• Ask an Expert!
  • Is it possible for a 4- or 5-year-old child to have ADHD?
  • How can I tell if very active behavior is outside the range of what is considered “normal” for young children?
  • How can I calm down my son who has a terrible temper, gets mad all the time, and cries a lot?
  These are just a few of the questions answered by Dale Borman Fink, assistant professor in the Education Department at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, Massachusetts. Dr. Fink has been answering questions on Do Problem Behaviors Live inside Young Children? or Do We Create Problems through Our Program Design? Questions were received from November 1 until November 21, 2006. His answers will be provided through November 30. To read the guest biography and supplemental resources related to this event, go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/fink/bio.htm and http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/fink/sup.htm. For a transcript of the questions and his answers, go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/fink/trans.htm.
• New IEL Tip Sheets in English
  Please check out the following new Tip Sheets:
  • The Path to Math: Real Graphs for Preschoolers
    http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/math-graphs.htm
  • Remember When…
    http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/remember.htm
• New IEL Tip Sheets in Spanish

• El camino a la matemática: Gráficos reales para niños preescolares
  http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/math-graphs-sp.htm
• Recuerdas cuando…
  http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/remember-sp.htm
• New IEL Tip Sheet in Polish
  • Math Sense: Learning about Coins (in Polish)
    http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/coins-pol.pdf
• Visit Us at a Conference Near You!
  • Illinois Resource Center is sponsoring a workshop on Teaching with Intention: The Role of the Pre-K Teacher in the Early Childhood Classroom, December 7, 2006, in Des Plaines, Illinois. For more information, go to http://www.thecenterweb.org/ec/index.html. (Dr. Lilian Katz will be giving a presentation.)
  • The Regional Office of Education will be sponsoring the 18 th Annual Pre-K and Kindergarten Kaleidoscope Conference, January 11-12, 2007, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. For more information, email pburt@roe12.net. (The Illinois Early Learning Project will have an exhibit.)
  • Illinois Resource Center is sponsoring a workshop on Teaching with Intention: The Role of the Pre-K Teacher in the Early Childhood Classroom, January 17, 2007, in Peoria, Illinois. For more information, go to http://www.thecenterweb.org/ec/index.html. (Dr. Lilian Katz will be giving a presentation.)
• Many New Activities Linked to Benchmarks

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-sp/index.htm.

The “Early Learning Web Links” search feature was updated to include options for searching by Learning Areas, State Goals, and Benchmarks in addition to searching by Title, Keyword, and Multiple Option . Find these new search options by going to http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/iel/searchiel.cgi.