IEL Electronic Newsletter
2006, Issue 6
Ask an Expert!
Read the questions and answers from the three Ask an Expert events held during 2006:- Helping Young Children Resolve Conflicts with Karen Stephens
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/stephens2006/trans.htm - Doing Projects with Children at Home with Judy Harris Helm
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/helm2006/trans.htm - Welcoming Hispanic Children and Families to Preschool Programs with Cristina Sanchez-Lopez
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/hispanic-ps/trans.htm
Also check out the related resources (in English and Spanish) for each event. The next Ask an Expert event is coming in late summer!
New Tip Sheets
Please check out the following new Tip Sheets:
- Connecting with Parents: “But He Doesn’t Do That at Home!”
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/connect.htm - Conference Time! Talking to Your Child’s Teacher or Caregiver
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/conferences.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.
Two New FAQs
The following FAQs have recently been added to the Web site:- What Do Parents Need to Know about the Illinois Early Learning Standards?
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/faqs/standards.htm - How Do I Start a Child Care Center in Illinois? http://illinoisearlylearning.org/faqs/childcare.htm
Ask Dr. Katz
If you have a question about some aspect of early care and education that will require 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. To ask Dr. Lilian Katz a question about raising or educating young children, please fill in the online form at http://illinoisearlylearning.org/ask-dr-katz.htm#sendquestion. To read Dr. Katz’s answers to past questions, please go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/ask-dr-katz.htm#archive.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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