Families
- Actively engage in early childhood systems conversations.
- Support family representatives to partner with state professional development system leaders and IHE faculty.
- Partnering with Higher Education and State Training Teams as a Family Presenter or Family Faculty.
Resources
Process and Evaluation Tools for Developing an Action Plan
Self-assessment for families to gauge their readiness to participate in an advisory capacity
Who’s Who in your State: Tool to assist you in identifying EI/ECSE and related resources in your state
Self-assessment to measure our family/stakeholder engagement
Policy Statement on Family Engagement
Joint Policy Statement on Inclusion: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Service Coordination in EI – The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the IDEA Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association (ITCA) collaborated on this joint position statement to acknowledge the importance of early intervention (EI) service coordination and recognize the expertise and needs of the professionals who provide this service.
Partnering with Families in Personnel Prep
Using Your Story to Teach Toolkit
Step-by-Step Guide to Develop a Story to Teach
Using Your Story to Teach Facilitator’s Guide
Using your Story to Teach to the EI/ECSE standards PowerPoint.
Viewing Guide
Storyboard Template
Storyboard Rubric