Video 3.4: Conversation with examples of seeking and verifying information Andi, a Head Start teacher, and LeeMarie, a speech therapist, have a conversation about collaborating to address the learning goals of a 4-year-old child in Andi’s classroom. This is part two of a three-part conversation highlighting examples of seeking and verifying communication strategies (running…
Video 3.3: Conversation with examples of attending and active listening Andi, a Head Start teacher, and LeeMarie, a speech therapist, have a conversation about collaborating to address the learning goals of a 4-year-old child in Andi’s classroom. This is part one of a three-part conversation highlighting examples of attending and active listening communication strategies…
Video 3.2: The therapist’s viewpoint Ashley, a speech therapist shares her view on collaborating with a teacher in a community-based childcare program to address the goals of David, a 4-year-old boy with language delays (running time 1 min. 09 sec.). View TranscriptAshley: I’m a speech-language pathologist and I have a large caseload of…
Video 3.1: The teacher’s viewpoint Shawanda, a teacher in a community-based childcare program shares a dilemma about collaborating with a speech therapist to address the learning goals of David, a 4-year-old boy in her class (running time 1 min. 50 sec.). View TranscriptShawanda: I work in a child care center as a teacher…
Video 2.4: Highlights of a classroom visit A teacher welcomes a new student into her classroom by showing him and his mother around the classroom. She also reads a book to him with pictures of his new classmates and teachers. (running time: 2 min. 07 sec.) View TranscriptTeacher: First I’d like to show…
Video 2.3: Highlights of a home visit A home visit by a receiving teacher before the child starts preschool to build rapport, gather information and share information about what the first day of school will be like. (running time: 3 min. 03 sec.) View TranscriptTeacher: Hi Lakisha, I’m Diane. Mother: Hi, nice to…
Video 2.2: The family’s viewpoint Rosemary, the mother of Tamiya, a two year old girl turning three with developmental delays shares her view on the upcoming transition of her daughter into a childcare program. (running time: 2 min. 27 sec.) View TranscriptRosemary: My little baby girl is on her way to preschool. I…
Video 2.1: The teacher’s viewpoint Melanie A., a teacher in a community-based childcare program shares a dilemma about the transition of Tamiya, a two year old girl turning three with developmental delays, joining her classroom. (running time: 1 min. 55 sec.) View TranscriptMelanie A.: Tamiya won’t be the first child I’ll care for…
Foundations of Transition for Young Children Today, most families of young children use and move between different types of early childhood services — like Head Start, private child care, public preschool, or kindergarten. Moving between and among these various programs is often referred to as ’transition’.” This 8-minute video provides an overview of the desirable…
Video 1.21: Routine in the community – Penguin Project This performance is part of the Penguin Project that matches peer mentors with children with disabilities through community-based theater productions (running time: 2 min. 16 sec.). View TranscriptNarrator: This video clip shows elementary school aged children in a community-based theatre project. It is part…