What's New:

Child Outcomes Measurement System Materials:
The most current material from the DOE/BEESS and the Early Steps State Office regarding the state initiative for a Child Outcomes Measurement System is available here. The page has recently been edited to facilitate accessing the resources.

New! LEA and State Annual Part B Indicator 7 FY 2009-10 Child Outcome Reports Data Webinar - September 22 & 23, 2011
This is a recording of the webinar and accompanying handouts on the 2009-2010 state results for the Child Outcomes Indicator (Indicator 7 of the Part B State Performance Plan) presented by Batya Elbaum, Ph.D. This contains information that Dr. Elbaum presented during her session at the Pre-K ESE Contacts’ Meeting in May of 2011 - Using Data for Child Outcomes Measures. The Webinars were offered as not all district contacts were able to attend the meeting in May, there are new contacts, and the district-level data, analyzed and reported using a format similar to that used for the state-level data, have been sent to each district contact.

New Products!

TATS Talks with Families about the Transition Process – a new addition to TATS Talks with Families. This brief explains the transition process, transition timelines, and what families can do to be prepared as their child transitions into prekindergarten programs for children with disabilities.

TATS Talks with Professionals about Inclusion Practices – The Integrated Therapy Model – What is integrated therapy? Why should we use it? Where does it happen? This TATS Talks describes the key elements of the integrated therapy model used in a Pre-K classroom and the roles of the teacher, therapist, family, and administrator in providing IEP-based instruction and therapy during regular classroom activities and routines. A companion training is being developed to go along with this TATS Talks to support therapists and teachers in this inclusive practice.

TATS & FIN Talk with Instructional Staff about Universal Design for Learning in Pre-K Inclusive Environments
( Part 1, Part 2)
A joint effort by TATS and the Florida Inclusion Network (FIN), this Talk describes Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Part 1 provides the key elements of UDL with examples of what it might look like in a Pre-K learning environment, along with links to resources about UDL and inclusive educational practices. Part 2 describes how a teacher put UDL into action in her classroom and provides tips on how to plan for and apply UDL in a Pre-K classroom.

New! From Florida Expanding Opportunities for Early Childhood Inclusion
Count Me In: Resources for Inclusion
A virtual resource to provide information to families and early education and care providers on how to successfully include young children with disabilities in early childhood programs. Count Me In contains links to state and national resources to support inclusive environments, information specifically for families, training materials and resources, and information on legislation and advocacy organizations.

New! From the Center for Early Literacy Learning
CELLcasts from the Center for Early Literacy Learning
The Center for Early Literacy Learning has released - 6 new CELLcasts for parents of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. These join the fifteen other CELLcasts which present effective literacy learning practices for young children. The CELLcasts are available to view online or download to an iPod/Mp3 player.