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GEN-1.0V The Secrets of Successful Grant Writing, Sandra Heinzel Crews (60 min.)

GEN-1.1V Past Reflections, New Directions: Early Childhood Educators Panel, 1991, Barbara Bowman, Susan Fowler, Lana Hostetler, Lillian Katz, & Bernard Spodek (90 min)

GEN-1.2V A Recipe for Life, 1993

GEN-1.3V Rolling Along: Children in Wheelchairs at School, 1993, Ann Smith
(40 min.) This video and accompanying print materials was designed for all child care and school personnel who work with children who use wheelchairs.

GEN-1.4V Give Our Children A Chance, Pathways Awareness Foundation (7 min.)

GEN-1.6V IEP and IFSP: Process Compared

GEN-1.7V A Message from Malaguzzi: As Interviewed by Lella Gandini, 1994, George Forman & Lella Gandini
(65 min.) The videotape and accompanying transcript is an interview with Dr. Malaguzzi, the founder of the Reggio Emilia Approach. It describes his thoughts on how children learn. It concludes with his acceptance speech for the Kohl International Teaching Award.

GEN-1.8V Child Sexual Abuse in Our Communities, Betsy Goulet, & Jonna Cooley (90 min.)

GEN-2.0V The Effects of Drug Abuse on Children in Infancy & Early Childhood, 1991, Gay Chisum (90 min.)

GEN-2.1V Schools That Work: Meeting Children's Needs, 1992 (60 min.) (2 copies)

GEN-2.2V Just a Kid like Me
(27 min.) Scenes of young children in an inclusive environment and discussions with parents.

GEN-2.3V Project T. V., 1992
(41 min.) A mini-grant project by School District U-46 which presents parents' options available during the transition process from special education at Developmental Preschool to general education.

GEN-2.4V Our Children, Our Hopes, 1992
(15 min.) Closed-captioned. This empowering video speaks to the need of African American families to talk about their children with others in the community, to seek resources, to confront issues of race and cultural traditions, when necessary, and to realize that their individual and collective strengths can help in creatively pursuing ways to meet their needs and help systems to change.

GEN-2.5V Schools That Work: Integrating Community Services, 1992
(60 min.) (2 copies) Program, scenes and a panel of experts focus on interagency collaboration.

GEN-2.6V Let's Talk About Professional Learning Community: Getting Started, 2004, National Educational Service
In this 3-part video series, the key strategies, principles, and framework of the Professional Learning Community model is discussed through a question-and-answer format. In the first tape, "Mission, Vision, Values, Goals", viewers will learn the importance of focusing on student learning; how to make mission, vision and values statements meaningful; the importance of passion and persistence; and how to foster collective commitment. In the second tape, "Collaboration", viewers will learn the importance of embedding collaboration into the school culture; how to use collaborative time effectively; and the importance of building trust. The third video, "Leadership", illustrates how leaders operate in a professional learning community and how to get started; how to help teachers develop a deeper understanding of PLC; how to build consensus and avoid the pitfalls associated with consensus decision-making.

Hearing Impairment

HI-1.0DVD Hear the Difference: Early Identification. Early Intervention. Outcomes for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, 2004
(9 min) This DVD visit several children who are deaf or hard of hearing at infancy and in grade school. The results of oral deaf education are highlighted.

HI-1.1DVD There's a New Kid in School: She's bright, talks a lot, listens.and is deaf. She'll introduce you to new possibilities, 2004
(10 min) This DVD demonstrates the results of oral deaf education and features the opinions of parents, teachers, and the children that have hearing impairments.

HI-1.0V Hearing Development and Hearing Loss: Birth to Three Years, 1995
(14 min.) This video illustrates the milestones of hearing development in the first three years of life. Topics covered include: structures of the ear; risk factors and conditions associated with hearing loss; conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss; where to seek assistance when a hearing loss is suspected.

HI-1.1V Show 'N' Tell Stories: "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" and "This is Me", 1993
This video tape is a bilingual storytelling series for deaf children and their families. The tape includes "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" and "This is Me" in American Sign Language and Signing Exact English.

HI-1.2V Sign To Me, 1990, Karla Jones
(25 min.) Funded by A STAR NET Region II Mini-Grant: This tape shows examples of signing in the home environment for a hearing impaired child.

HI-1.3V Spanish/English Sign Language Lessons, 1999
This 5 video set contains 10 lessons featuring English, Spanish and Sign Language versions of basic words and phrases.

HI-1.4V Dreams Spoken Here: A Documentary Film about Deaf Children Learning to Listen and Speak, 1998
(60 min) This video portrays the oral education process and technological improvements for children that are deaf.

