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Early Childhood Recommended Practices: Informing the High-Leverage Practices for K-3

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High Leverage Practices are crucial for all grade levels, including Early Childhood-Kindergarten to Grade 3. The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Recommended Practices (RPs) are the "High-Leverage Practices (HLPs) for ages 0 to 5". Educators in the K-3 space benefit from understanding how to braid and blend the RPs and other elements of DEC guidance into their practice. It is also important to recognize the National Association for the Education of Young Children Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAPs) as the foundation for all work with young children (0-8) and their families. This program works to showcase the importance of blending and braiding the HLPs, RPs, and DAPs for high-quality services.

Who Should Participate?

This is ideal for higher education faculty, teachers, administrators, and support personnel who work with students in kindergarten through 3rd grade.

Benefits of Participating

  • Gain a deeper understanding of HLPs, RPs, and DAPs and their importance for early childhood learners
  • Learn how to implement HLPs and RPs effectively in their classrooms
  • This program will explores specific HLPs and their alignment with DEC Recommended Practices
Introduction | Connecting the High-Leverage Practices and the Division for Early Childhood Recommended Practices
Intro Recording
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available  |  31 minutes
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available  |  31 minutes This session is a quick overview of the DEC Recommended Practices (RPs), the High-Leverage Practices, and the NAEYC Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAPs). The larger focus of this introduction is to map out how these are all connected.
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Intro Slides
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Crosswalk | Early Intervention-Early Childhood Special Education Standards, Recommended Practices, & High-Leverage Practices
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Session 1 - Early Childhood & HLPs | Area of Collaboration
Session 1 Recording
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available  |  50 minutes
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available  |  50 minutes This session focuses on the following: High-Leverage Practices (HLPs) Practice Area: Collaboration An Introduction to HLPs 1, 2, & 3 in Connection with Early Childhood Education (Grades PreK-3rd)
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Session 1 Slides
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Session 2 - Early Childhood & HLPs | Area of Data-Driven Planning
Session 2 Recording
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available  |  49 minutes
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available  |  49 minutes This session focuses on the following: High-Leverage Practices (HLPs) Practice Area: Data-Driven Planning (formerly titled assessment) An Introduction to HLPs 4, 5, & 6 in Connection with Early Childhood Education (Grades PreK-3rd)
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Session 2 Slides
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Session 3 - Area of Instruction in Behavior
Session 3 Recording
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Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available  |  41 minutes This session focuses on the following: High-Leverage Practices (HLPs) Practice Area: Instruction in Behavior (formerly titled social/emotional/behavioral) An Introduction to HLPs 7, 8, 9, & 10 in Connection with Early Childhood Education (Grades PreK-3rd)
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Session 3 Slides
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Session 4 - Early Childhood & HLPs | Areas of Data-Driven Planning, Instruction in Behavior & Academics, and Intensify & Intervene as Needed
Session 4 Recording
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available  |  59 minutes
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available  |  59 minutes This session focuses on the following: High-Leverage Practices (HLPs) Practice Areas, Data-Driven Planning, Instruction in Behavior & Academics, and Intensify & Intervene as Needed (formerly these HLPs fell into just the area of instruction) An Introduction to HLPs 11-22 in Connection with Early Childhood Education (Grades PreK-3rd)
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Session 4 Slides
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Program Wrap-Up
Certificate of Completion
4.5 CEUs credits  |  Certificate available
4.5 CEUs credits  |  Certificate available
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