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Browse this collection of resources designated to inclusion and culture in the early years.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Queensland children come from diverse social, cultural, community and family backgrounds,​ are of many identities, and of all abilities. ​Ensuring all children have access to quality early learning, where they are welcomed and are able to engage meaningfully, is an important way we can give all children a strong start.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Ensuring all children have access to quality early learning, where they are welcomed and are able to engage meaningfully, is an important way we can give all children a great start.

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Communication Matters - Communication Matters is the working name of ISAAC (UK)

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A Communication Passport does this by:

Describing the person's most effective means of communication, so that others can be better communication partners

Drawing together information from past and present, from many people who know the person, and from different contexts

Presenting the person positively as an individual, not as a set of 'problems' or disabilities

A communication passport is a way of supporting a vulnerable person with communication difficulties across transitions, drawing together complex information (including the person's own views, as much as possible) and distilling it into a clear, positive and accessible format. This helps staff and conversation partners to get to know the person with communication disabilities. They can then interact/respond consistently to help the person make sense of events and get the best out of what communication abilities they do have.

A communication passport is a vital tool in 'joined-up' inter-agency planning and working. It promotes partnership with families, and is an excellent a way of implementing and recording consultation/participation of the individual.

The communication passport belongs to the person - not to staff or family, though they may help him or her to use it appropriately, and update it. Passports are especially important at times of transition, when new people come into the person's life and information may not be passed on. They are also helpful when new or temporary staff or volunteers meet the person, helping them quickly to acquire key information, or for example, introducing a person to a new foster family. The process of creating a passport can help in the process of assessing people and their needs, and in identifying gaps in assessment.

Resources

CALL Scotland (who we thank for the above description) provide templates for producing communication passports using Boardmaker and Microsoft PowerPoint.

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Communication Passports - Communication Matters

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Describing the person's most effective means of communication, so that others can be better communication partners Drawing together information from past and present, from many people who know the person, and from different contexts Presenting the person positively as an individual, not as a set of 'problems' or disabilities A communication passport is a way of supporting a vulnerable person with communication difficulties across transitions, drawing together complex information (including the person's own views, as much as possible) and distilling it into a clear, positive and accessible format.

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KOMPAN PLAY INSTITUTE PLAY FOR ALL THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND CHE

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The power of parents as communication partners

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The Hanen Centre's resources for parents are designed to help you make the most of your child's early learning potential to help him build the strongest possible language, social, and early literacy skills.

These research-based guidebooks and DVDs help you extend your child's learning into every part of the day in ways that are both natural and fun.

Language Delays

It Takes Two to Talk® Guidebook and DVD

Designed specifically for parents of children with language delays, the It Takes Two to Talk guidebook and DVD show you practical ways for turning everyday activities in to rich learning opportunities for your child to help them build strong language skills.

Autism

Make Play R.O.C.K.™ Booklet Series

This three-part booklet series is designed specifically for parents of young children on the autism spectrum or who have other communication difficulties to help them promote their child's play skills during everyday interactions and play activities. Each booklet focuses on one critical aspect of play (people play, early toy play and pretend play) and shows parents how they can effectively promote their child's skills while having fun together.

More Than Words® Guidebook and DVD

Designed to help parents of children on the autism spectrum address their child's specific needs, the More Than Words guidebook and companion DVD equip you with practical strategies for building your child's communication and social skills during everyday routines and play. You'll learn how to increase your child's understanding of language, encourage better social communication, and help them engage in extended back-and-forth interactions.

TalkAbility™ Guidebook

The TalkAbility™ guidebook helps you support the special language abilities and social skills that lead to more successful conversations and relationships. You learn strategies you can apply to everyday routines and interactions to deepen your child's understanding of language and social cues, and to help them have more extended conversations with adults and peers. These research-based strategies also help to deepen your understanding of your child's perspective and build on their unique strengths and interests to help them learn in ways that are natural and fun.

Language and literacy development
in typically developing children

I'm Ready!™ guidebook
How to Prepare Your Child for Reading Success

Studies have shown that children who start school with higher levels of early literacy skills have greater academic success. Based on the latest research in early literacy development, I'm Ready! shows you simple, easy-to-use strategies for turning any daily routine or activity into an opportunity to build your child's early literacy skills and prepare them for success in school.

