Early Childhood Special Education and Assistive Technology Blog

By: Kimberly Chouinard,  EC-SEAT Scholar This week started with a bang! It’s hard to believe it still the same week, actually, it is a blend of 2 weeks. On Friday 3/13 the state of NH announced that all schools would be closed and move forward with a remote learning model during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday (3/13), my school district sent an email asking staff to work from home on Monday (3/16) and to review options and ideas for beginning a remote learning model for their grade level.  On Monday (3/16) we had the first of many, preschool team Zoom meetings. We collaborated, shared, planned, and came up with a plan to begin to move forward planning for remote learning. 1.     We agreed to create an activity calendar, with four developmental subheadings to work on for both the 3- and 4-year old programs. 2.     We planned how we wanted to explain to parents how to implement these suggested activities at home. 3.     We divided th...

Recorded by: Carrie Portrie, M.Ed, EC-SEAT project coordinator The E arly C hildhood S pecial E ducation A ssistive T echnology Project and the UNH Department of Education partner with community professionals who hold an immense amount of knowledge and expertise. Suzanne Iverson sat down with me to talk about the basics of early supports and services for children birth to three years old and their families. Suzanne is the director of early supports and services at Community Partners  located in Dover, NH. Watch the videos below to learn more. What are Early Supports and Services? Early Supports and Services from EC-SEAT Project on Vimeo . What role do Educators play? What roles do educators play? from EC-SEAT Project on YouTube What is the Difference between Early supports and services and Early Intervention? Difference between ESS and EI? from EC-SEAT Project on Vimeo . Couple useful links: Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) - Par...