IEL Electronic Newsletter
2010, Issue 1
Revised Tip Sheets in English
- Dental Health for Babies
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/dental-babies.htm - Get Ready for a Good Dental Checkup!
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/dentist.htm
Revised Tip Sheets in Spanish
- ¡Prepárese para una buena visita al dentista!
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/dentist-sp.htm - La salud dental de los bebés
http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/dental-babies-sp.htm
Revised Tip Sheet in Polish
- Dental Health for Babies
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/dental-babies-pol.pdf
Two New Video Clips
- Ideas about a Marble Run
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/videos/marble-run.htm - Talking about Waterslide Models
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/videos/waterslide.htm
Revised FAQ
- What Do I Need to Know about Physical Development in Young Children?
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/faqs/physicaldev.htm
New “Ask an Expert” Event Coming in February
Felicia Fahl Gooler, Director of the Developmental Services Center Early Intervention program in Champaign, Illinois, will be our guest expert in February. She currently supervises an interdisciplinary staff that collaborates with local school districts, Head Start, and other community agencies to work for comprehensive services for young children and their families. This Ask an Expert event, titled Moving from Early Intervention to PreK: What Parents and Caregivers Want to Know, will address the issues and challenges of the transition process and discuss guidelines and best practices for families and professionals in planning collaborative, dynamic, and responsive transitions. To read more of her biography, please go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/gooler/index.htm. Have your questions ready in early February!
Check out the Redesigned Illinois Projects in Practice Web Site
Check out the new look for the Illinois Projects in Practice Web site at http://illinoispip.org. Join the PIP Listserv to share your Project Approach experiences, ideas, and insights with others who have attended the Great Expectations or Projects in Practice training sessions by going to http://illinoispip.org/listserv.html.
Visit Us at a Conference Near You!
The Opening Minds Conference,sponsored by the Chicago Metro Association for the Education of Young Children, will be held at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago, January 28-30, 2010. For more information, please go to http://www.chicagometroaeyc.org/opening-minds.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 business hours or send us your question using our online form at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/6654728.
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