Welcome to CLAS

• A service coordinator in Chicago is looking for information about second language acquisition for young children with disabilities. Is there help somewhere?
• A college professor in Seattle wants to provide information to her students on appropriate ways to assess children from diverse cultural and linguisitic backgrounds. She is unsure where to find this type of information

CLAS can be your resource!

In collaboration with many colleagues representing diverse cultural and linguistic roots the CLAS Early Childhood Research Institute collects and describes early childhood/early intervention resources that have been developed across the U.S. for children with disabilities and their families and the service providers who work with them. The materials and resources available on this site reflect the intersection of culture and language, disabilities and child development. Through this site we intend to inform consumers (e.g., practitioners, families, and researchers) about materials and practices that are available and the contexts in which they might select a given material or practice. Parts of the site can also be read in Spanish. We hope you will find the collection and resources helpful and share it with friends and colleagues.

If you have questions, suggestions, or just want to comment, please contact us. Thanks for visiting.

Note:  The majority of these materials were collected in 1999-2002.  New materials are being added in  2010. We are actively soliciting new materials (published after 2002) that address culturally and linguistically appropriate services for families and infants and young children.

Contact a CLAS Staff Member: 1-877-275-3227 or via online form.