ELOF Effective Practice Guide/CLASS Pre-K Crosswalk
Check out the crosswalk to learn about domain-specific teaching practices that support children’s development. The guides show what these practices look like in early learning settings.
Continuity of Care
Center-based programs can use these resources to support decisions about implementing continuity of care and choosing the best type for their program.
Code Switching: Why It Matters and How to Respond
One-third of the children in Head Start programs are dual language learners (DLLs) who are learning English while also learning their home language. Virtually all of these children will code switch. In other words, they mix two or more languages in the same sentence while speaking. It is important that teachers, home visitors, and other staff understand what code switching is, the role it plays in language development, and how to respond to it.
Making It Work: Implementing Cultural Learning Experiences in American Indian and Alaska Native Early Learning Settings for Children Ages Birth to 5
Making It Work is a resource that can help American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) early education staff meet school readiness goals. Learn how to use it while teaching traditional cultural skills, values, beliefs, and lifeways.
A Creative Adventure
Filmed in classrooms and home-based settings, the video demonstrates activities that allow children to use their imaginations and experience creative adventures.
Classroom Transitions
Learn ways to help children use positive behaviors during classroom transitions..
Designing Environments
Learn about features of the physical and social classroom environment that maximize young children's engagement and learning.
Creating Classroom Rules
This in-service suite describes five steps teachers can follow to generate meaningful classroom rules and teach them to children.
Play Space Assessment for Preschool
This tool helps to identify the strengths and needs of an existing play space, and serves as a basis for setting priorities and planning enhancements and improvements.
Building a Solid Foundation
This in-service suite introduces the foundation of the Framework for Effective Practice. It focuses on engaging interactions and environments.