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Quick Takes | Early Childhood

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A collection of Quick Takes focused on early childhood education. Each quick take is less than 8 minutes long and presented by teachers in the field.

Topics Included in this Series:

  1. Components to Increase the Implementation of Strategies for Inclusion in Early Childhood
  2. Linking Language Building Strategies to Serve & Return
  3. Parent Involvement in Early Childhood Special Education Transition: Tips for Educators
  4. Using Visuals to Support Social-Emotional Development in the Early Childhood Classroom
Recording | Components to Increase the Implementation of Strategies for Inclusion in Early Childhood
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available  |  7 minutes
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available  |  7 minutes Learn the basic components of behavior within the early childhood classroom. Explore the application of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles in the early childhood environment, and explore examples of activities designed to increase the understanding and implementation of universal strategies and effective supports for Inclusion. This quick take will cover how to increase teacher support, increase student learning, and promote successful inclusion while providing learning opportunities to increase student's skill acquisition.
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Recording | Linking Language Building Strategies to Serve & Return
Open to view video.  |  7 minutes
Open to view video.  |  7 minutes This quick take will link listening and spoken language skills to the 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve & Return proposed by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Linking language learning strategies to Serve & Return is likely to improve both receptive and expressive language skills and increase caregiver engagement while also building stronger brains!
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Recording | Parent Involvement in Early Childhood Special Education Transition: Tips for Educators
Open to view video.  |  7 minutes
Open to view video.  |  7 minutes This quick take will briefly describe parent-reported challenges in early childhood special education transition (the shift from family-focused services to school-based services) based on empirical findings, followed by strategies for educators to effectively engage parents in the transition process and tips to improve collaboration within the greater special education team. The literature demonstrates gaps in parent-school communication during the early childhood special education transition. In this transition, services shift from family-focused programming that emphasizes family needs, to school-based programming which focuses on the child's functioning within an academic setting.
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Recording | Using Visuals to Support Social-Emotional Development in the Early Childhood Classroom
Open to view video.  |  7 minutes
Open to view video.  |  7 minutes This quick take will explain how visuals help children develop and utilize their social-emotional skills and offer practical techniques of where, when, and how to use them in your classroom. We'll discuss visuals including play schedules, choice boards, and social stories. Participants will gain a tangible understanding of incorporating visuals and examples of what this can look like in an inclusive preschool setting. Participants will be able to advocate for the use of visual supports for their students with exceptionalities.
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0.5 CEUs credits  |  Certificate available
0.5 CEUs credits  |  Certificate available
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