July/August 2010 issue includes 11 resources on:

School Readiness Working with Latino children Working with Multilanguage Learners Lifelong health and early childhood Autism Doctor referrals The impacts of public investment in EC efforts Literacy Head Start and RtI

School Readiness Practices in States A new Child Trends brief provides an overview of state early learning guidelines and efforts to monitor statewide school readiness across multiple domains of development. The brief, A Review of School Readiness Practices in the States: Early Learning Guidelines and Assessments, also outlines key policy considerations for supporting and tracking school readiness at the state level. The brief is available at www.childtrends.org/Files/Child_Trends-2010_06_18_ECH_SchoolReadiness.pdf. Readiness for School Involves an Array of Skills: Let’s Not Forget Fine Motor Development Source: National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education - Retrieved August 13, 2010 The National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE) recently published findings from two studies that confirm the value of broad and comprehensive early childhood education curricula to children’s later academic success and highlight the importance of two important school readiness indicators – children’s fine motor skills and early understanding of their world. Readiness for School Involves an Array of Skills: Let’s Not Forget Fine Motor Development (NCRECE In Focus, v.1, no.5, July 2010) is available online at http://ncrece.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/NCRECEInFocus_V1_I5_School%20Readiness_Array_of_Skills.pdf

Resource on the Well-Being of Latino Children The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) have coauthored America's Future: Latino Child Well-Being in Numbers and Trends, which provides an overview of Latino children in the US by integrating a range of key factors and outcomes in demography, citizenship, family structure and income, education and language, health, and juvenile justice. The report and a database with pertinent statistics for each of the 50 states are available online at http://www.nclr.org/index.php/publications/americas_future_latino_child_well-being_in_numbers_and_trends/. This web tool was specifically designed to provide researchers and advocates with access to data about Latino children in their state. Advocates can use the data in materials for policymakers, grantors, and the general public. Researchers will be able to turn to the web tool as a central location for raw data about Latino children in all 50 states. The data can be downloaded from NCLR's website and used to create tables and graphs comparing numbers from previous years and between states. Source: NAEYC Children's Champions Update July 9, 2010 Supporting Young Bilingual/Multilingual Learners Multilingual Living is a blog about raising bilingual children, with texts submitted by readers. There are many useful ideas and recommendations of textbooks, reading materials and more. For example, there is an idea by one of the readers about making up stories while listening to music in the car. The story can be in any language! To read more, go to http://www.multilingualliving.com/2010/06/26/making-up-stories-music-with-your-bilingual-multilingual-children/

New Report! The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood Source: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University - August 5, 2010 The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, in collaboration with the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, recently published a new report entitled The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood (July 2010). The report discusses how positive early experiences strengthen developing biological systems, providing the foundation for good health, sturdy brain architecture and enhanced learning capacities. To download the full report and the summary of essential findings, go to http://developingchild.harvard.edu/library/reports_and_working_papers/foundations-of-lifelong-health/

New Autism Internet Modules Available Online Source: National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders The Autism Internet Modules (AIM) Web site, hosted by the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI), has posted a number of new AIM modules, including: Antecedent-Based Interventions, Computer Aided Instruction, Functional Communication Training, Naturalistic Interventions, Parent Implemented Interventions, Prompting, Reinforcement, Response Interruption/Redirection, Self-Management, Task Analysis, and Time Delay. To access the modules, register for a free account at http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/ Content for these modules was developed by the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders. To learn more, go to http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/

Article Highlights Evidence-Based Practices for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Source: International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education - July 9, 2010 A new issue of the International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education (INT-JECSE) is now available online. Of special interest is the fourth article, written by Dr. L. Lynn Stansberry-Brusnahan and Dr. Lana L. Collet-Klingenberg, which highlights evidence-based practices for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and discusses guidelines and recommendations from the National Resource Council and the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders. This article is available full-text online at http://www.int-jecse.net/V2N1-ARTICLE4.pdf. The entire journal is available at http://www.int-jecse.net/V2N1.htm Pediatric Practices Struggle with Referrals for Developmental Disorders Source: Commonwealth Fund - Retrieved August 13, 2010 A recent study of pediatric practices participating in an American Academy of Pediatrics pilot program to implement screening for developmental problems found that monthly screening rates across practices increased from 68 percent to 86 percent of children at recommended screening visits. However, many practices had difficulty tracking referrals and those that did track referrals found that many families did not follow through. To learn more, go to www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/In-the-Literature/2010/Aug/Implementing-Developmental-Screening-and-Referrals.aspx

