DVDs & VIDEOS

Curriculum

CURR-1.0 DVD Exploration: Science Through the Eyes of Young Children, 2004, Lisa Murphy
This program encourages early childhood professionals to think about the importance of science-related activities in the classroom and how science can be embedded across the day. The handout features lots of ideas and recipes for fun and exploration.

CURR-1.1 DVD Documenting Young Children's Learning Through Technology, 2005, Linda Robinson & Carol Schneider
This program and handout set offers a discussion and demonstration of how technology can be used to help document a child's work and progress during the early childhood years. Digital cameras, scanners, printers, computers, and Personal Digital Assistant's will be highlighted as strategies for documenting children's progress on the Illinois Early Learning Standards. This DVD is also available in video format (CURR-7.1V))

CURR-1.2 DVD Drawing and Sketching: The Art of Expression, 2005, Sylvia Chard
Dr. Chard discusses common practices in early childhood regarding art. She presents several ideas for teachers to use in their early childhood classrooms to encourage art, especially drawing and sketching, with young children.

CURR-1.3 DVD Oral Language: The Heart of Your Early Literacy Program, 2005, David Dickinson
This program provides guidance and examples of effective classroom-based strategies for fostering language learning.

CURR-1.4DVD Fostering Young Children's Friendships, 2005, Barb Wolfe
This program and handout helps parents and professionals lern how to support the development of social skills and building friendships for young children.

CURR-1.5DVD From Drawing to Writing: How Technology Supports the Process, 2006, Carol Bell, Judy Potter & Holly VanHootegem
This program and handout offers strategies and activities for enhancing emergent literacy skills in the early childhood classroom.

CURR-1.6 DVD Fostering Young Children's Friendships, 2006, Apples Video Magazine
This DVD focuses on how parents and professionals can support young children in developing appropriate social skills and forming friends.

CURR-1.7 DVD H.U.M. - Highly Usable Music, 2007, Apples Video Magazine, Running Time: 30 Minutes - Featuring Carole Peterson. Bonus following credits 20 minutes of Special classroom music time!

CURR-1.8 DVD Literacy: Bringing Books to Life, 2007, Apples Video Magazine, Running Time: 30 minutes - Featuring Nancy Scott

CURR-1.9 DVD Tools of Inclusion: Assistive Technology For Young Children, 2007, Apples Video Magazine
Running Time 30 minutes - Featuring Linda Robinson

CURR-2.0 DVD Room Arrangement as a Teaching Strategy, 2004, Diane Trister Dodge & Bonnie Kittredge
This DVD and the accompanying booklet present concrete ideas for arranging preschool classrooms that enhance and support all children's learning in early childhood settings. The booklet and DVD are in English and Spanish.

CURR-2.1DVD I Can Do It! For children with autism, asperger syndrome, PDD-NOS, nonverbal learning disorders, social enxiety, learning disabilities and delays, 2005, Model Me Kids
This DVD comes with an extra CD-ROM of photographs that can be used in structuring social stories or visual schedules for children. Children in the DVD model appropriate behavior for a variety of situations from transitions, waiting, trying something new and birthday parties.

CURR-2.2DVD Time for a Playmate - Video modeling for children with autism, asperger syndrome, PDD_NOS, nonverbal learning disorders, social anxiety, learning disabilities and delays, 2005, Model Me Kids
This DVD shows children modeling appropriate behavior on playdates. It is accompanied by a CD-ROM of photos that can be used for creating social stories or picture schedules to reinforce appropriate behaviors from greeting friends, sharing, losing, taking turns, cleaning up.

CURR-2.3DVD Time for School for children with autism, asperger syndrome, PDD_NOS, nonverbal learning disorders, social anxiety, learning disabilities and delays, 2006, Model Me Kids
This video demonstrates children using appropriate behavior at school. It has a CD-ROM of photos that can be used for creating social stories or picture schedules that reinforce appropriate behaviors such as saying hello, listening to the teacher, sharing, playing on the playground, and self-calming.

CURR-2.4DVD Practical Strategies for Teaching Social Emotional Skills, 2007, Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young
Children with Challenging Behavior
Parents and professionals will learn strategies and spproaches to build young children's skills in a variety of areas of
social-emotional development including: making friends, problem solving, asking for help, talking about feelings, and managing emotions.