You Make The Difference® Guidebook and DVD

You Make the Difference focuses on the importance of the parent-child relationship in helping parents build the best possible foundations for their child's learning. Parents discover simple things they can do to build their child's confidence during everyday interactions by sharing in the child's experiences and giving them opportunities to take the lead.

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Building Early Social, Language and Literacy Skills - Resources For Parents

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The Hanen Centre's resources for parents are designed to help you make the most of your child's early learning potential to help him build the strongest possible language, social, and early literacy skills. These research-based guidebooks and DVDs help you extend your child's learning into every part of the day in ways that are both natural and fun.

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All Play Learn Educator Strategies for Physical disability

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All Play Learn Educator Strategies for Physical disability

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About physical disabilities

Physical disability affects a child's ability to move, or to control their body movements. Children differ in how much their movement is impacted as there are many different types and causes. This includes paralysis (inability to move one or more limbs), problems with muscle tone, reduced balance, reduced ability to make larger or gross motor movements (e.g. challenges with walking and running), and reduced ability to make smaller or more precise movements (e.g. challenges with writing and doing up shoe laces). Common causes of physical disability include acquired brain injury (e.g. after a stroke), spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, loss of limbs and muscular dystrophy. Some children with physical disability will walk independently, while others will use mobility aids (e.g. ankle supports, crutches or wheelchairs).

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Educator Strategies for Physical disability | AllPlay Learn

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Learn about physical disability in young children, understand common strengths and use evidence-based strategies to support children with physical disability, consider the Early Years Learning and Development Outcomes, and view relevant resources that can help to create an inclusive environment at early childhood education and care settings.

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Read Source Kids Spring 2024 by Source Kids on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our platform. Start here!

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When looking at schools for her son, Fiona interviewed the staff – not the other way around

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Starting school can be challenging for any child, but there can be extra difficulties for those with disability. ABC NEWS looks at two examples of public schools and families working together to set students with disability up for success.

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For training of vision and fine motor skills. Tailor-made for children with visual and multiple disorders.

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Key Word Sign is a tool or strategy which can be used to support children and adults with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others. Key Word Sign (KWS) adds...

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Archie and Ella Play (A 2- and 4-Year old play differently) What is pretend play? When working with parents and families, it is helpful to have a handout

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Amanda Hartman  - AAC language opportunities at home

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Amanda Hartman  - AAC language opportunities at home

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Does communication stop when you get home from work or school? No!

Should AAC only happen at work or school? No!

Successful communication happens when people with communication difficulties can use their Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system in all environments. And families are so important in this process.

In this blog post you will find some general strategies for getting AAC happening at home, as well as some practical ideas to try out and get you started.

General strategies for home

Your home is a busy active place, with many comings and goings. But two things need to stay consistent for your child who uses AAC. Firstly, your child needs to have easy access to their AAC system. And secondly, your child needs to see their AAC system being used by people at home to communicate real messages in real situations (aka "modeling").
Always available
Is your home set up for AAC? Can you grab the AAC system ready to communicate quickly and easily? Can your child access their AAC system independently? It's important to give your child access to an AAC system all the time. It needs to be in easy reach and/or always in the same place.

If your child uses a high-tech AAC system (such as Proloquo2Go on an iPad), it can be a great idea to have light-tech (or paper-based) version of it in places around the house. Could you stick laminated boards to places such as the mirror in the bathroom, cupboard doors or table tops? This means that the AAC can be grabbed and used easily! Having a light-tech or paper based backup of the AAC system is also useful if something happens to the AAC device. Follow the steps here to get yours started.

You can also download and print quick communication boards. These give you access to lots of words that can be used anytime.
AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom
The Proloquo2Go Crescendo core word boards are available in the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom. The Core Word Classroom offers a large collection of learning resources, which are designed to support implementation of any AAC system that is based on core words. Learn more about the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom.

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Language opportunities for using AAC at home - AssistiveWare

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Communication does not stop at home or at school. Successful communication happens when people with communication difficulties can use their AAC system in all environments. Find strategies for using AAC at home in this blog post.

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The National Quality Standard (NQS) sets a high national benchmark for early childhood education and care and outside school hours care services in Australia.

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Great ideas for Autonomous communication

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Empowering parents and professionals with effective, respectful strategies so you can connect authentically with your AAC learner

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Sign In - Department of Education Queensland

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Sign in page for the Department of Education, Queensland

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Sign In - Department of Education Queensland

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Sign in page for the Department of Education, Queensland

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Learn about the early childhood sector and the role of the Early Childhood Education and Care division, and our network of early childhood offices. You will also find a collection of news, updates, our publications and research.

