1. MAP to Inclusion and Belonging: Making Access Possible
Beginning Together Inclusion Seminar
Summer 2012
MAP to Inclusion and Belonging: Making Access Possible
FRCN Webinar for PRRS
February 11, 2015
Cindy Arstein-Kerslake
WestEd Center for Child and Family Studies
WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies

2. Summary
The MAP to Inclusion & Belonging Project (Making Access Possible) develops materials and serves as a clearinghouse of resources and information for individuals, organizations and child care providers about inclusive practices. The presentation will highlight practical training tools, resources, strategies, and website links available through the MAP Project. The audience will have an opportunity to explore topic specific resources of interest to them. .

3. 2012 MAP Tour
October 10, 2012
Overview
Orientation to the MAP to Inclusion and Belonging Project and Website
Resources and projects supported or developed by MAP
County specific resources
What resources do you need to support families and professionals?
Highlights of resources and links by topic area
Questions and Reflections
Here’s what will be included in the Tour using this PowerPoint.
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4. MAP to Inclusion & Belonging…Making Access Possible
2012 MAP Tour
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MAP to Inclusion & Belonging…Making Access Possible
Funded by the Early Education and Support Division (formerly the Child Development Division) of the California Department of Education (EESD/CDE) with quality improvement funds
Currently operated by WestEd Center for Child and Family Studies
Project originally started from a federal project in 1998, continued with EESD/CDE funding
Website developed in 2004 & updated regularly
The Child Development Division of the California Department of Education has been fully supportive of inclusion of children with disabilities and other special needs as demonstrated by the funding of the MAP Project since 1998.
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5. 2012 MAP Tour
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MAP’s Purpose
Primarily geared toward providing resources to support child care providers in implementing inclusive practices for children with disabilities from birth to 21 years of age in their programs
Provides comprehensive resources related to children with disabilities useful to families and professionals
Actively seeks to meet the needs of all stakeholders – welcome suggestions, questions and input
The name of the MAP Project was recently changed from “Map to Inclusive Child Care” to “MAP to Inclusion and Belonging….Making Access Possible” to better reflect the applicability of the resources beyond the child care community. MAP resources support inclusion of children, youth, and young adults in child care, preschool, after school, and community settings. Anyone who lives with or works with children with disabilities or other special needs will find useful information on the MAP website.
The MAP website changes in response to the needs and suggestions of the people who use it. For example, all of the “Hot Topic” areas were developed based on suggestions from the field. The MAP Team welcomes feedback!
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6. Where to Find MAP Go to www.CAinclusion.org Click on the MAP logo
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Where to Find MAP
Go to
Click on the MAP logo
You’ll arrive at the Welcome Page with the complete menu
It is helpful to have internet access to explore the MAP website, however many of the slides provide a “snap shot” of various web pages.
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7. www.CAinclusion.org 2012 MAP Tour October 10, 2012
This is a snapshot of the “Welcome Page.”
You see the blue menu on the left with MAP Project developed resources on the top and resources and links to other websites by topic area about a third of the way down.
Key resources in multiple languages can be accessed in the upper, right-hand corner.
California Collaborative for the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CA CSEFEL) is highlighted on the middle, right-hand column.
The lower, right-hand corner has revolving announcements and links to timely resources.
In the center, you’ll find a quote by Norman Kunc and a description of the purpose of the MAP project.
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Welcome
Inclusion is more than the presence of children with disabilities or other special needs in early childhood settings or after–school programs; it really is all about belonging. As stated so eloquently by Norman Kunc...
It's All About Belonging “When inclusive [practice] is fully embraced, we abandon the idea that children have to become ‘normal’ in order to contribute to the world. Instead, we search for and nourish the gifts that are inherent in all people. We begin to look beyond typical ways of becoming valued members of the community, and in doing so, begin to realize the achievable goal of providing all children with an authentic sense of belonging.” --Norman Kunc (1992)
Reading the quote by Norman Kunc helps us to focus on belonging. Inclusion is more than just being there, it’s about belonging.
All kids need to feel like they belong in their community. Child care is their neighborhood, their community.