CURR-2.6DVD The Daily Routine, 2009, High/Scope

CURR-2.7DVD High/Scope for Children with Special Needs: A Developmental Approach, 2009, High/Scope

CURR-2.8DVD Adult -Child Interaction: Communicating to Support Learning, 2009, High/Scope

CURR-2.9DVD All Children Can Explore & Discover Science Activities for House & School, 2006, Robert Rockwell
Dr. Rockwell shares a variety of hands-on science activities that can be easily implemented in an early chidlhood classroom.

CURR-3.0DVD One Child, Two Languages in Action, 2008, Patton Tabors
This DVD features presentations by Patton Tabors, Mariela Paez and Cornelia Heise-Baigorria and visits to real classrooms for
tips and strategies on supporting second language learners. The companion book, "One child, two languages: Aguide for early
childhood educators of children learning English as a second language", is in the STAR NET Region II library at CURR-6.7B2.

CURR-3.1DVD Second Language Learning Environments at Home and School, 2007, Else Hamayan
This program features Else Hamayan presenting a philosophy and strategies for creating an early learning environment that
will help to support learning English as a second language.

CURR-3.2DVD Reggio Inspired : Welcome to Maplewood Richmond Heights, 2009, Brenda Fyfe & Jennifer Strange

CURR-3.3DVD Engaging Young Children in the Outdoor Environment, 2009, Lincoln Land Community College and Western Illinois University

CURR-1.0V The Adventure Begins: Preschool and Technology
(10 min.) This video shows how children and teachers in early childhood programs across America are using computers to enhance learning in developmentally appropriate ways.

CURR-1.2V Anti-Bias Curriculum (30 min.)
Discussion with teachers and other professionals with classroom examples.

CURR-1.3V Appropriate Curriculum for Young Children: The Role of the Teacher (28 min.)

CURR-1.4V At Home with Integrated Thematic Instruction, 1992, Cynthia Black & Karen Kindrick (30 min.)
Shows application of Integrated Thematic Instruction model to a home or schooling environment with children ages 3 to 13. A handbook, Adventures Down The Mississippi, provides curriculum for an entire year.

CURR-1.5V Block play: Constructing Realities (20 min.)
This video examines how children acquire knowledge through block play and form their own perspective of reality by constructing and reconstructing.

CURR-1.6V Can We Transform Early Childhood Education Through Technology?, Patricia Hutinger, Robert Stoneburner, & Linda Robinson (60 min.)

CURR-1.7V Classroom with Blocks (12 min.)
Blocks are shown as marvelous investment for learning through play.

CURR-1.8V Crazy Shoes & Circus Feats, Jim Gill (90 min.)
Music and drama play for all children.

CURR-2.0V Curriculum for Preschool and Kindergarten (17 min.)
Appropriate curriculum for 4-5 year olds.

CURR-2.1V Developmentally Appropriate First Grade: A Community of Learners (30 min.)
Spend a typical day in David Burchfield’s first grade classroom in a public school in rural Virginia. See how David translates a concept of developmentally appropriate practice into a thematic, interactive learning experience for 23 children.

CURR-2.2V Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Birth through age 5 (27 min.)
Teachers and children in action.

CURR-2.4V Early Learning in Reggio Emilia, Italy, 1993, Brenda Fyfe (60 min.)
Provides a description and history of Reggio Emilia’s community support for quality Early Childhood education.

CURR-2.5V Environments for Young Children
(18 min.)

CURR-2.6V Gourmet Science: Discovery Science Explorations for the Early Years, 1994, Robert Rockwell (60 min.)
This video and handout packet covers science in the early childhood program by investigating: the reasons teachers stay away from science; developmentally appropriate practices; activities and lessons; family involvement in science; finding materials.

CURR-2.7V Learning Can be Fun (57 min.)
Ella Jenkins demonstrates using music and song to promote learning.

CURR-2.8V Having Fun Together: Music and Developmental Activities for Use with Young Children, 1989, Jill Tatz (90 min.)
This video shows demonstrations of how parents and educators can enhance the growth and development of their young child with special needs through music and songs.

CURR-2.9V Integrating the Computer into the Early Childhood Curriculum, 1990, Linda Robins, Char Ward, & Leather Clark
(90 min.)

CURR-3.0V Learning with Movement, Music & Fun, 1991, Priscilla Kutkat (90 min.)

