Creating a Developmentally Appropriate Preschool Experience
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
Emotional Regulation: Little Brain, Big Feelings training
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
Adaptive Skills/Independence training
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
Behavior Communication training
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
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
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
IEP Goal Implementation training
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