HI-1.5V Dreams Spoken Here ( Spanish version), 2001
(60 min) This video presents a detailed exploration of oral deaf education. It features parents and professionals who are working together so that children who are deaf learn to hear and speak.

HI-1.6V Make a Joyful Noise (English version)
This information kit contains a video, a booklet, and related articles for parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. The video, "Dreams Spoken Here", highlights how children that are deaf learn through oral deaf education. The booklet, "Make a Joyful Noise", presents information on what to do after a child is diagnosed as deaf or hard-of-hearing.

HI-1.7V Haga un Ruido Alegre (Make a Joyful Noise, Spanish version) Spanish version of HI-1.6V

HI-1.8V Speaking for Myself: A Film About Deaf Children Learning to Speak, 2001
(10 min) This short video describes how children who are deaf can learn to speak. It is an introductory video on oral deaf education.

HI-1.9V Hear the Difference: Early Intervention. Outcomes for Children who are Deaf or hard or Hearing, 2004, Sound Achievement Series
(9 min.) This video follows the development of the children and families introduced in "Dreams Spoken Here" as they develop their verbal language skills.

HI-2.0V Dreams Made Real: Into the Mainstream, Sound Achievement Series
(23 min.) This video highlights the progress of children with hearing impairments through oral deaf education.

HI-2.1V Dreams Made Real: Into the Mainstream(Spanish), Sound Achievement Series Spanish version of HI-2.0V

HI-2.2V Oh See Can You Say?
(23 min) This video is a fun, helpful approach to learning sign and combining signs into phrases. A basic vocabulary of 117 signs is introduced in this video. Designed to introduce children to sign language, this video is also useful for parents and teachers.

Inclusion

INCL-1.0V ABC's of Inclusive Child Care, 1993
(14 min.) Features three children with disabilities, placed in inclusive child care settings.

INCL-1.2V A Circle of Inclusion, 1993, Barbara Thompson
(27 min.) Focuses on the successful inclusion of three young children with severe disabilities in a Montessori early education/child care program.

INCL-1.3V The Covered Wagon Crosses the Prairie Once Again, Anne Shannon (60 min.)

INCL-1.4V Early Childhood Education At Its Best, 1992
(20 min.) Integration changes lives. (3 copies)

INCL-1.5V Educating Peter
(30 min.) This is the story of a child with Down Syndrome and his classmates in an inclusive 3rd grade classroom.

INCL-1.6V Hand in Hand We Learn Together, Connie Peterson, et.al. (90 min.)

INCL-1.7V Inclusion: Issues for Educators, 1992, Project CHOICES
(20 min.) A documentary of teachers and administrators dealing with fears, strategies and successes of inclusion.

INCL-1.8V Integrated Play Groups, 1992, Pamela Wolfberg & Adriana Schuler
(13 min.) The resource manual and tape presents a comprehensive program which translated theory into the practice of facilitating children's play.

INCL-1.9V Kids Belong Together, Marsha Forest, Jack Pearpoint & Judith Snow
(24 min.) Scenes of elementary and middle school students in integrated settings conversation with families and illustrations of the MAPS process.

INCL-2.0V Opening Doors through Integration, 1992
(13 min.) Describes a philosophy that promotes inclusion; comes with a companion 190 page resource guide.

INCL-2.1V The Process of Communication, 1993, Barbara Thompson
(10 min.) Demonstrates strategies for facilitating child to child interactions that include young children who experience severe disabilities.

INCL-2.2V The Process of Instruction, 1993, Barbara Thompson
(12 min.) Demonstrates the instructional strategies used in a mainstream Montessori preschool to foster the instructional inclusion of young children who experience severe disabilities.

INCL-2.3V Together We're Better
(9 min.) This video tells the story of one 4-year old boy that is fully included in his preschool program. The story is narrated by the boy's mother.

INCL-2.4V Together We're Better: Part 1 Introduction to Inclusion, 1992, Marsha Forest , Jack Pearpoint, & Judith Snow
(150 min.) This video is an introduction to inclusion. It is one of a set of 3 videos highlighting a 5 day workshop on Inclusion.

INCL-2.5V Together We're Better: Part 2 Strategies, 1992, Marsha Forest, Jack Pearpoint & Judith Snow
(37 min.) Part 2 highlights strategies for Inclusion.

INCL-2.6V Together We're Better: Part 3 MAPS & PATH, 1992, Marsha Forest, Jack Pearpoint & Judith Snow
(51 min.) Part 3 highlights MAPS (Making Action Paths) and PATH (Planning Alternative Tomorrows with

INCL-2.7V With a Little Help From My Friends, Marsha Forest & Jack Pearpoint
(60 min.) Creating inclusive schools where all students belong and learn together.