CURR-3.1V Linking Whole Language into Early Childhood Curriculum, Naturally, 1992, Kathy Barclay & Camille Breheny
(90 min)

CURR-3.2V Music Across the Curriculum (20 min.)
Introduction of music in the classroom.

CURR-3.3V NAEYC’s Position on Developmentally Appropriate Practice: A Panel Discussion and Critique, 1986 (54 min.)
The panel - Barbara Bowman, Patty Calvert, Constance Kamii, Lilian Katz, and David Weikart -discusses various perspectives on DAP.

CURR-3.4V Planning the Learning Environment for Young Children, 1990, Judy Helm & Robert Collier (90 min.)

CURR-3.5V Play and Learning (18 min.)
What do children learn when they play?

CURR-3.6V Play for Growing, 1990, Mary Sinker (90 min.)

CURR-3.7V There’s a Mouse in My Classroom!, Letha Clark, Karen Baird, & Carol Bell (90 min.)
Integrating the computer into the early childhood classroom.

CURR-3.8V What School Is For: The Early Years, Philip Gammage & Therese Shepston (60 min.)

CURR-3.9V Whole Language Learning (20 min.)
Explores the role of teacher/parent in language development.

CURR-4.0V Why Should Young Children Spend Time Drawing and Painting?, 1990, Patricia Hutinger, Char Ward & Letha Clark

CURR-4.1V Reading and Young Children
(15 min.) What can teachers say to parents who want their children to learn to read in preschool.

CURR-4.2V Understanding Social Interaction in Your Classroom, 1991, J. Q. Adams (90 min.)

CURR-4.3V The Plan-Do-Review Process, 1989
This video provides dozens of ideas for helping children plan during key segments of their daily routine. The ideas are appropriate for preschool through early elementary grades.

CURR-4.4V Adult-Child Interactions: Forming Partnerships with Children, 1996 (60 min.)
This video uses classroom situations to demonstrate how teachers establish supportive relationships with children using the High/Scope curriculum. Several support strategies are shown.

CURR-4.5V Supporting Children's Active Learning, 1989 (13 min.)
This video explores three major strategies that promote active learning in preschool, elementary, and special needs settings.

CURR-4.6V Video Observations for the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition, 1999, Thelma Harms & Debby Dryer
This video and guide set provides information on using and scoring the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale for early childhood and kindergarten level teachers.

CURR-4.7V Developmentally Appropriate Practice - Curriculum: The Role of the Teacher, NAEYC

CURR-4.8V Building Bridges to Kindergarten: Transition Planning for Children, 1995, Sharon Rosenkoetter & Ann Higgins Hains
(15 min.)
This video and guide provides rationale, research and strategies to help all young children and their families transition into Kindergarten.

CURR-4.9V Conflict Resolution: A Life Skills Approach, 1999, Topper Steinman
This video and companion guide present information on the development of skills leading to conflict resolution from preschool through high school.

CURR-5.0V Supporting Early Literacy Development: What Parents & Educators Need to Know, 1999, Kathy Barclay
This video and companion guide present information based on the summary report of "Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children" sponsored by the US Dept. of Ed. Reading Summit. Highlights and strategies for parents and teachers preschool through elementary are offered.

CURR-5.1V Starting Small - Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades, 1997, Teaching Tolerance Project
(58 minutes) This video and book set profiles 5 classrooms across the country in which teachers are helping young children build inclusive, equitable, and caring communities across many diverse settings and situations. Through documentary, teacher interview and commentary, viewers will understand that teaching tolerance is as important as teaching reading. The book can be checked out separate from the videotape. See CURR-7.2B

CURR-5.2V Supporting Children in Resolving Conflicts, 1998
(24 min.)
This video describes six problem-solving steps that adults can use to help children resolve conflicts successfully.

CURR-5.3V The Illinois Early Learning Standards: Enriching Learning Through Play, 2000 (45 min)
This video and handout packet introduces the Illinois Early Learning Standards. It describes what the standards are, why we have standards, and the applications of the standards. The Illinois Early Learning Standards can be used by any early childhood program: Pre-K at Risk, Head Start, Early Childhood Special Education, Community Preschool, and Inclusive Programs.