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9. MAP Project Resources Found at the top of the blue menu: CA CSEFEL
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MAP Project Resources
Found at the top of the blue menu:
CA CSEFEL
County Specific Resources
Hot Topics
Inclusion Works!
MAP Training PowerPoints
MAP Newsletter Archive (Join the MAP mailing list!)
Reports and Useful Documents
At the top of the Blue menu are the resources developed by the MAP project.
We will take a close look at each of these.
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10. 2012 MAP Tour
October 10, 2012
CA CSEFEL
California Collaborative for the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
California Department of Education’s vision for supporting social and emotional development for all children
California Enhancements
Adapted Materials
Moving from Praise to Acknowledgement
Tell Me What to Do Instead
The California Collaborative for the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CA CSEFEL) is committed to promoting and supporting healthy social and emotional development for all children in California. The MAP Project and the California Department of Education co- lead the CA CSEFEL Leadership Team. CA CSEFEL partnered with the National Center for two years and is moving ahead with adaptations for California in line with California’s early learning foundations and curriculum frameworks.
The California Enhancements document explains the differences between National CSEFEL and CA CSEFEL.
Moving From Praise to Acknowledgement and Tell Me What to Do Instead are helpful tip sheets that provide guidance for using these effective strategies for supporting positive behavior.
We’re asking programs and preschools that have begun using and implementing CSEFEL to take the Implementation Survey (located on the CA CSEFEL page in the upper right hand corner) so that we can track progress in building CSEFEL throughout the state.
California Adaptations are explained in the Teaching Pyramid website.
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11. 2012 CA MAP Tour
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Teaching Pyramid
Comprehensive pro-fessional development on the CSEFEL components
Materials area has resources in English, Chinese and Spanish
Visit the website for more information
The Teaching Pyramid website provides information on professional development authorized by the California Department of Education for program-wide implementation of the Teaching Pyramid approach. To find out about the Teaching Pyramid Professional development, look at the Teaching Pyramid components. If you want to find out about the impact of Teaching Pyramid implementation on school districts in LA County, take a look under “About the Teaching Pyramid” at the “Research” section.
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12. County Specific Resources http://cainclusion.org/camap/counties.html
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County Specific Resources
County specific resources that support inclusion
Click on the county name or map
This area of the website is one of the most popular.
Many state agencies refer to this area of the MAP website when they are looking for county-by-county contact information for organizations supporting children with disabilities.
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13. County Specific Resources: Organizations*
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County Specific Resources: Organizations*
Regional Center
Family Resource Center
SELPA
Resource and Referral Agency
Local Planning Council
County First 5
County Office of Education
Early Head Start/Head Start
* See the “Guide to County Resources”
The contact information including the address, phone number, address, and web site of each of these organizations are available for each county.
If you aren’t sure about what each organization is or does, see the “Guide to County Resources” available at the top of each county page.
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14. County Specific Resources: Inclusion/Behavior Resources
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County Specific Resources: Inclusion/Behavior Resources
County Inclusion Committee or Collaborative
Support for Inclusion
Teaching Pyramid
Downloadable Resources
Historical Data
The tab on the top right takes you to Inclusion/Behavior Resources.
Some counties have committees or a collaborative devoted to inclusion.
Support for Inclusion is provided by agencies listed here.
Teaching Pyramid tab is a placeholder for programs and preschools that have implemented the Teaching Pyramid programwide. We’re in the process of developing this area.
Downloadable resources are inclusion resources developed or identified by a specific county.
Historical data describes county inclusion activities associated with specific legislation.
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Hot Topics
New Resources Collected to Meet Needs Identified by the Field
Early Identification: Learn the Signs Act Early
Video Collection
Coping with Trauma
Family Engagement
Healthy Mind, Healthy Body
School Age and Beyond
Research, tools, frameworks, tips have been pulled from various websites and gathered within a particular topic area in response to requests from the field and to address important issues. You can find each of these topic areas on the blue menu or under “Hot Topics.”
