Getting to Know the Family
This brief excerpt explains why it's useful for professionals to gather information on the families they serve, inculding details about family composition, culture/language, and customs. Read More
A framework for early detection/Child Find
Read the excerpt and learn the definitions of early detection/Child Find, developmental-behavioral screening, and the systems approach. The concepts of surveillance and follow-up are addressed and their use is reviewed. Read More
Revving up for reading: What is the importance of early comprehension?
Find out in this Q&A with Sabra Gear, Ph.D., the co-editor of Developing Early Comprehension: Laying the Foundation for Reading Success. Read More
Home visitors: Try the “developmental parenting” approach
Home visiting approaches have been refined since practitioners moved from the clinic into the family home. Rather than provide services directly to the child or directly to the parent, practitioners can emphasize parent–child interaction so that services are provided through the parent to the child. See how you can use the developmental parenting approach to guide parents in reinforcing and supporting their child's development for long-lasting impact. Read More
Shared book reading: How you can help close the word gap
You can't turn around these days without seeing some reference to the "word gap"—the astonishing difference between the number and quality of words heard by young children in mostly low-income households versus those in higher incomes. There are plenty of wonderful resources to encourage parents to talk, read, and sing with their children, but how about some tips for teachers? If you integrate these steps into your shared book reading time, you will expand children's word and world knowledge, and help them develop the critical comprehension skills they'll need to achieve. Read More
Instructions for the Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT) Scoring Spreadsheet
Once you’ve completed your TPOT observation, calculating results is easy with the Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT) for Preschool Classrooms Scoring Spreadsheet. The spreadsheet lets you enter results for up to three TPOT observations for a total of 20 teachers. Follow these step-by-step instructions when completing your scoring spreadsheet. Read More
TPOT At-A-Glance
To find out if Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT) is the right tool for your early childhood program, check out this At-A-Glance sheet. Download now to learn what the tool assesses, who administers it, how long it takes, and more. Read More
TPOT Scoring Spreadsheet
Use this chart to score preschool teachers during observation Read More
OSEP child outcomes crosswalk for Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment, Second Edition (TPBA2)
Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment, Second Edition (TPBA2) is a comprehensive, easy-to-follow process for assessing four critical developmental domains—sensorimotor, emotional and social, communication, and cognitive—through observation of the child's play with family members, peers, and professionals.View the crosswalk to see how the TPBA2 relates to OSEP child outcomes. Read More
Sample SEAM social-emotional development items for preschoolers
Download this Social-Emotional Assessment/Evaluation Measure (SEAM) sample form for a quick glance at the kinds of developmental milestones that SEAM assesses for children within the developmental range of 36–66 months. Read More
