Promoting Social and Emotional Competence: These modules were designed based on input gathered during focus groups with program administrators, T/TA providers, early educators, and family members about the types and content of training that would be most useful in addressing the social-emotional needs of young children. The content of the modules is consistent with evidence-based practices identified through a thorough review of the literature.

Modules last updated: May 2006
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MODULE 1
Promoting Children's Success: Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Environments

Presenter
Presenter's Presentation: PowerPoint PPT / Presentación del presentador: PowerPoint PPT
Module Script PDF | HTML

Handouts
1. Participant PowerPoint Slides PPT
2. Hot Button Activity PDF | HTML
3. Reframing Activity PDF | HTML
4. Inventory of Practices for Promoting Children’s Social Emotional Competence PDF | HTML
5. Building Positive Relationships with Young Children PDF | HTML
6. Positive Attention Data Sheet (PDF) PDF | HTML
7. Some Starters for Giving Positive Feedback and Encouragement for Effort, Thinking, and     Problem Solving PDF | HTML
8. Super Friend Award PDF | HTML

Video Clips
1. Adult Child Conversations Video
2. Transitions to Centers Video
3. Providing Individualized Transition Cues to Gabby Video
4. Circle Activity Video
5. Stop/Go Teaching Rules Video
6. Children Demonstrating Classroom Rules Video
7. Positive Attention Video

Evaluation
Session Evaluation Form PDF | HTML

MODULE 2
Social-Emotional Teaching Strategies

Handouts
1. Participant PowerPoint Slides PPT
2. Embedding Friendship Opportunities into Daily Schedules PDF | HTML
3. You’ve Got to Have Friends PDF
4. Using Books to Support Social Emotional Development PDF
5. Using Children’s Literature to Support Social Emotional Development PDF | HTML
6. Enhancing Emotional Vocabulary in Young Children PDF
7. Helping Young Children Control Anger and Handle Disappointment PDF
8. Pulling It All Together Activity PDF | HTML
Video Clips
1. Children Playing Video
2. Play Organizing Skills Video
3. Sharing Skills Video
4. Being Helpful/Team Player Video
5. Giving Compliments Video
6. Using Puppets Video
7. Friendship Art Video
8. Friendship Book Video
9. Super Friends Video
10.
    a) Emotional Literacy Activities: Happy, Sad, Mad and Scared Video
    b) Emotional Literacy Activities: Happy/Mad Video
    c) Emotional Literacy Activities: Book Video
11. Hands are not for Hitting Video
12. Glad Monster/Sad Monster Video
13. Turtle Technique Video
14.
     a) Solution Kit Examples Video
    b) Solution Kit Examples Video

Evaluation
Session Evaluation Form PDF | HTML

MODULE 3a
Individualized Intensive Interventions: Determining the Meaning of Challenging Behavior

Presenter
Presenter's Presentation: PowerPoint PPT / Presentación del presentador: PowerPoint PPT
Module Script PDF / Guión del presentador HTML
Presenter's Suggested Answers for Tim's Functional Assessment Interview (FAI) PDF

Participant
Participant Powerpoint PPT

Handouts
1. Participant PowerPoint Slides PPT / Páginas de PowerPoint para los participantes HTML PPT
2. Talking with Families about Problem Behavior PDF / Hablando con las familias sobre el     comportamiento problemático HTML
3. Observation Card PDF / Tarjetas de observación HTML
4. Home Observation Card PDF / Tarjeta de observación en casa HTML
5. Functional Assessment Interview Form--Young Child PDF / Formulario de Entrevistia de     evaluación Funcional—niño pequeño HTML
6. Functional Assessment Interview Form--Young Child PDF / Formulario de Entrevistia de     evaluación Funcional—niño pequeño HTML
7. Support Planning Chart PDF / Tabla de planificación del apoyo HTML
    a) Dana: Biography PDF / Daniel: Biografía HTML
    b) Pablo: Biography PDF / Pablo: Biografía HTML
    c) Sarah: Biography PDF / Sara: Biografía HTML
    d) Sashi: Biography PDF / Sashi: Biografía HTML
8. Positive Behavior Support: Additional Resources PDF / Recursos adicionales sobre el Apoyo del     Comportamiento Positivo HTML

