Featuring: Kathy Slattery, Megan Carlson, and Nikki Norman

In this episode our conversation is on the topic of Selective Mutism. There is a wide range of information in this podcast about Selective Mutism as our guests share stories of their journeys learning about SM as professionals and family members. Below is a list of resources discussed in the podcast and on the topic.

Resources

Welcome back to the STAR NET Regions I & III Podcast. I’m Bridget Meis, an Early Childhood Special Education Professional Development Specialist. Joining me today is Kristy Doan from the Illinois State Board of Education. Today, we are going to talk about what the itinerant model looks like when related service providers embed services into the classroom setting and community based settings.

Resources:

Advancing Preschool Inclusion in Community Based Early Childhood Education Programs

Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs

Dinnebeil, L.A., McInerney, W.F. (2011). A guide to itinerant early childhood special education services. Baltimore, MD: Paul H Brooks Publishing Co

Dinnebeil, L. A., Weber, G., & McInerney, W. F. (2019). The challenges of itinerant early childhood special education: The perspectives of practitioners. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 11(1), 18–30. https:// doi. org/ 10. 20489/intje cse. 583501 http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.03.001

In this podcast, we will speak with Allyssa Harpist, a teacher for students with visual impairments in the Urbana School District 116, and Hong Phangia Dewald, PhD, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, about strategies that can be implemented for children with visual impairments in inclusive early childhood classrooms.

Resources:

Teaching Students with Visual Impairments

ISVI Opening Doors

Family Connect

Seedlings

Perkins School for the Blind

Paths to Literacy

Hadley

American Foundation for the Blind

Exceptional Teaching Aids

Independent Living Aids