Faculty & Staff Directory - Linda Labas
Linda Labas
Early Childhood Coordinator
CCIDS Augusta Outreach Office
University of Maine
Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies
225 Western Avenue
Augusta, Maine 04330
207/623-3925 ext. 17 (V)
877/475-4800 (V/TTY)
207/629-5429 (Fax)
Project Affiliations:
Specialty Areas:
- Early intervention
- Developmentally appropriate practices
- Infant, toddler, and preschool early care and education
- Inclusive early care and education
Education:
- M.Ed., Special Education/Early Childhood, University of Maine
B.S., Education/Child Development, University of Colorado
Representative Publications:
- “Creating Inclusive Early Care Communities: Building a Foundation for Cooperative Behavior”
- “Foundations of Inclusive Education: A Staff Development Guide”
Professional Associations:
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Maine Infant Mental Health Association
- ChildMEET – Maine
- CEC – DEC (Maine)
Other:
- Maine Subdivision of the Division for Early Childhood – http://www.umaine.edu/mdec/
- National Association for the Education of Young Children – http://www.naeyc.org
- Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion – http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ecrii/index.html
- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NEC TAS) – http://www.nectac.org/
- Zero-to-Three – www.zerotothree.org
- The Division of Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children – http://www.dec-sped.org