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16. Early Identification: Learn the Signs Act Early http://cainclusion
Developed by the CA Learn the Signs Act Early Grant Partners
Early Identification Guide: Explains the Key Elements
Resources by Topic Area:
Healthy Development and Developmental Milestones
Working with Families
When Concerns Arise
Developmental Screening
Referral for Evaluation and Assessment
Community Resources/Support for Families

17. Inclusion Works! http://cainclusion.org/camap/inclusionworks.html
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Inclusion Works!
Focus is on defining inclusive practice, describing collaboration, and sharing practical strategies
Intended for use in child care settings for children birth to age 12 years
Training PowerPoint complete with presenters notes and Inclusion Works! book are available for download.
Inclusion Works! is a book written by our project director, Linda Brault. It provides a primer on the meaning and implementation of inclusive practice in a variety of different settings. It explains the importance of collaboration, identifies the people who need to be engaged and provides strategies for working effectively as a team with the child.
The book is geared toward use in child care settings, preschool, and afterschool settings for children birth to age 12 years. The concepts presented are applicable to any age and any setting.
Resources used to develop the publication are included in the appendices as well as posted on the MAP website. Additional resources to support inclusion and belonging are found on the MAP website.
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October 10, 2012
MAP Training PowerPoints
Talking to Parents When You Have Concerns About a Child in Your Care
Overview of California Early Start – Updated as of October 2009 and 2011
Transition in Early Childhood at Age Three for Children with Special Needs
Inclusion Works! (Training Power Point to be used with the book)
Child care providers are often the first to notice when a child may be showing signs of a developmental delay, learning, communication, or behavior issue. “Talking to Parents When You Have Concerns about a Child in Your Care” takes you through step-by-step what to do before you have the conversation, how to have the conversation, and what you might expect after the conversation.
“Overview of California Early Start” is an introduction to early intervention services in California and has been updated to include changes in laws as of 2009 and 2011.
“Transition” has good solid information, but will be updated when CDE publishes it’s new transition handbook.
The Inclusion Works! PowerPoint is to be used along with the Inclusion Works! book.
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19. Reports and Useful Documents http://cainclusion.org/camap/reports.html
2012 MAP Tour
October 10, 2012
Reports and Useful Documents
MAP Newsletter Archives
The American’s with Disabilities Act and Child Care: A Parent’s Guide
California Department of Education Publications
Effective Early Childhood Transitions (Jan. 2014)
People First Language
Quality Indicators of Inclusive Programs
Reports and Useful Documents is the area of the website that houses important documents and publications that we want you to be sure to notice and have easy access to.
MAP Newsletters introduce new Hot Topic areas and alert you to the latest new resources on the websites. Each is valuable no matter when it was published.
Changes in laws regarding early intervention in California are described in the “Summary of Changes” article and further information about the new Prevention Resource and Referral Services provided by Early Start Family Resource Centers. The” Summary of Changes” article was specifically written to help child care providers and health care providers understand what they need to know about these changes.
The ADA and Child Care brochure is available for download and is helpful for parents and child care providers.
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20. What resources do you need to support families?
Inclusion at Your Fingertips
May 9, 2012
What resources do you need to support families?
Let’s explore resources that answer your questions and meet your needs.
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Resources and Links
Useful, well-respected web resources with readily available materials
Downloadable documents
Training materials
Video
Resources in other languages identified
In the PPT, the slide title is the menu area of the website, followed by the name of the website
Websites that are chosen to be on the MAP website are evaluated by MAP project staff and reviewed by the California Department of Education. Generally, commercial sites are included only if they have resources not available anywhere else and have been recommended by respected experts or state or national government projects. Our goal is provide useful information that is readily available.
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22. Cultural Competency and Resources in Multiple Languages
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Cultural Competency and Resources in Multiple Languages
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
Washington Learning Systems
On the Go Resources for Literacy
New!
Brooks Publishing: Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children
National Council of La Raza
Communication Development : A Parent’s Guide (English, Spanish, and Chinese)
Cultural Competency and Resources in Multiple Languages provides ready access to the sites that provide information in other languages and those sites that support cultural competency.
The National Council of La Raza just added four reports on Preparing Young Latino Children for Success. They include Best Practices in Professional Development, Student Assessment, Language Instruction, and Family Engagement.