INCL-2.8V Regular Lives, 1988, Tom Goodwin & Gerardine Wurzburg

INCL-2.9V Shining Bright: Head Start Inclusion, 1996, David P. Linderman and Tracy Adams
(23 min.) This video and discussion guide illustrates the collaborative efforts of a Head Start and a public school to include children with severe disabilities in a Head Start program.

INCL-3.0V Kids Just Want to Have Fun!, 1998 , Shriner's Hospital for Children
This upbeat, thought-provoking video breaks down stereotypes about children with physical differences and promotes discussion between children, teachers and parents.

INCL-3.1V Adaptations, Accommodations, and Attitudes: Including all Children in the Early Childhood Environment, 2004, Julie Anderson, Diane Trister Dodge, Amy Betz, Judy Potter
This video and handout packet provides information about adapting early childhood classrooms for all children. It highlights how early childhood teachers can adapt the environments and materials to promote access, interaction, and independence.

Language Development & Disorders

LANG-1.1V Echolalia in Children, Phyllis Kupperman & Sally Bligh
(12 min.) (2 copies) This video defines and analyzes the functions of immediate and delayed echolalia, and illustrates these with actual therapy sessions.

LANG-1.2V Facilitated Communication: Identifying the Source of Communication, Sally Bligh & Phyllis Kupperman
(15 min.) Facilitated communication is a technique that involves physically assisting a student in pointing to letters to spell out messages. Its popularity has spread quickly throughout the country, but the question of whether the message is originating from the facilitator or the student must be addressed. This training video will help you objectively evaluate each communication.

LANG-1.3V Good Talking with You: Let's Talk, 1987, Carrie Sharp
(2 copies; 30 min.) This video and handout packet teaches important communication skills that adults can use to encourage, support and facilitate a child's efforts at communication.

LANG-1.4V Good Talking with You: Oh Say What They See, 1984 (30-min.)

LANG-1.5V Good Talking with You: Now You're Talking, 1987, Carrie Sharp
(30 min.) In this video and handout packet teachers and speech therapists model effective techniques that focus andextend conversations. Strategies on how to add to the child's topic of conversation, how to use questions to stimulate thinking and problem-solving, and how to support a child's efforts to communicate are highlighted.

LANG-1.6V Good Talking With You: Between You and Me, 1988
(30-min.) Facilitating Child-to-Child Conversations.

LANG-1.7V Good Talking with You: Space to Grow, 1988 (30 min.)

LANG-1.8V Language Disorders, Phyllis Kupperman & Sally Bligh
(15 min.) (3 copies) This video presents the Activating Communication Therapy approach, a playful, high-impact technique for working with language disordered children and their parents. The ACT technique draws from pragmatic language theory, language development theory and research on parent-child interactions.

LANG-1.9V Language Intervention with Hyperlexic Children, Phyllis Kupperman & Sally Bligh
(18 min.) This exciting tape shows actual therapy sessions with children that are hyperlexic. It discusses the common characteristics of hyperlexia and introduces a high impact, playful way of assisting each child in reaching his fullest potential.

LANG-2.0V Oh See! Can You Say?, 1993
(23 min.) A picture dictionary of sign language.

LANG-2.1V Using Computers to Enhance Communication, 1989 (90 min.)

LANG-2.2V The Hanen Teaching Tape, 1984, The Hanen Program (1 hr. 47 min.)

LANG-2.3V ".And The Words if Any.", 1988, The Hanen Program

LANG-2.5V Together We Can Know the World: Sharing Books, 1989, The Hanen Program

LANG-2.6V Together We Can Know the World: Playing Games, 1989, The Hanen Program

LANG-2.7V Together We Can Know the World: Moving Forward with Music, 1989, The Hanen Program

LANG-2.8V Learning Language and Loving It: An Introduction, 1991, The Hanen Program
(23 min.) A guide to promoting children's social and language development in early childhood settings.

LANG-2.9V Learning Language and Loving It: The Teaching Tape, 1993, The Hanen Program
(1 hr. 43 min.) A guide to promoting children's social and language development in early childhood settings.

LANG-3.0V Early Use of Total Communication: Parents' Perspectives on Using Sign Language with Young Children with Down Syndrome, 1991, Betsy Gibbs & Ann Springer

LANG-3.1V Stuttering And the Preschool Child: Help for Families, 2000, Barry Guitar, et al
(30 min) This video is for parents of young children that stutter and professionals that work with young children in a variety of settings. It covers information and strategies when children first begin to stutter, factors that put a child at risk for developing a stutter, various treatment and therapy strategies.

