Resource Library
This resource database was developed by the USC College of Education in collaboration with early childhood faculty at Greenville, Midlands, and Trident Technical Colleges through federal-grant funding to support early childhood faculty at South Carolina Technical Colleges to embed information about inclusion and supporting children with disabilities across early childhood coursework. When the federal grant ended, the researchers reached out to the Inclusion Collaborative to house the resource database on this website and to make it accessible to the wider early childhood community. The more than 300 high-quality resources include evidence-based strategies and community resources that support the inclusion young children with disabilities in early childhood settings.
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Tools of the Mind: Focus on Self-Regulation
Instructional Strategies
This website outlines a curriculum based on the work of Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. The focus of this curriculum is self-regulation through intentional play.
Understanding Temperament: A Foundation for Positive Parenting
Temperament
This ZERO TO THREE resource explains the traits that make up a child's temperament and how understanding temperament helps adults respond to each child's needs.
Understanding Your Child’s Behavior: Reading Your Child’s Cues from Birth to Age 2
Social-Emotional Development
This NCPMI handout helps families recognize and respond to the cues infants and toddlers use to communicate needs and feelings from birth to age 2.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Accommodations and Modifications
This Head Start resource explains Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how it helps teachers plan learning experiences that include all children.
Universal Design for Supportive Conversations
Language Development
This NCPMI guide applies Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to everyday conversations, describing communication supports from gestures to AAC devices and offering reflective questions for inclusive, supportive conversations.
USDA Nutrition
Health and Safety
This Nutrition.gov page shares official U.S. government food safety resources and best practices for handling, preparing, storing, and transporting food to protect families from food poisoning.
Using Child Preferences to Increase Play Across Interest Centers in Inclusive Early Childhood Classrooms
Accommodations and Modifications
This article discusses using naturalistic teaching strategies to embed preferred toys and materials into less-preferred centers.
Using Toys to Support Infant-Toddler Learning and Development
Cognitive Development
This article explains how teachers can choose and make safe, low-cost toys that support infants’ and toddlers’ thinking skills, such as object permanence, cause and effect, and problem solving.
Welcome to Color Me Healthy
Nutrition
This program is designed for children ages 4 and 5 and teaches kids about healthy eating and physical activity.