Supporting
Children from Birth to 8 years old
A baby’s ability to realize, as an adult, his/her
optimal potential for intelligence, creativity and social
competence is impacted powerfully by the experiences that he
or she has, both pre-natally and and in the early childhood
years. Therefore, Early Childhood Consulting Services is
interested in supporting best practices across environments,
in the home and community, as well as in the schools.
Such
practices include:
*Quality diagnostics
*Child-friendly
environments that encourage play, movement and use of the
senses
*Child-responsive
instruction delivered in natural settings, as much as
possible
*Developmentally
and individually appropriate instruction that results in
improvement in student’s behavioral, academic or social
skills
*Strong
teams and consensus-based problem solving
*Collaborative
(school/community/special education/regular education)
preschool or four-year-old programming arrangements
*Delivering
Early Childhood: Special Education services in community
settings
*Strong
partnerships between families and schools
*On-going program
assessment and reflective practice
Specific services available include classroom visitation,
consultation and/or technical assistance by the program consultant in
regard to program, classroom or individual child issues. Pertinent
information in regard to specific topics and current trends in the
field are available, as is the facilitating of networking or resource
contacts.
Workshops that are available include those below. Inquire if
you have a request that is not listed.
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Workshops: Early Childhood Education & Care
Expanding Options for Preschoolers with Disabilities:
· What, Why and How?
· Itinerant Services/Team Teaching
· Play Groups
· Writing an IDEA Discretionary Preschool Planning Minigrant
Curriculum for Inclusive Programming:
· Early Learning Standards & Inclusive Curriculum
· Building Literacy in Young Children: What Does it Look Like?
· Beyond the Bake Sale: A New Look at Family Involvement
· PACT: Supporting Emotional Competence and Language/Literacy Skills in Young Children through School-Family Partnerships
· Our Friend Has a Disability: A Storybook-Based Presentation on Disabilities for preschoolers-5th Grade
Assessment:
· Student: The Basics of Play-Based Assessment
· Program: Using the DEC Program Assessment Tool
· Teacher: Self-Assessment through Reflection & Action Research
· Community: Using the Community Council to Enhance Outcomes for Young Children
Research-Based Teaching Strategies:
· Supporting Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Overview
· Beyond Time Out: Effective Behavior Management that Feels Good
. The Power of Success: Building Social-Emotional Compentence in Young Children
Facts and Strategies to Support Investment in Early Childhood:
· Early Brain Development
· The Economics of Early Childhood Investment
· What is Quality Early Childhood Programming?
· Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners (WECCP): What’s in it for you?
· Community Councils as Vehicles for Change
· Community Approaches to Four-year-old Programming
