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## AEPS-3 Ready-Set sample
Get a sample of a completed AEPS-3 Ready-Set form to learn more about the new, shorter assessment focused on school readiness skills. [Read More](/content/resource-library/aeps-3-ready-set-sample/index.html)

## Brookes Publishing’s Head Start Alignment
See how Brookes Publishing's early childhood products align with The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework. With these high-quality, research-based books and assessment tools, you'll strengthen the quality of your Head Start program and address key domains of school readiness. [Read More](/content/resource-library/brookes-publishings-head-start-alignment/index.html)

## Try these fun summer activities with young children!
As we move into the hazy days of summer, guide children's play in ways that will help them develop skills that will serve as launching pads for learning. [Read More](/content/resource-library/try-fun-summer-activities-young-children/index.html)

## Making the Most of Shared Reading: Practical Tips from Two Experts!
In their book Shared Storybook Reading, Helen Ezell and Laura Justice identify two key skills children with and without disabilities must bring to the shared-reading table (or armchair) to get the most out of this important activity. Those skills are: attending and conversational turn-taking. [Read More](/content/resource-library/making-shared-reading-practical-tips-two-experts/index.html)

## Easy Ways to Add Math to Everyday Routines: A Home-School Connection Post
To really get kids ready for long-term math success, you need parents and guardians on board too, supporting and supplementing the great work you already do. [Read More](/content/resource-library/easy-ways-add-math-everyday-routines-home-school-connection-post/index.html)

## Language Intervention for Preschoolers with Special Needs: Tom’s Story
This post is for our early-education readers, especially inclusive educators looking for simple strategies that help students with disabilities improve their language skills. [Read More](/content/resource-library/language-intervention-preschoolers-special-needs-toms-story/index.html)

## The pediatrician’s role in optimizing school readiness
Read the policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to learn how pediatricians can significantly influence school readiness, specifically addressing children’s physical well-being, social-emotional well-being, and cognitive and language development. [Read More](/content/resource-library/pediatricians-role-optimizing-school-readiness/index.html)

## Introduction to Building Comprehension in Adolescents
The introductory chapter explains the importance of reading to learn, writing to learn, and homework completion, when it comes to comprehension, specifically for low-achieving adolescents. [Read More](/content/resource-library/introduction-to-building-comprehension-in-adolescents/index.html)

## Assessing physical and social characteristics and inclusion readiness
Reflection is key to launching a successful inclusive early childhood program. Use these form questions while observing your classroom's physical and social climate to determine if your space is inclusion ready. Sample filled-in forms are also provided as an example. [Read More](/content/resource-library/assessing-physical-and-social-characteristics-and-inclusion-readiness/index.html)

## Tips for talking with toddlers
Opportunities to involve young kids in talk are all around you: a book, a favorite toy, a plane flying overhead, or even a routine chore can start great conversations that expand vocabulary and promote language skills. Check out this quick excerpt to learn key strategies for talking effectively with toddlers. [Read More](/content/resource-library/tips-for-talking-with-toddlers/index.html)