IEL Electronic Newsletter
2008, Issue 10
New FAQ for Parents of Children with Special Needs
- Where Can Parents Find Help for Young Children with Special Needs?
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/faqs/special-needs.htm
New IEL Tip Sheet in English
- Natural Illinois: Insects
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/insects.htm
This is the first in our Natural Illinois series of Tip Sheets, which we are writing with assistance of Valerie Keener at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Division of Education. This series is designed to help preschool teachers, caregivers, and parents as they work with children to meet some of the Illinois Early Learning Science Benchmarks. Several more Tip Sheets will be produced during the coming months for use by early childhood teachers in conjunction with IDNR’s Illinois wildlife and natural resources posters.
New IEL Tip Sheet in Spanish
- La naturaleza en Illinois. Los insectos
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/insects-sp.htm
New IEL Tip Sheet in Polish
- Asthma: Easing the Wheezing
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/asthma-pol.pdf - When the Teacher Calls…
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/teachercalls-pol.pdf
Ask an Expert — Appreciating the Natural World with Young Children
- Valerie Keener’s last responses to questions on the topic Appreciating the Natural World with Young Children can be viewed by going to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/keener/trans.html.
- To view the list of resources related to this event, please go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/keener/sup.htm.
IEL Question-Answering Service
Another service of the Illinois Early Learning Project is to provide reliable resources and information in response to your questions on the parenting, care, and education of young children in Illinois. To take advantage of this service, please call our toll-free number at 877-275-3227 during normal business hours, or email us at iel@illinois.edu.Visit Us at a Conference Near You!
- Level II Projects in Practice training will be held in Bloomington, Illinois, on October 15, 2008. For additional information, please go to http://www.thecenterweb.org/irc/index.html. (Sallee Beneke will be the presenter.)
- The 16th Annual Prairieland Early Childhood Conference sponsored by the Child Care Resource Service and Richland Community College will be held in Decatur on October 18, 2008. For more details, please call 217-875-7211, ext. 6809, or email Diana Shipley at dshipley@richland.edu. (IEL exhibit)
- The Southern Illinois AEYC Early Childhood Conference will take place on October 25, 2008, at John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois. For more information or to register, please call CCR&R at 800-548-5563. (IEL exhibit)
Illinois Projects in Practice Web Site
What is a project? A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic undertaken by a class, a group of children, or an individual child in an early childhood classroom or at home. If you are looking for information related to the Project Approach, please visit IllinoisPIP at http://illinoispip.org.
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