CURR-5.4V Promoting Learning Through Active Interaction, 1999, Debra Chen, M. Diane Klein, Michele Haney (27 min)
This video and viewing guide highlights strategies used in the Promoting Learning Through Active Interaction curriculum. The video shows interactions between young children with multiple disabilities and their families in natural settings. Content covered includes understanding children's cues, identifying preferences, establishing predictable routines, establishing turn taking, and encouraging initiation.

CURR-5.5V Promoviendo el aprendizaje a traves de la interaccion activa, 1999, Debra Chen, M. Diane Klein, Michele Haney

CURR-5.6V Illinois READS: The Early Reading Initiative, 2000
This video and handout discusses the Illinois Reading Initiative. Topics covered include: why early reading intervention is important; the components of the Early Reading Initiative; the Parker School Model Program; and a challenge to Illinois educators.

CURR-5.7V A Children's Journey: Investigating the Fire Truck, 2001
This video and handout takes the viewer through a conversation about the use of projects in an early childhood setting. A project in which a class investigates fire trucks is used to illustrate project-based instruction.

CURR-5.8V Readiness for Learning: A Readiness Audit Tool for Kindergarten Classrooms, 2000, NCREL

CURR-5.9V Sing With Me! Using Music Therapy in Children's Learning Environments, 1999, Jennifer Swan Merth
This video explores the use of music with children and how music facilitates the development of cognitive, communication, motor and social skills.

CURR-6.0V Celebrate Children's Learning through the Expressive Arts!, 1999, Judy Potter and Susan School
This video shares strategies on how to incorporate expressive arts (drama, drawing, music, movement) in an early childhood setting. Strategies that work for children at various developmental abilities are featured.

CURR-6.1V Early Childhood Education in the Millennium: Continuity, Linkage and Best Practices, 2000, Susan Nall
This video highlights the experiences of elementary teachers and administrators that have approached education and best practices by building in continuity in the early elementary years.

CURR-6.2V DEC Recommended Practices Video: Selected Strategies for Teaching Young Children With Special Needs, 2001
This video demonstrates environments and several teaching strategies to meet the individual needs of young children including: peer mediated strategies, positive reinforcement, prompting strategies, and environments that promote learning.

CURR-6.3V Thinking Outside the Circle: Developmentally Appropriate Circle Time, 2003, Jodi Knapp & Penny De Frates
In this video and accompanying guide you will see how developmentally appropriate practices are embedded into daily circle time activities. This program is based on NAEYC's 'Guidelines for Decisions about Developmentally Appropriate Practice' and addresses creating a caring community of learners, teaching to enhance learning, constructing curriculum, accessing children's development and learning, and establishing reciprocal relationships with families.

CURR-6.4V What If Today was Their Only Day: Creating Child Center Environments, 2003, Lisa Murphy
This video and guide features Lisa Murphy, 'The Ooey Gooey Lady' who focuses on creating child-centered early childhood educational environments and the secrets to successfully creating them.

CURR-6.5V Teaching Children To Read (Second Edition), 2002, National Reading Panel

CURR-6.6V Peek Inside: Creative Environments, 2004, Diane Trister Dodge
This video and guide recognize the relationship between environment and learning, and considers how a well planned classroom, play and learning, go hand in hand. The use of learning centers, such as a snack center that can serve a dual purpose in the classroom, is explored.

CURR-6.7V Peek Out the Window: Creative Outdoor Classrooms, 2004, Diane Trister Dodge and others
This video and handout packet discusses ways of thinking about the outdoor environment in early childhood. Arranging the environment to encourage independence, promote exploration, include challenges, and promote interactions is highlighted throughout the video.

CURR-6.8V The Power of Documentation: Children's Learning Revealed, 2004, Judy Helm 2 copies (30 min)
This video and handout packet explores why and how to document children's progress in early childhood. Ideas for teachers and parents on how to get started documenting children's growth and progress are included.

CURR-6.9V The Daily Routine: A Day at the High/Scope Preschool, 1990, High/Scope Press (17 min.)
This video illustrates each part of the High/Scope daily routine. It highlight the rationale for each segment of the daily routine, including opening circle, planning, work time, clean-up, recall, snack, small-group time, circle and outside time.

CURR-7.0V Setting up the Learning Environment: The High/Scope Preschool Curriculum, 1992, High/Scope Press
this video takes the viewer step-by-step through the process of designing an appropriate learning environment that promotes active learning for preschoolers.

