IEL Electronic Newsletter
2009, Issue 1
New IEL Tip Sheet in English
- Get Growing! From Seeds to Sprouts
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/sprouts.htm
New IEL Tip Sheet in Spanish
- La naturaleza en Illinois. Las hojas nos rodean
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/leaves-sp.htm
New Tip Sheets in Polish
- The Path to Math: Word Problems for Preschoolers
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/math-word-pol.pdf - The Path to Math: More Word Problems for Preschoolers
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/math-moreword-pol.pdf - The Path to Math: Real Graphs
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/math-graphs-pol.pdf - Observing Your Child in Preschool
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/observing-pol.pdf - Encouraging Scientific Thinking: Rain or Shine
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/weather-pol.pdf
New Science Video Clip
A new video clip that addresses several Illinois Early Learning Science Benchmarks has been added to the IEL Web site. The Shaving Cream video clip was recorded during a science fair on the playground of a child care center. The young children are learning about the properties of matter through hands-on interactions and experimentation. This clip also addresses several Language Arts, Social/Emotional Development, and Physical Development Early Learning Benchmarks.
Shaving Cream
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/videos/shaving-cream.htm
Ask an Expert — Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Early Care and Education Settings
To read Barbara Doyle’s responses to questions related to 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, please go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/doyle/trans.htm (English) or http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/doyle/index-sp.htm (Spanish).
Visit Us at a Conference Near You!
- 20th Annual Southern Illinois PreK-Kindergarten Kaleidoscope Conference sponsored by the Regional Office of Education #12 will be held in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, on January 8-9, 2009. For information, please go to http://www.roe12.net/ Editor's Note: this url is no longer active.and click on Kaleidoscope Conference. For additional information, please call 618-395-8626 or email Pat Burt at pburt@roe12.net. (IEL exhibit)
- Opening Minds: The Chicago Early Education, Child Care, and School-Age Conference sponsored by the Chicago Metro Association for the Education of Young Children will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on January 22-24, 2009. For additional information, please go http://www.chicagometroaeyc.org/opening-minds/register.Editor's Note: this url is no longer active. (IEL exhibit)
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