Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning

Embedded learning opportunities are short teaching interactions focused on a child’s individual learning objectives during ongoing daily activities and routines. Learn how to plan for and use embedded teaching.

Success in any career requires the continued development of skills and knowledge. Explore tools and resources to help supervisors develop effective plans with staff.

Review this infographic for key considerations when creating an Individualized Professional Development Plan.

Use these stories to teach children a variety of social skills and norms. Print and personalize the story for a specific child and read it one-on-one when the child is calm and relaxed.

Watch these short videos to learn about individualized instructional strategies, such as trial teaching and prompts, to help children with special needs obtain the skills and concepts they are trying to learn.

Learn positive proactive approaches to challenging behaviors that focus on building social and emotional skills with preschool children.

Learn positive proactive approaches to challenging behaviors that focus on building social and emotional skills with infants and toddlers.

The 2022-2023 season of Teacher Time explores positive, proactive approaches to challenging behaviors that focus on building social and emotional skills with young children using the Pyramid Model Framework.

Learn and share useful tips for promoting positive behavior during common family activities and routines that can sometimes be challenging.

Explore resources to understand and meet the learning needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities through the use of highly individualized teaching strategies. Learn about the importance of strong partnerships with families and early intervention agencies.