CURR-7.1V Documenting Young Children's Learning Through Technology, 2005, Linda Robinson & Carol Schneider (30 min)
This video and handout set offers a discussion and demonstration of how technology can be used to help document a child's work and progress during the early childhood years. Digital cameras, scanners, printers, computers, and Personal Digital Assistant's will be highlighted as strategies for documenting children's progress on the Illinois Early Learning Standards. This video is also available in DVD format (CURR-1.1 DVD)

CURR-7.2V Drawing and Sketching: the Art of Expression, 2005, Sylvia Chard (30 min)
Dr. Chard discusses common practices in early childhood regarding art. She presents several ideas for teachers to use in their early childhood classrooms to encourage art, especially drawing and sketching, with young children.

CURR-7.3V Oral Language: The Heart of Your Early Literacy Program, 2005, David Dickinson
This video provides guidance and examples of effective classroom-based strategies for fostering language learning.

CURR-7.4V From Drawing to Writing: How Technology Supports the Process, 2006, Carol Bell, Judy Potter & Holly VanHootegem
(30 min.)
This video and handout highlights strategies and activities for enhancing emergent literacy skills in the early childhood classroom

CURR-7.5V Fostering Children's Friendships, 2005, Barbara Wolfe (30 min.)
This video focuses on how parents and professionals can support young children in developing appropriate social skills and forming friends.

CURR-7.6V Room Arrangement as a Teaching Strategy, 2003, Diane Trister Dodge & Bonnie Kittredge
This video and accompanying booklet describe how an early childhood classroom can be arranged to meet the learning and development needs of all children while conveying six positive messages.

Developmental Disabilities

DD-1.0 DVD Animal-Assisted Therapy for Young Children, 2004, Janice Schuler, Chris Carlton & Anne Norton
This program and handout set explores animal assisted therapy with preschool children with disabilities in school settings. It features discussions with professionals and families, and shows the positive impact of animal assisted therapy with children. It is also available in video format (DD-1.2V)

DD-1.1DVD Down Syndrome: The First 18 Months, 2003, Will Schermerhorn
This DVD shares information from a variety of experts on important issues and concerns regarding the development of children born with Down syndrome during their first 18 months.

DD-1.2DVD Discovery: Pathways to Better Speech for Children with Down Syndrome, 2005, Will Schermerhorn
This DVD was made by Will, the father of a son with Down Syndrome. It chronicles the lessons learned by Will as his son and other children in the video learned to communicate.

DD-1.3 DVD Treatment Strategies For Childhood Apraxia of Speech, 2006, CASANA

DD-1.4 DVD Taking it Home: Practicing Speech Where Kids Live and Play, 2007, CASANA

DD-1.5 DVD Hope Speaks: An Introduction to Childhood Apraxia of Speech, 2005, CASANA
This is an introduction to apraxia for parents of children with apraxia and the professionals that serve them. Several children are followed from early diagnosis as toddlers through to adolescence. Children and parents share their perspectives of this communication disorder.

DD-1.6 DVD Discovery: Pathways to Better Speech for Children with Down Syndrome, ill Schermerhorn

Early Childhood

EC-1.0 DVD Preschool: America's Best Investment
This program provides a forum for the findings of The National Institute for Early Education Research. More information is available at www.nieer.org

EC-1.1 DVD Growing and Learning in Preschool, 2002 , Helen Gray, Narrator
This program provides a forum for the findings of The National Institute for Early Education Research. More information is available at: www.nieer.org

EC-1.2DVD We're All on the Same Team, 2007, (30 min.)
This DVD features children, families and Early Childhood professionals in a discussion of how to successfully involve parents in early childhood programs.

EC-1.3DVD The First IEP: Parent Perspectives, 2003, Deborah Chen & Annie Cox
This DVD answers common questions for parents and professionals about individualized education programs (IEPs). The focus of the material is on preparing for the initial IEP meeting as part of transition from Early Intervention.

EC-1.4 DVD Accessible IEP's for All, Juliana Fabrocini-Matt Adler-Laura San Giacomo

EC-1.5DVD Illinois Early Childhood Outcomes Training, 2007, Jodi Knapp & Maureen Whalen
Welcome to the Illinois Early Childhood Outcomes training. This DVD and accompanying handouts present information on using
the entry and exit rating forms for Early Chilhood Outcomes.