Communication Development Parent’s Guide is a recently added website the explains speech and language therapy and is available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
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23. Inclusive Practice: CICC
2012 CA MAP Open House Tour
October 10, 2012
Inclusive Practice: CICC
10-minute podcasts by experts on inclusion
Searchable resources and downloadable documents
Short info-modules
In-depth, self-study courses
Trainer-of-trainer courses
Broad range of topics
Inclusive Practice is the area of the website that houses the resources and that give you the nuts and bolts of inclusion. It contains timeless standard references that are as relevant today as the day they were published. It also includes the latest information available.
The Center for Inclusive Child Care has informational study courses that are appropriate for those who are new to inclusion and those who train on inclusion on a wide variety of topic areas.
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24. Inclusive Practice: Early Intervention Strategies for Success
Blog supporting home visitors and early interventionists
Best practices for serving infants and toddlers in natural environments

25. Inclusive Practice: Head Start Inclusion
2012 CA MAP Open House Tour
October 10, 2012
Inclusive Practice: Head Start Inclusion
Spanish-embedded learning opportunities
Spanish curriculum modifications
Classroom “Print & Go’s”
15-minute inclusion
Inclusion Basics: Ask a Friend to Play Video
IEP Basics Training Module/Video
Resources
Video Glossary
Teacher Tools
Head Start Inclusion is a very well developed site that includes video, training modules, and teacher tools.
The video glossary provides a nice introduction to concepts of inclusion.
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Inclusive Practice: National Professional Development Center on Inclusion
Joint Position Statement on Inclusion by DEC and NAEYC
Connect Training Modules with PowerPoints, Video, Tip Sheets and Guiding Questions on:
Embedded Interventions
Transition
Communication for Collaboration
Family Professional Partner ships
Assistive Technology
Dialogic Reading
Tiered Instruction
The National Professional Development Center on Inclusion’s Connect Training Modules are a rich source of materials that provide a framework to help you problems-solve and think about your own unique inclusion efforts. It’s structured with questions that guide you to your own solutions to various dilemmas from varying perspectives. This site has several videos that demonstrate concepts as well.
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27. Inclusive Practice: A Thinking Guide to Inclusive Practice
2012 CA MAP Open House Tour
October 10, 2012
Inclusive Practice: A Thinking Guide to Inclusive Practice
Here’s a thoughtful guide to implementing inclusion with the needs of all children in mind. The concepts are similar to what we have in Inclusion Works! But it has the added bonus of a series of questionnaires at the back of the Guide that help you reflect on the needs of the family, the staff, and the child.
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28. Disability Specific http://cainclusion.org/camap/disability.html#gd
2012 CA MAP Open House Tour
October 10, 2012
Disability Specific
Autism:
Autism Speaks:
Video glossary with side-by-side examples of typical behavior and Red Flags for Autism
13-minute video on Autism Everyday told by families
Talking to Parents about Autism —Tool Kit and Video Training
General Disabilities:
NORD Rare Disease Information
Talking to Parents about Autism Tool Kit goes nicely with the MAP Training PowerPoint Talking to Parents When Concerns Arise. They provide the same message. The video is an added bonus to help with demonstrating the concepts.
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29. Healthy Mind, Healthy Body
2012 MAP Tour
October 10, 2012
Healthy Mind, Healthy Body
Ellyn Satter: Division of Responsibility—healthy approaches to feeding children with disabilities
Head Start Body Start : National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play
Inclusive Playgrounds in CA
Let’s Move Child Care
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
Yoga in My School
Just Breathe (video)
Health Mind, Healthy Body is centered around providing resources to support the importance of a healthy life for everyone. It includes physical activity, enjoying outdoor activities, good nutrition and strategies for reducing stress. Movement, outdoor time, and stress relievers may be even more important for kids with disabilities and special needs than typically developing kids. The resources in this area of the website give ideas and strategies to help with this.
