parenting, by going to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/ask-dr-katz.htm
(or in Spanish at http://illinoisearlylearning.org/ask-dr-katz-sp.htm).
Illinois Early Learning Standards
- Are you looking for ideas to help address the Illinois Early Learning Standards in your early care and education program? To find related activities or background information linked to the Benchmarks associated with each Learning Standard, go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/standards/index.htm
(or in Spanish at http://illinoisearlylearning.org/standards/index-sp.htm).
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