Illinois Early Learning Project


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IEL Electronic Newsletter

2008, Issue 11

Ask an Expert — Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Early Care and Education Settings

  • Barbara T. Doyle, nationally known author, master teacher, trainer, consultant, and adjunct faculty member of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, will be responding to questions through November 21 concerning the “why” behind the behavior of young children with autism spectrum disorders, how caregivers can work successfully with families, and how they can prioritize the skills that need to be taught.

    To submit your question, please go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/doyle/index.htm.

    To view the list of resources related to this event, please go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/doyle/sup.htm.

New Science Video Clips

Two new video clips that address Illinois Early Learning Science Benchmarks have been added recently to the IEL Web site. The Getting to Know Rabbits clip illustrates how interacting with living creatures can provide important lessons for young children. In the Flubber clip, young children experiment with properties of matter. These clips also address a number of Language Arts, Social Science, Social/Emotional Development, and Physical Development Early Learning Benchmarks.

New IEL Tip Sheet in English

This is the second in our Natural Illinois series of Tip Sheets, which we are writing with the 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

New IEL Tip Sheet in Polish

Visit Us at a Conference Near You!

Level I Projects in Practice Training will be held in Fairview Heights, Illinois, on November 20-21, 2008. For additional information, please go to http://www.thecenterweb.org/irc/index.html. (Dr. Lilian Katz and Sallee Beneke will be presenters.)

Illinois Projects in Practice Web Site:

http://illinoispip.org

To read the new entry on Lilian’s Blog on How Many Projects per Year?, please go to http://ilpip.org/katz/2008/oct12.htmlEditor's note: This url has changed:http://illinoispip.org/blogs/katz/2008oct12.html.

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.

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