Early Learning Left Out: Building an Early Learning Childhood System to Secure America's Future Source: Child and Family Policy Center and Voices for America's Children - Retrieved July 23, 2010 The Child and Family Policy Center and Voices for America's Children recently released Early Learning Left Out: Building an Early Learning Childhood System to Secure America's Future, 3rd Edition (June 2010), which compares public investments for children aged birth through 5 to investments for school-age children. The report finds that for every dollar spent on a school-age child, only about 25 cents are spent on a preschool-age child and only about 6.4 cents are spent on infants and toddlers. To learn more, go to http://www.cfpciowa.org/uploaded/Issues/School%20Readiness/Early%20Learning%20Left%20Out2.pdf

What Works Clearinghouse Report on “Literacy Express” Source: What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences - July 27, 2010 The What Works Clearinghouse has published an updated Early Childhood Education Report that reviews the research on “Literacy Express”, a preschool curriculum for improving oral language, literacy, basic math, science, general knowledge, and socio-emotional development. To see the report, go to http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/early_ed/lit_express/index.asp

Practice Guides with Adaptations for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers with Disabilities Source: Center for Early Literacy Learning - July 28, 2010 The Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) has published 15 new CELL practice guides with adaptations for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, which show how to adapt early literacy activities so that young children with disabilities can participate. The guides can be used by practitioners or parents, or by parents in collaboration with practitioners. They describe everyday home, community, and childcare learning opportunities that encourage early literacy learning. All are available online at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/pg_tier2.php Two CELL papers on the social validity and readability of the practice guides with adaptations are also now available online at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/productscp.php July/August 2010 issue includes 11 resources on:

School Readiness Working with Latino children Working with Multilanguage Learners Lifelong health and early childhood Autism Doctor referrals The impacts of public investment in EC efforts Literacy Head Start and RtI

School Readiness Practices in States A new Child Trends brief provides an overview of state early learning guidelines and efforts to monitor statewide school readiness across multiple domains of development. The brief, A Review of School Readiness Practices in the States: Early Learning Guidelines and Assessments, also outlines key policy considerations for supporting and tracking school readiness at the state level. The brief is available at www.childtrends.org/Files/Child_Trends-2010_06_18_ECH_SchoolReadiness.pdf. Readiness for School Involves an Array of Skills: Let’s Not Forget Fine Motor Development Source: National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education - Retrieved August 13, 2010 The National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE) recently published findings from two studies that confirm the value of broad and comprehensive early childhood education curricula to children’s later academic success and highlight the importance of two important school readiness indicators – children’s fine motor skills and early understanding of their world. Readiness for School Involves an Array of Skills: Let’s Not Forget Fine Motor Development (NCRECE In Focus, v.1, no.5, July 2010) is available online at http://ncrece.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/NCRECEInFocus_V1_I5_School%20Readiness_Array_of_Skills.pdf

