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The Center for Evidence Based Practices (CEBP) has produced a new handout titled Identifying and Monitoring Outcomes Related to Children's Social-Emotional Development. This fact sheet discusses how to prevent and address problem behavior by teaching children social skills they can use in place of problem behavior. This fact sheet may be downloaded Here or you can access it online by visiting the CEBP Resources page at: http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/resources.html

Four new What Works Briefs have recently been produced by the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL). The Briefs describe practical strategies, provide references to more information about the practice, and include a one-page handout that highlights the major points of the Brief. These Briefs and many others are available from the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning website located at: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/wwb.html

* WWB 18: Logical Consequences
* WWB 19: Helping Children Express Their Wants and Needs
* WWB 20: Expressing Warmth and Affection to Children
* WWB 21: Fostering Emotional Literacy in Young Children: Labeling Emotions

Jill Giacomini
Center for Evidence Based Practices in Early Learning
University of Colorado at Denver
1380 Lawrence St., Ste. 650
Denver, CO 80204
303-556-3354