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Making the case for play: Findings of the Sense Public Inquiry 2015 - Sense

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Findings of the Sense Public Inquiry into access to play opportunities for disabled children with multiple needs

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Guidelines for leaders when responding to families considering delaying entry to school.

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Guidelines for leaders when responding to families considering delaying entry to school.

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Any time is a good time to help your child learn language and literacy skills! Hanen Tips for Parents can help you turn any activity you do with your child into an opportunity to build his skills - and to have fun while you're doing it!

All Hanen tips are based on current research which shows that parents have the power to boost their children's language and literacy development when they:

Hanen Tips for Parents are divided into three sections based on particular stages of language development, so choose the option below that best describes what your child is doing now.

Tips for parents of young children who communicate without words

These tips are for parents of children who communicate using a combination of sounds, gestures (e.g. pointing, shaking head for "no", waving "bye") and eye gaze (looking at you and then at what he is "talking" about). These children are sending clear messages, just not with words.

Tips for parents of children who have just started talking

These tips are for parents of children who have started to use single words or who have started to put two words together (e.g. "dog" or "Mommy go")

Tips for parents of children who talk in sentences

These tips are for parents of children who talk in sentences consisting of a few or many words.

The most important part of using Hanen tips is to have fun with your child!

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Any time is a good time to help your child learn language and literacy skills! Hanen Tips for Parents can help you turn any activity you do with your child into an opportunity to build his skills - and to have fun while you're doing it!

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Department of Education Queensland Early Childhood link

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Department of Education Queensland Early Childhood link

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Sign In - Department of Education Queensland

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Sign in page for the Department of Education, Queensland

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UDL Checklist for Early Childhood Environments

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UDL Checklist for Early Childhood Environments

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Transition to prep for children with disability

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Transition to prep for children with disability

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Block Play in Early Years - Universal design

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Block Play in Early Years - Universal design

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Mary Katherine Dally on Instagram: "Part ✌🏻 of our UDL: A Checklist for Early Childhood Environments. If you missed part one go check it out from yesterday! 

Let’s talk about block play and ways to create inclusive center for learners with unique strengths and needs. 

We will visit the physical, social and temporal environments with some examples and ideas ( but not limited to! ) 

Want to learn more? Come join us for our all day class, taking you center by center, area by area in the early childhood classroom at @atclosingthegap . 

#aac #aacslp #schoolslp #schoolslplife #interventionspecialist #sped #spedclassroom #spedteacher #specialeducation #schoolspeechie #preschoolteacher #preschoolactivities #preschoolsped #assistivetechnology #assistivetech #earlychildhood #accessibility #preschoolmom"

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173 likes, 5 comments - aacforall on August 15, 2024: "Part ✌🏻 of our UDL: A Checklist for Early Childhood Environments. If you missed part one go check it out from yesterday! 

Let’s talk about block play and ways to create inclusive center for learners with unique strengths and needs. 

We will visit the physical, social and temporal environments with some examples and ideas ( but not limited to! ) 

Want to learn more? Come join us for our all day class, taking you center by center, area by area in the early childhood classroom at @atclosingthegap . 

#aac #aacslp #schoolslp #schoolslplife #interventionspecialist #sped #spedclassroom #spedteacher #specialeducation #schoolspeechie #preschoolteacher #preschoolactivities #preschoolsped #assistivetechnology #assistivetech #earlychildhood #accessibility #preschoolmom". 

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Free downloads

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Print multiple copies and place them in different areas of the house and/or school. Make one available in every room. Keep one in the car and one in a backpack. Take some to different places you go

Hang the boards in easy to access locations

Attach boards to hip packs and lanyards so you can wear your words

Share copies with all team members

Send the files to print shops to have poster-sized boards made

Use with students/children that do not yet have their own AAC system

Use in messy or wet situations, where an iPad might get damaged

Use in outdoor locations, where sunlight on the iPad makes it hard to see

Model on these communication boards, when the AAC user doesn't want you to use their AAC

Use when your AAC device is flat or broken or unavailable

What other creative ways can you display and use communication boards?

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AssistiveWare's Core word boards - AssistiveWare

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Print out our core word boards. Start using them to support AAC users today!