In this handout, learners will view photo examples of environmental modifications such as changes made to a room setup, modifications made to…
In this handout, learners will view photo examples of peer support embedded interventions.
In this handout, learners will view a summary of research studies on embedded interventions. The summary includes how embedded interventions were…
In this handout, learners will view a summary of the laws related to inclusion specifically the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA…
Family leaders from across the nation share their experiences with embedded interventions.
In a conversation with Christine, a mother of a child with developmental delays, family leaders from across the nation provide their views on…
In this handout, learners will view a sample of a child’s IEP. Goals, short term objectives and embedded interventions are documented.
In this handout, learners will view a completed assessment worksheet for a child in a home setting. This worksheet can be used to assess the overall…
In this handout, learners will view a completed assessment worksheet for a child in a program setting. This worksheet can be used to assess the…
This handout can be used to assess the overall performance of a child at home or in a program, throughout the routines, transitions and activities of…
In this handout, learners will view a completed child activity matrix for a child at home. A family could use this worksheet to plan how embedded…
This handout can be used to plan how embedded interventions will be implemented at home or in a program. Family and practitioners can document…
In this handout, learners will view a completed child activity matrix for a child at home with additional notes the family made for assessment…
In this handout, learners will view an observation form that a practitioner created to collect time sampling data to assist in the evaluation of…
This handout is a tool learners can use for transition planning. It is a form to be completed by the sending practitioner and family with questions…
This handout is a child transition profile completed by the sending practitioner and mother of Tamiya, the child of focus in the dilemma for Module 2…
This handout is a planning tool that prompts learners to plan for a home visit and the conversation they would like to have with a family about an…
This handout is a home visit planning form completed by a teacher, Diane preparing for a home visit with a mother and her infant, soon to be joining…
This handout is a sample of written information to provide to a family during a home visit prior to a child entering the new program.
This handout is a tool learners can use to identify specific ways in which a new classroom can be modified to support the child’s engagement…
This handout is a tool for learners to plan the gradual transition of a child into a new setting.
In this handout, learners will view a summary of research studies on transition practices in early childhood. The summary includes factors that were…
In this handout, learners will view a summary of the laws related to the transition of young children specifically the Individuals with Disabilities…
In this handout, learners will view a sample transition plan that was included in the IFSP of a child turning three moving from early intervention (…
In this handout, learners will view a sample of a child’s initial IEP created prior to her transition into a preschool classroom. Goals, short…
This handout can be used to plan how transition related activities will be implemented both prior to the child’s start date in the new program…
In this handout, learners will view photos and descriptions of how a classroom setting was modified to support a child’s adjustment during…
This handout provides a comprehensive list of effective communication strategies to help you build collaborative relationships.
This handout is designed to be used to observe and identify basic communication strategies, including attending and active listening, seeking and…
This handout is a completed checklist identifying the communication strategies used in a three-part video demonstrating attending and active…
This handout is a summary of research studies on communication practices between health care providers and parents.
This handout is a summary of the laws related to communication among professionals, specifically policies within the Individuals with Disabilities…
This handout is a simple evaluation tool with questions for colleagues or families to elicit feedback on communication following a conversation or…
This handout is a tool learners can use when working with families. It provides definitions of partnership-oriented practices as well as examples and…
This handout is for learners to use to check off examples of partnership-oriented practices observed in the video clips.
This handout provides answers to which learners can compare their responses, based on the examples of partnership-oriented practices observed in the…
This handout summarizes a research synthesis of studies on family-centered helpgiving practices.
This handout is a summary of the laws related to family-professional partnerships, specifically policies within the Head Start Program Performance…
This handout is a conversation guide a teacher can use with a mentor to discuss and reflect on the extent to which partnership-oriented practices…
This handout was developed by the Beach Center and is for a parent or family to use to report the extent to which they are satisfied with the…
This handout was developed by the Beach Center and is for a teacher or professional to use to report the extent to which they are satisfied with the…
This handout summarizes a research synthesis of studies on assistive technology.
This handout is for learners to view examples of different types of assistive technology equipment such as self-help devices, toys and switches and…
This handout is for learners to see examples of assistive technology adaptations of existing toys, learning materials, or other everyday items.
This handout is a summary of the laws related to assistive technology, specifically policies within the Head Start Program Performance Standards and…
This handout is a planning tool learners can use to consider which type of assistive technology could help a child for a given learning goal or…
In this handout, learners will view a completed planning tool for a child. Goals, ideas for using assistive technology, and teaching strategies are…
This handout is a tool learners can use to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of an assistive technology implementation.
This handout is a report summarizing the findings from studies done on dialogic reading with young children.
This handout is for learners to learn about guidelines to use when selecting books for young children.
In this handout, learners will view a planning sheet that can be used to prepare CROWD prompts for a book.
In this handout, learners will learn about the PEER sequence and CROWD Prompts and how they are used in dialogic reading.
This handout is for learners to use to check off examples of dialogic reading practices observed in video clips or in everyday life.
This handout provides answers to which learners can compare their responses, based on the examples of dialogic reading practices observed in the…
This handout allows learners to get performance feedback from their instructors about their dialogic reading practices.
This handout is a report summarizing the findings from studies done on Response to Intervention with young children.
This handout is shows different types of emotions for learners to identify.
In this handout, learners will view examples of rich literacy and mathematic early learning environments.
This handout is a summary of the policies associated with tiered instruction.
This handout provides a template to identify and review foundational and targeted practices within tiered instruction.