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30. Legal and Licensing http://cainclusion.org/camap/legal.html
2012 MAP Tour
October 10, 2012
Legal and Licensing
California Department of Developmental Services
Birth to 36 month home page
Early Start
Prevention Resource and Referral Services
Changes in Eligibility
California Department of Education-Early Education & Support Division
Latest resources
CDE Early Childhood Online training courses
All About Young Children
IDEA: Building the Legacy
Here’s where you’ll find the websites of the State Departments that may have information, services, supports, or resources helpful to families of children with disabilities and other special needs.
Areas of the site with key resources have direct links shown by bulleted entries below the description of the site.
The California Department of Managed Care has just been added. There are links to the Autism Task Force and information on California Health Care Reform. Any questions about health care can be directed to the Health Care Help Line. They have a highly trained staff and, if they don’t know the answer to your question, they can direct you to who does.
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31. Organizations for Families: Family Center on Technology and Disability
2012 CA MAP Open House Tour
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Organizations for Families: Family Center on Technology and Disability
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Organizations for Families: Friendship Circle, kidsinthehouse: special needs, NAEYC for Families
Friendship Circle Blog
Kids in the House- Special Needs
NAEYC for Families
Practical, easy-to-read, engaging information. Website is also available in Spanish.
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33. Organizations for Families
Center for Parent Information and Resources
NICHCY Resources now housed here:
ECTA for Families- IDEA Part C & Part B Programs provides a listing by state of the contacts and websites of the organizations responsible for early intervention for babies (Part C) and for children ages 3 to 5 (Part B) with developmental disabilities.

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Social-Emotional & Behavior: Early Learning Videos (Parenting Videos) Emotional Regulation for Infants and Toddlers KTCB Public Television Parenting Videos
Under Social-Emotional and Behavior take a look at Bright Futures: Developmental Tools - What to Expect and When to Seek Help for Social and Emotional Development for various age ranges. These tools provide information and question around social and emotional developmental milestones to facilitate a conversation between care providers or health professionals and families.
Early Learning Videos, highlighted in the slide above, takes you to a Boston area Public Television site. KTCB has produced high-quality videos that provide education about infant and early mental health for care providers and families. Topic areas include aggression, attachment, child care, discipline, and emotional regulation.
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35. Resources on Stress reduction Tool kits and Tutorials
2012 MAP Tour
October 10, 2012
Social Emotional & Behavior: Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation; TACSEI
Resources on Stress reduction
Tool kits and Tutorials
5 Simple Tips to Support Your Child’s Social and Emotional Health
TACSEI Backpack series for parents
Magic of Everyday Moments
The Center for Early Childhood Mental Health just added posters that encourage social and emotional development. There is a set for providers and a set for families. They are called 5 Simple Tips to Support Your Child’s Social and Emotional Health during 1) Dressing, 2) Meal Time, 3) Play Time, 4) Rest Time, and 5) Diapering/Toileting.
Direct links to these posters and other recommended materials are available under this entry on the MAP website.
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36. Training & Technical Assistance http://cainclusion.org/camap/tta.html
2012 CA MAP Open House Tour
October 10, 2012
Training & Technical Assistance
Desired Results Access: Video Initiative:
Team Lydia Rose: Supporting Inclusion Every Day in Every Way
Harper Hope: A Parent’s View of the Power of Early Intervention
Win-Win: Inclusive Preschool Settings
ECTA Center
IDA/MAP Webinars
Results Matter Video Library
Santa Clara County Inclusion Collaborative: Inclusion Conference October 29 & 30, 2015
WestEd CPEI: Early Start Online and Early Start Neighborhood
This area of the site provides links to state and national training and technical assistance projects or organizations.
Beginning Together is our sister project and provides training on inclusion for ages birth to three as the fifth training module of PITC.
CPIN frequently provides training on inclusion and uses the Inclusion Works! book and training powerpoint.
Desired Results Access has a video library with wonderful examples of the elements of inclusion at work in California schools produced with the help of Larry Edelman.
Results Matter in Colorado has a video library that includes the Child Outcomes video and other videos showing the use of iPads in the classroom.
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37. Questions and Reflections
Questions, clarifications?
What are two resources that stood out for you today?
How will you use each resource?
Please share your “go to” websites.
Suggestions, comments?

38. Thank You for Visiting MAP!
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