Resource on the Well-Being of Latino Children The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) have coauthored America's Future: Latino Child Well-Being in Numbers and Trends, which provides an overview of Latino children in the US by integrating a range of key factors and outcomes in demography, citizenship, family structure and income, education and language, health, and juvenile justice. The report and a database with pertinent statistics for each of the 50 states are available online at http://www.nclr.org/index.php/publications/americas_future_latino_child_well-being_in_numbers_and_trends/. This web tool was specifically designed to provide researchers and advocates with access to data about Latino children in their state. Advocates can use the data in materials for policymakers, grantors, and the general public. Researchers will be able to turn to the web tool as a central location for raw data about Latino children in all 50 states. The data can be downloaded from NCLR's website and used to create tables and graphs comparing numbers from previous years and between states. Source: NAEYC Children's Champions Update July 9, 2010 Supporting Young Bilingual/Multilingual Learners Multilingual Living is a blog about raising bilingual children, with texts submitted by readers. There are many useful ideas and recommendations of textbooks, reading materials and more. For example, there is an idea by one of the readers about making up stories while listening to music in the car. The story can be in any language! To read more, go to http://www.multilingualliving.com/2010/06/26/making-up-stories-music-with-your-bilingual-multilingual-children/ New Report! The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood Source: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University - August 5, 2010 The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, in collaboration with the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, recently published a new report entitled The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood (July 2010). The report discusses how positive early experiences strengthen developing biological systems, providing the foundation for good health, sturdy brain architecture and enhanced learning capacities. To download the full report and the summary of essential findings, go to http://developingchild.harvard.edu/library/reports_and_working_papers/foundations-of-lifelong-health/

New Autism Internet Modules Available Online Source: National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders The Autism Internet Modules (AIM) Web site, hosted by the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI), has posted a number of new AIM modules, including: Antecedent-Based Interventions, Computer Aided Instruction, Functional Communication Training, Naturalistic Interventions, Parent Implemented Interventions, Prompting, Reinforcement, Response Interruption/Redirection, Self-Management, Task Analysis, and Time Delay. To access the modules, register for a free account at http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/ Content for these modules was developed by the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders. To learn more, go to http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/

Article Highlights Evidence-Based Practices for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Source: International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education - July 9, 2010 A new issue of the International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education (INT-JECSE) is now available online. Of special interest is the fourth article, written by Dr. L. Lynn Stansberry-Brusnahan and Dr. Lana L. Collet-Klingenberg, which highlights evidence-based practices for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and discusses guidelines and recommendations from the National Resource Council and the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders. This article is available full-text online at http://www.int-jecse.net/V2N1-ARTICLE4.pdf. The entire journal is available at http://www.int-jecse.net/V2N1.htm

Pediatric Practices Struggle with Referrals for Developmental Disorders Source: Commonwealth Fund - Retrieved August 13, 2010 A recent study of pediatric practices participating in an American Academy of Pediatrics pilot program to implement screening for developmental problems found that monthly screening rates across practices increased from 68 percent to 86 percent of children at recommended screening visits. However, many practices had difficulty tracking referrals and those that did track referrals found that many families did not follow through. To learn more, go to www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/In-the-Literature/2010/Aug/Implementing-Developmental-Screening-and-Referrals.aspx

Early Learning Left Out: Building an Early Learning Childhood System to Secure America's Future Source: Child and Family Policy Center and Voices for America's Children - Retrieved July 23, 2010 The Child and Family Policy Center and Voices for America's Children recently released Early Learning Left Out: Building an Early Learning Childhood System to Secure America's Future, 3rd Edition (June 2010), which compares public investments for children aged birth through 5 to investments for school-age children. The report finds that for every dollar spent on a school-age child, only about 25 cents are spent on a preschool-age child and only about 6.4 cents are spent on infants and toddlers. To learn more, go to http://www.cfpciowa.org/uploaded/Issues/School%20Readiness/Early%20Learning%20Left%20Out2.pdf

What Works Clearinghouse Report on “Literacy Express” Source: What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences - July 27, 2010 The What Works Clearinghouse has published an updated Early Childhood Education Report that reviews the research on “Literacy Express”, a preschool curriculum for improving oral language, literacy, basic math, science, general knowledge, and socio-emotional development. To see the report, go to http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/early_ed/lit_express/index.asp

Practice Guides with Adaptations for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers with Disabilities Source: Center for Early Literacy Learning - July 28, 2010 The Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) has published 15 new CELL practice guides with adaptations for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, which show how to adapt early literacy activities so that young children with disabilities can participate. The guides can be used by practitioners or parents, or by parents in collaboration with practitioners. They describe everyday home, community, and childcare learning opportunities that encourage early literacy learning. All are available online at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/pg_tier2.php Two CELL papers on the social validity and readability of the practice guides with adaptations are also now available online at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/productscp.php RtI and Head Start (See next page)