Creating a Developmentally Appropriate Preschool Experience

Training opportunities provided by the Diagnostic Center North (DCN).

Diagnostic Center North's transdisciplinary team created this preschool training series to support school teams and families understand and foster learning through key components of child development, language acquisition, classroom supports, and instructional principles. We invite families and preschool staff including teachers, school psychologists, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, and administrators, to join us for a series of mini trainings throughout the school year.

This series follows an intentional scope and sequence and includes nine, 30-minute sessions followed by 15 minutes of Q&A.

Our training series topics, dates, and registration links for the upcoming trainings are below:

Classroom Set-up and Routines

Date

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm

Description

Setting up a preschool classroom with visual supports and predictable routines.


Classroom Management & Attention

Date

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 12:00 pm

Description

Creating a developmentally appropriate classroom schedule and utilizing support staff.


Language Through Play

Date

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 12:00 pm

Description

Building language skills through play.


Emotional Regulation: Little Brain, Big Feelings

Date

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 12:00 pm

Description

Modeling emotional regulation to lay the foundation for managing big feelings.

Registration Link

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Adaptive Skills/Independence

Date

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 12:00 pm

Description

Growing independent learners by encouraging children to learn by trying.

Registration Link

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Behavior Communication

Date

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 12:00 pm

Description

Understanding the "why" of behavior (hint: behavior is communication) and reinforcing it effectively.

Registration Link

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Cognition/Sequencing

Date

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 12:00 pm

Description

Using play-based sequencing activities to support later academic and language development.

Registration Link

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Tracking Data

Date

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 12:00 pm

Description

Using observations of classroom activities to capture data for individualized education program (IEP) goals.

Registration Link

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IEP Goal Implementation

Date

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 12:00 pm

Description

Developing an Activity Matrix using baseline levels to draft appropriate goals and track progress in activities throughout the day.

Registration Link

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