EC-1.6DVD Video Observations for the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised edition, 2006, Thelma Harms & Debby Cryer
This DVD and instructor's guide provides information and support materials for learning about and using the ECERS-Revised Edition.

EC-1.0V Sharing A Vision: Making it Happen for Illinois ' Children, 2000
This video presents parents and professionals from throughout Illinois sharing their vision for the future of all children in Illinois . The video captures the challenges, dreams, excitement and enthusiasm that exists in the early childhood community.

Early Intervention

EI-1.0DVD Early Interactions: Parent-Professional Perspectives in Early Intervention, 2001, Deborah Chen & M. Diane Klein
This DVD illustrates how early intervention professionals can benefit from the insight and perspectives offered by parents and other professionals.

EI-1.1 DVD Turning 3, from C to B: Age 3 Transitions for Kids with Special Needs, Landlocked Films
This DVD explains the transition from Early Intervention (Part C services) to Early Childhood (Part B services). It helps prepare parents to experience transition to school-based services as a celebration of growth and change.

EI-1.2DVD When I am 3, Where Will I be?, 2008, Apples Video Magazine
This DVD and book set provide parents with a guide to the transition process that will lead them from Early Intervention
services to discovering if their child will be eligible for Early Childhood Special Education services.

EI-1.0V Birth Crisis Intervention, 1990 (24 min.)
The video focuses on the parents of a newborn; accompanying manual and test packet designed for use by health professional, social workers, and educators.

EI-1.1V Changing the Way We Think About Change: New Ways of Delivering Services (30 min.)
Discusses the types of changes affecting families today and new approaches to delivery of services for them.

EI-1.2V Communication with Preverbal Infants and Young Children, 1990 (29 min.)
Infant cues, imitation, use of sounds and gestures, and the progression into use of word symbols are shown. Viewers have the opportunity to evaluate interaction based on what they have observed during daily routines.

EI-1.3V Delivering Family-Centered Home-Based Services, 1991
(50 min.)
Reviews core principles for developing family-centered, home-based services (with facilitator's guide).

EI-1.4V Early Intervention: A Shared Vision, 1992 , Audrey Witzman, et al (90 min.)

EI-1.5V A Family's Guide to the Individualized Family Service Plan, Juliann Woods Cripe (16 min.) (2 copies)
Aspects of IFSP and how families/providers can access them.

EI-1.6V The Family: The Heart and Soul of the IFSP, 1995 , Nancy Cheeseman & Kathy Ruffulo

EI-1.7V Goodbyes and Hellos: Effective Strategies for Bridging Early Services, Sharon Rosenkoetter & Cynthia Shotts (90 min.)

EI-1.8V ISBE Early Childhood Representatives, Sandra Crews & Audrey Witzman (90 min.)

EI-1.9V The Neonatal Experience, 1993 (45 min.)
Part I addresses general issues in the neonatal period, infection, sepsis, and respiratory conditions. Part II presents information on cardiac conditions, neurologic problems, and problems with vision, hearing, growth, and feeding.

EI-2.1V Supporting Families: Current Practices in Early Intervention Services, 1994, Wayne State University (26 min.)
This tape is intended to provide professionals and families with a clear understanding of key concepts which guide early intervention service provision. The principles of family-centered practice are highlighted in the tape through the viewpoints of family members of children with special needs and professionals from different agencies.

EI-2.2V Promoting Motor Development, 1993 (23 min.)
Illustrates positioning, and handling techniques that caregivers can use during daily routines to enhance motor development of hospitalized infants and young children.

EI-2.3V Activity-Based Intervention, 1995 , Diane Bricker, Peggy Veltman & Arden Munkres (14 min.)
This video accompanies the book, "An Activity-Based Approach to Early Intervention". The video presents easy-to-use strategies to foster learning within natural, daily contexts. (2 copies)

EI-2.4V The Family Experience, 1993 (45 min.)
Part I addresses the experience of families from pregnancy through birth and into the decisions facing parents when an infant requires lengthy hospitalization. Part II begins by addressing hospital practices that can support families in taking care of their infants and integrating them into the life of the family.

EI-2.5V Promoting Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Development, 1993

EI-2.6V The Community Experience, 1993 (30 min.)
Provides an introduction and rationale for the components of care and treatment that calls for infants and toddlers at risk for disabilities to be identified, referred for, and served in Early Intervention services in a family-centered community-based context.

