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Social Communication

dad and child playing with blocks

Helping Young Children With Disabilities During a Trying Time: Adding Structure and Routine

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
child playing with toy cars

Supporting Children with the Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Preschool Classrooms

Podcasts
child with mother in garden

The Power of Open-Ended Questions

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
children playing on monkey bars

Are You Being a Monkey?

Benchmark Videos, Videos
child using a drum

Drumming in the Kitchen

Parenting Videos, Videos
Peekaboo!

Peekaboo!

Parenting Videos, Videos
Who Is in the Mirror?

Who Is in the Mirror?

Parenting Videos, Videos
What Can You Tell Me Baby?

What Can You Tell Me Baby?

Parenting Videos, Videos
Strategies for Developmentally Appropriate “Show and Tell” in Early Childhood Classrooms

Strategies for Developmentally Appropriate “Show and Tell” in Early Childhood Classrooms

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Language and Literacy in Inclusive Early Childhood Programs

Language and Literacy in Inclusive Early Childhood Programs

Podcasts
I Don't Like That

I Don’t Like That

Guidelines Videos, Videos
Toddlers and Boxes: “Hi! Hi!"

Toddlers and Boxes: “Hi! Hi!”

Parenting Videos, Videos
Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Parenting Videos, Videos
One Morning at the Construction Table

One Morning at the Construction Table

Benchmark Videos, Videos
Explaining Cradle Construction

Explaining Cradle Construction

Benchmark Videos, Videos
Constructing a Cradle

Constructing a Cradle

Benchmark Videos, Videos
alphabet

The Gift of Words: Reading and Games

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
The Gift of Words: Conversation and Routines

The Gift of Words: Conversation and Routines

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Answering Questions About Your Child’s Special Needs

Answering Questions About Your Child’s Special Needs

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Talking Straight to Children

Talking Straight to Children

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
mother with baby

Is My Child OK?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

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About IEL

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