LANG-3.2V Adventure in Language Program 1-Beyond Words, 2002, Katie Byerly, Sharon Hatrak, Carrie Sharp & Kirstin King
(20 min) This video and viewer's guide helps teachers learn effective strategies for teaching language to young children. It covers how to use highlighting in language, developing language goals, following the child's experience, individualizing language instruction, and finding teachable moments throughout the day.

LANG-3.3V Adventures in Language Program 2- Something to Say, 2002, Sharon Hatrak & Kirstin King
(20 Min) This video and activity guide shows experienced teachers using effective strategies to engage young children in conversation. Topics that are highlighted include: increasing children's interactive and expressive language skills, choosing conversation topics, developing a conversation style, and expanding verbal interactions with children.

Learning Disabilities

LD-1.0V Understanding Learning Disabilities: How Difficult Can This Be?, Richard LaVoie
(70 min.) This program allows the viewer to experience life the way a learning disabled student does. Demonstrates the frustration, anger and tension that LD children feel. Adults are asked questions, given materials to read and made to do exercises which are fashioned to stimulate the LD child's experiences.

LD-1.1V Learning Disabilities and Social Skills - Last one picked…first one picked on, 1994, Richard Lavoie, (68 mins.)
This video & guide address the social challenges faced by children with learning disabilities. Practical strategies for
teaching play and social skills are offered for parents and professionals.

Medical Information

MED-1.0V Care of Children with Diabetes in Child Care and School Settings, 1993, Ann Smith
(35 min.) This video and accompanying print material is for all child care and school personnel who work with children who have diabetes.

MED-1.1V Apnea Monitoring: Your Baby and You, 1992
(15 min.) Presents information useful to parents and caregivers of a child needing a monitor for apnea or bradycardia. It demonstrates the three steps to follow if a baby has an episode of apnea or bradycardia.

MED-1.2V Care of Children with Asthma in Child Care and School Settings, 1993, Ann Smith
(37 min.) This video and accompanying print material is for all child care and school personnel who work with children that have asthma.

MED-1.3V The Medically Fragile Child, 1993, Stacy Parker Fisher & Michael Trieger
(90 min.) A model for educational planning and services.

MED-1.4V Uncertainty and HIV Disease in Families, 1993, Kathy Sherrieb
(90 min.) Uses theme of uncertainty to build an understanding of psychosocial issues of families of children with HIV.

MED-1.5V Educating Substance Exposed Children
(180 min.) Recording of a live teleconference produced by the Florida Department of Education.

MED-1.6V HIV/AIDS: A Challenge To Us All
(20 min. ) Two tapes: How to organize a parent meeting on HIV/AIDS & How to talk to children about it.

MED-1.7V The Early Years: Living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect, Birth through 12 years

MED-1.8V Sesame Street : A is for Asthma, 1998
This package is an educational program in English and Spanish for early childhood professionals and children. It covers topics such as: What is asthma? What causes asthma? Who gets asthma? How can I make our room more comfortable for a child with asthma? The guide also contains follow-up activities and songs for children.

Multi-Cultural

MC-1.0DVD Cross-Cultural Contact: How Far Do You Reach?, 2004, Sharifa Townsend
(30 min) Join Principal Townsend as she visits with several families. Each family shares their culture with Sharifa. This exploration will encourage professionals in early childhood to explore the cultural richness of the children and families they serve.

MC-1.0V Project CRAFT: Culturally Responsive and Family Focused Training, 1997, Deborah Chen, Linda Brekken & Sam Chan
(60 min.) This video and accompanying guide provide an introduction to working with culturally diverse families. Topics include: stereotypes and the media, cultural diversity, family values, building relationships, communication styles, and language acquisition.

MC-1.1V Culture: Alive and Well and Living in the Workplace
(60 min.) A lively discussion among human services leaders about issues concerning culture in the workplace, including the meaning of culture, its impact, and meeting the challenges of diverse cultures in the workplace. Designed to stimulate further discussion of these important issues.

MC-1.2V Culture and Education of Young Children
(16 min.) A discussion with Carol Philips. How can programs show respect for our cultural diversity and use this richness to enhance children's learning?

MC-1.3V Conversations for Three - Communicating Through Interpreters, 1999, Deborah Chen, Sam Chan & LindaBrekken
(60 min.) This video and accompanying guide present a culturally sensitive program for any early intervention or early childhood professional that uses the skills of an interpreter when working with children and their families. Information on spoken language-to-sign language and language-to-language interpretation is provided. Service providers and interpreters will learn skills needed in communicating and collaborating effectively with families, regardless of cultural or linguistic backgrounds.

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