Infographic: Young Children with Disabilities
Explore this infographic about how families and Head Start programs staff work together to serve young children with special needs.
Explore this infographic about how families and Head Start programs staff work together to serve young children with special needs.
Learn teaching practices to encourage language development in English and home languages for children who are learning more than one language. Practices include having responsive conversations, teaching new vocabulary, and building relationships with parents that support language development.
Watch this video and explore the key elements of an effective professional development plan. Find innovative examples and learn strategies for putting them into practice.
This document addresses three main questions: What do the CLASS results mean; what are the different ways CLASS results can be used, and how should CLASS results be reported and shared?
Learn teaching practices to help children develop a varied emotional vocabulary and identify feelings in themselves and others. Practice talking with families about children's emotional literacy.
Watch this video podcast that introduces viewers to using focused observation with infants and toddlers and gives them an opportunity to “try out” some of the techniques discussed.
Watch this video that explains how to observe babies and record what is seen in an objective way that will help staff understand the meaning of the child's behavior.
This in-service suite explores the importance of teachers’ responding to children’s needs. Discover how teacher awareness helps them notice children’s successes, no matter how small.
This in-service suite offers ideas teachers can use to engage children in classroom activities and routines. Learn how giving simple tasks to children keeps them involved.
Find out how teachers can engage children in learning by following the children’s lead.