EI-2.7V A Family-Centered Team Process for Assessment
(18 min.)

EI-2.8V Pathways in Early Intervention Service Coordination, 1996 , Waisman Center Early Intervention Program
This video and the accompanying guide illustrate some of the personal challenges faced in the provision of early intervention service coordination.

EI-2.9V Family-Guided Activity-Based Intervention for Infant & Toddlers, 1995 , Juliann Woods Cripe (20 min)
This video explores how daily routines and activities can be used as opportunities for young children with special needs to learn new skills and make progress on their developmental and therapeutic skills. The video illustrates how parents and professionals can help children gain skills within the context of naturally occurring

EI-3.0V Natural Environments: Linking to the Community, 1998
This video and accompanying handout will give viewers an understanding of the new changes in IDEA - Part C that require services for infants and toddlers with disabilities in natural environments to the maximum extent appropriate.

EI-3.2V Early Intervention Assessment Options: An Interactive Teleconference, 1999
This video and accompanying handout provide an overview of assessment options for early intervention providers in Illinois. The assessment instruments reviewed are: Hawaii Early Learning Profile, Rossetti Infant Toddler Language Scale, Alberta Infant motor Scale, and Greenspan's Functional Emotional Assessment.

EI-3.4V Learning & Growing Together With Families, 2001 , Stefanie Powers, Claire Lerner, Jeree Pawl & Amy Dombro
(25 Min)
This video package includes a video and video guide "Seven Ways to Build Strong Relationships", Learning and Growing Together Tip Sheets, and a book "Partnering with Parents to Support Young Children's Development". The video shows how practitioners can work with families in a way that promotes the development of effective partnerships. The book uses vignettes and exercises to help the early intervention practitioner develop skills at partnering with parents.

EI-3.5V Learning Through Observation: 5 Video Vignettes to Spark Reflection and Discussion, Lisa Zbar & Claire Lerner (50 min.)
This video features five unscripted vignettes of professionals working with parents of young children in various settings. The intent of the video is to facilitate conversations among professionals in a training session about the different perspectives and skills that any professional can bring to their work with families. It is not intended to illustrate "best practices".

EI-3.6V It Makes Sense: Providing Services in the Natural Environemnt, 2002 (24 min)
This video shows early intervention service providers working with young children and their families in their natural environments. Services are shown provided in a variety of daily family routines and familiar settings such as swimming pool, playground, community-based programs, meal time at home, play time outdoors.

Family Support

FS-1.0 DVD When Parents are Incarcerated Supporting Young Children in all Environments, 2005, Ann Adalist-Estrin, et.al.
This program focuses on how teachers and caregivers can support young children who are faced with their parent's incarceration. It features interviews with parents and professionals as well as practical strategies for supporting children.

FS-1.1V Children with Special Needs: Families with Multi-Problems (30 min.) This show addresses the issues faced by problems which overshadow their child’s disability. Features Project WIN, an innovative program that successfully deals with these families.

FS-1.2V Communication with Parents: The Management of Differences, 1990, Al Smith (90 min)

FS-1.3V Keeping the Channels Clear: The Same Understanding, Lana Hostetler & Judy Flanders

FS-1.4V Listening to Families: Andrews Family - Parents Set Aside Differences and Work Together for the Sake of Their Child, 1995, Jana Staton (75 min.)
This videotape and accompanying discussion guide focuses on the coping skills and relationship of a couple that is separated. Both parents are active and caring for their young child that has a vision impairment, cerebral palsy and mental retardation.

FS-1.5V Listening to Families: Bernardo Family - Parental Intuition Makes the Difference for a Child with an Ambiguous Diagnosis, 1995, Jana Staton
(60 min.) This video and the accompanying discussion guide follow the Bernardo family as they deal with their son's diagnosis of ADD.

FS-1.6V Listening to Families: Bond Family - Love Changes Everything: A Young Couple Forms a New Family, 1995, Jana Staton (85 min.)
This videotape and accompanying discussion guide highlight the relationship of young African-American parents coping with extended family and the disability of one of their children.

FS-1.7V Listening to Families: Building a Family Partnership, 1995, Jana Staton (50 min.)
This videotape and the accompanying user's guide and trainer's guide illustrate how early interventionists and others who work with families, can converse naturally with families about important topics.

