Send us a text In this episode Dr. Katie Herron and Lynne Hall from the Early Childhood Center at Indiana University talk about challenging behaviors and how to support children before those behaviors happen.

Send us a text Dr. Katie Herron and Lynne Hall from the Early Childhood Center talk about setting up your preschool classroom for suscess with clear communication, flexibility, and family engagement. They highlight the Suspension and Expulsion Prevention Checklist created by the Indiana Office of Early Childhood and Out of School Learning. It can be found here: https://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/files/IN_Suspension_-Expulsion_Checklist.pdf…

Send us a text Dr. Katie Herron and Research Associate Lynne Hall continue their discussion about preschool suspension and expulsion.

Send us a text Dr. Katie Herron and Research Associate Lynne Hall talk about the frequency of suspension and expulsion in preschool and some of the reasons behind it.

Send us a text Early Childhood Center Research Associate, Kayla O'Neill, interviews Developmental Therapist, Katherine Hargreaves about using the coaching model to deliver services to children in Indiana. Hargreaves has worked in both early intervention and/or Early Head Start in Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Illinois, and Indiana. As part of the Indiana First Steps system, she has served as a developmental therapist, an Eligibility Determination Team member, a Local Planning and Coordinating Council member for Cluster G, and the early intervention services manager at Easterseals Crossroads in Indianapolis.…

Send us a text Early Childhood Center Research Assistant, Kayla O'Neill, interviews Occupational Therapist Nancy Simmons on Mental Well Being in Early Intervention.

Send us a text Dr. Katie Herron interviews Mike Nevins, a research associate with the Center on Community Living and Careers (CCLC)at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University, Bloomington. Nevins has a background in transition and postsecondary planning for students with high support needs, community based postsecondary programs, person centered planning, and college-based postsecondary programs. The podcast will touch on planning for transitions starting in early childhood.…

Send us a text Dr. Katie Herron talks about transitions with Betty Lou Rowe, an educational consultant for the Indiana Resource Center for Autism (IRCA) and Indiana School Mental Health Initiative (ISMHI) at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University, Bloomington.

Send us a text Lynne Hall, Reserch Associate at the Early Childhood Center, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University interviews Alex Otto a former pre-school teacher and current Head Start administrator.

Send us a text Early Childhood Center Research Assistant, Kayla O'Neill, interviews Service Coordinator and Educational Resources Specialist, Charissa Darland on tips for working with families.

Send us a text Dr. Katie Herron interviews long-time First Steps Service Coordinator and Research Assistant about how to help families transition out of First Steps.

Send us a text Dr. Katie Herron from the Early Childhood Center interviews long-time preschool teacher and Research Associate, Lynne Hall, on implicit bias in the early childhood classroom.

Send us a text Research Assistant Kayla O'Neill talks with Dr. Katie Herron, Director of the Early Chilhood Center, about the importance of having high expectations for children with disabilities and how early intervention providers can support that.