Family Information

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Family Resources

Whether you need resources or answers for learning, behavior, special needs or anything related to your child’s health and education:

  • Act Early
    • Get Developmental Milestone checklists, access to a FREE APP to track your child’s milestones, and get resources/ideas to help further your child’s development and learning!
  • South Dakota Parental Rights and Procedural Safeguards (available in multiple languages)
    • This document contains the rights afforded to parents of children in need of special education or special education and related services.
  • Head Start Center for Inclusion
    • Our overarching goal is to increase the competence, confidence, and effectiveness of personnel in Head Start programs to include children with disabilities. Look here for training materials, tools for teachers and coordinators, as well as other resources.
  • SD Parent Connection
    • South Dakota Parent Connection, Inc. (SDPC) was founded to provide training and information to parents and families caring for individuals with disabilities.

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Learning / Training:

http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/training_preschool.html

Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: (Basic Teaching Tools / Stress and Relaxation Exercises for kids)

https://www.ecmhc.org/TTYC/index.html

Engaging Families and Creating Trusting Partnerships to Improve Child and Family Outcomes:

https://ectacenter.org/~calls/2017/familyengagement.asp

NCPMI (National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations) – great handouts for parents:

https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/Implementation/family.html