FS-1.8V Listening to Families: Colton Family - A Family Fighting for Its Vision of Carissa, 1995, Jana Staton (65 min.)
This videotape and accompanying discussion guide focuses on the strengths and coping of the Colton family when their youngest daughter is born with Down Syndrome.

FS-1.9V Listening to Families: Colton Family - One Year Later, 1995, Jana Staton (59 min.)
This videotape and accompanying discussion guide focuses on the strengths and coping of the Colton family when their youngest daughter is born with Down Syndrome.

FS-2.0V Listening to Families: Dutton Family - Two Wise Women Demonstrate Strengths of Intergenerational Parenting Team, 1995, Jana Staton (74 min.)
This videotape and accompanying discussion guide focus on the relationship of mother and grandmother as they care for three young children; one of the children has cerebral palsy.

FS-2.1V Listening to Families: Dutton Family - One Year Later, 1995, Jana Staton (56 min.)
This videotape and accompanying discussion guide focus on the relationship of mother and grandmother as they care for three young children; one of the children has cerebral palsy.

FS-2.2V Listening to Families: Espinoza Family - Keeping the Diagnosis From Taking Over the Family, 1995, Wayne Jones
(81 min.)
This video and the accompanying discussion guide focuses on the Espinoza family and how they deal with their son's diagnosis of autism. The video includes discussion of the family's desire for their son to be included in the public school.

FS-2.3V Listening to Families: Exploring Family Strengths, 1995, Jana Staton (47 min.)
This videotape and the accompanying user's guide and trainer's guide focuses on the exploration of familystrengths in early intervention work.

FS-2.4V Listening to Families: Johnson Family - Love Across the Generations: Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren, 1995, Jana Staton (65 min.)
This videotape and accompanying discussion guide focus on the role of grandmothers caring for grandchildren with special needs. It highlights the role that an Early Intervention Specialist plays in the lives of the grandmothers and the grandchildren.

FS-2.5V Listening to Families: King Family - When Support Isn't Enough, 1995, Jana Staton (88 min.)
This videotape and accompanying discussion guide highlights the King family as they cope with their daughter's medically fragile health status.

FS-2.6V Listening to Families: King Family - One Year Later, 1995, Jana Staton (61 min.)
This videotape and accompanying discussion guide highlights the King family as they cope with their daughter's medically fragile health status.

FS-2.7V Listening to Families: Rivas Family - Hopes of a Strong Immigrant Family on Fragile Ground, 1995, Jana Staton
(62 min.)
This videotape and accompanying discussion guide focuses on the strengths of an immigrant family from El Salvador while they learn about and cope with the disabilities for their sons.

FS-2.8V Listening to Families: Thompson Family - Hanging in There: Two generations with Altered Priorities, 1995, Jana Staton (70 min.)
This videotape and accompanying discussion guide highlights the experiences of a single-parent father who has a son with asthma and the ways in which extended family provide support.

FS-2.9V Listening to Families: Williams Family - Strength and Vulnerability in a Family with Many Concerns, 1995, Jana Staton
(88 min.)
This videotape and the accompanying discussion guide shows how the Williams family finds support and resources through their connections with their neighborhood church.

FS-3.0V Promoting Family Collaboration, 1993 (23 min.)
Focuses on developing a collaborative relationship between families and staff by understanding that families cope in different ways, by encouraging caregiving and promoting the parent as the family’s advocate.

FS-3.1V Culturally Responsive Services for Children and Families, 1993, Randi Suzanne Malach
This training manual provides information on how to develop culturally competent service systems to meet the needs of families. The original focus of the training project was on American Indian families; however, the activities are useful to a wide range of cultural groups. This training manual is accompanied by two video tapes: "Listen with Respect" and "Finding the Balance".

FS-3.2V Nuestras Familias (28 min.) (2 copies)

FS-3.3V Working with Families: What Professionals Need to Know, 1990, (23 min.) (2 copies)

FS-3.4V Including Dads - Strategies for Service Providers

FS-3.8V When Parents are Incarcerated: Supporting Young Children in all Environments, 2005, Ann Adalist-Estrin, et.al.
This video focuses on how teachers and caregivers can support young children who are faced with their parent's incarceration. It features interviews with parents and professionals as well as practical strategies for supporting children.

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