The Texas Infant, Toddler, and Three-Year-Old Early Learning Guidelines (ITELG) were created by the Texas Early Learning Council to help early childhood professionals and parents understand what very young Texans should know and be able to do at different points in their development. The guidelines have developmental information for children from birth to 48 months in four key domains (physical health and motor, social and emotional, language and communication, and cognitive) and caregiver strategies to support optimal development.
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TO ACCESS THE COURSE SERIES:
- The courses are free to access, all you need to do is create an account on CLI Engage!
- If you’re new to CLI Engage, click here to create your account. (Note: you will need a Google ID to create your account. Don’t worry, its free!)
- If you already have a CLI Engage account, click here to login with your Google ID.
- Once you’re logged in, you will see the CLI Engage Dashboard. Scroll down until you see the purple bar for “Online Learning and Professional Development.”
- Click the box for “Full Course Catalog,” then find the box for Texas Infant, Toddler, and Three-Year-Old Early Learning Guidelines Training.
- Click “View Courses” to see a list of all the courses available in this series. Select the course you’d like to view by clicking “Enroll.” Now you’re ready to get started!
ITELG Online Training
The Children’s Learning Institute partnered with the Texas Workforce Commission to provide free, online training that guides teachers through the developmental stages of child growth and instructional strategies of early learning domains presented in the Texas Infant, Toddler, and Three-Year-Old Early Learning Guidelines. This training is designed to assist caregivers in understanding early childhood development and in making the most of each day during the early years of growth. Certificates of completion are available for each of the five self-instructional modules, up to 10 hours total total for clock hours or continuing professional education (CPEs).
- Module 1: ITELG Orientation (2 hours)
- Module 2: Early Physical Health and Motor Development (2 hours)
- Module 3: Early Social and Emotional Development (2 hours)
- Module 4: Early Language and Communication Development (2 hours)
- Module 5: Early Cognitive Development (2 hours)