Video Clips
1. Video Video
2. Brendan: Before PBS Video
3. Brendan's Family: Before PBS Video
4. Brendan's Family: Before PBS (continued) Video
5. Brendan: with PBS Video
6. Brendan's Family: with PBS Video
7. Tim: Before PBS Video
8. Tim: with PBS Video
9. The Importance of PBS Video
10. Observation Vignette #1 Video
11. Observation Vignette #2 Video
12. Observation Vignette #3 Video
13. Observation Vignette #4 Video
14. Observation Vignette #5 Video
15. Observation Vignette #6 Video

Evaluation
Session Evaluation Form PDF

MODULE 3b
Individualized Intensive Interventions: Developing a Behavior Support Plan

Handouts
1. Participant PowerPoint Slides PPT / Páginas de PowerPoint para los participantes HTML PPT
2. Tips and Ideas for Making Visuals to Support Young Children with Challenging Behavior PDF /     Consejos e ideas para hacer ayudas visuales que apoyen a niños pequeños con     comportamientos difíciles HTML
3. Scripted Stories for Social Situations—Tip Sheet PDF / Cuentos guiados para situaciones sociales     – Hoja de consejos HTML
4. Skills to Be Taught PDF / Habilidades a enseñar HTML
5. Strategies for Teaming with Families in the Process of PBS PDF / Estrategias para trabajar en     equipo con las familias en el proceso del PBS HTML
6. Positive Behavior Support Family Questions and Answers PDF / Preguntas de las familias sobre     el Apoyo del Comportamiento Positivo (PBS) y sus respuestas HTML
7. Support Planning Chart PDF / Tabla de Planificación del Apoyo HTML
8. Tim’s Behavior Support Plan PDF / El Plan para Apoyar el Comportamiento de Tim HTML
9. Action Planning Form PDF / Formulario de Plan de Acción HTML
10.
    a) Dana: Behavior Hypotheses PDF / Daniel: Hipótesis de conducta HTML
    b) Sashi: Behavior Hypotheses PDF /Sashi: Hipótesis de conducta HTML
     c) Pablo: Behavior Hypotheses PDF /Pablo: Hipótesis de conducta HTML
    d) Sarah: Behavior Hypotheses PDF / Sarah: Hipótesis de conducta HTML
11. Designing a Data Collection System to Track Outcomes PDF / El diseño de un sistema de     recolección de datos para seguir los resultados HTML
12. Evaluating the Support Plan PDF / Evaluación del Plan de Apoyo HTML
13. Positive Behavior Support Additional Resources PDF / Recursos adicionales sobre el Apoyo del     Comportamiento Positivo HTML

Video Clips
1. Observation Vignette #1 Video
2. Observation Vignette #2 Video
3. Observation Vignette #3 Video
4. Teaching Victoria Turn Taking Video
5. New Skill: Transition to Breakfast Video
6. Teaching Social Skills Video
7. Teaching Ryan with Least-to-Most Video
8. Incidental Teaching: Say Open Video
9. Teaching New Skill: Request Help Video
10. Responding to a Scripted Story Video

Evaluation
Session Evaluation Form PDF / Formulario de Evaluación de la Sesión HTML

MODULE 4
Leadership Strategies for Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Development and Addressing Challenging Behavior

Handouts
1. Participant PowerPoint Slides PPT / Presentación del presentador: PowerPoint HTML PPT
2. Participant’s Workbook PDF / Estrategias de liderazgo HTML
3. Recommended Practices: Linking Social Development and Behavior to School Readiness PDF /     Estrategias de liderazgo HTML
4. Facts About Young Children with Challenging Behaviors PDF / Estrategias de liderazgo HTML
5. Recommended Practices: Program Practices for Promoting the Social Development of Young     Children and Addressing Challenging Behavior PDF / Estrategias de liderazgo HTML
6. Recommended Practices: Supporting Infants and Toddlers with Challenging Behavior PDF /     Estrategias de liderazgo HTML
7. The Teaching Pyramid PDF
8. Inventory of Practices for Promoting Children’s Social Emotional Competence PDF / Inventario     de prácticas para fomentar la competencia social y emocional HTML
9. DEC Concept Paper on the Identification of and Intervention with Challenging Behavior PDF
10. Administrator’s Essentials PDF
11. Resources for Leadership Strategies PDF / Estrategias de liderazgo HTML
12. Collaborative Planning Model for Program Improvement and Systems Change PDF / Modelo de     Planificación Cooperativa para la Mejoría de Programas y el Cambio de Sistemas HTML
13. Strategies for Transfer of Quality Practices PDF / Estrategias para la transferencia de     prácticas de alta calidad HTML

Evaluation
Session Evaluation Form PDF / Formulario de Evaluación de la Sesión HTML