- Curriculum Intro
- Supports for Special Instruction
- Communication Skills
- Social Emotional Development
- Supporting Behavior
- Motor Development
- Adaptive and Self-care
- Emergent Pre-academic skills
Select a tab on the side to see information about developing plans for instruction and activities that are developmentally appropriate and designed to meet the needs of children.
TATS Talks about Supports and Adaptations
Gateway to Learning - Closing the Gap - Importance of PreK (Teachers' Guide - A TATS document)
Essentials for Supporting Young Children
Effective Use of Technology in PreK
Teaching lessons that Last a Lifetime
Universal Design for Learning - Early Childhood
Multitiered System of Support in Early Childhood
Head Start Center for Inclusion - Teacher Tools
Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards - Birth - K
Recommended Practices from Council for Exceptional Children Department of Early Childhood
NAEYC new Position Statement on Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Rock Your Classroom - A Guide to Evidence-based Practices
Essentials for Classroom Social Emotional Behavior Skills
Grouping Children for Social Growth
Supports for Helping Children Learn Play Skills
Developing and Teaching a Social Lesson
Tool for Teaching Social Skills from CEC
Transition Strategies for the Classroom
Solution Cue Cards for Kids (drawings)
Solution Kit Cue Cards (photos)
Addressing Social Skills in the Classroom
Tips to Consider – Reflecting on Challenging Behavior
Essentials for Classroom Social Emotional Behavior Skills
Resources from FSU Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy
Solution Cue Cards for Kids (drawings)
Solution Kit Cue Cards (photos)
Embedding Instruction of Social Emotional Skills (Rock Your Classroom)
Strategies for Embedding Adaptive Skills into Classroom Instruction This page provides strategies for teaching self-care skills during daily classroom routines. Documents include correlations of self-care skills with Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards.
Helping Children Develop Independence
Incorporating Dressing Skills into Daily Instruction
Strategies for Incorporating Feeding Skills
Strategies for Addressing Hygiene Skills
Strategies for Toilet Training
Helping Children Develop Skills in Personal Responsibility and Participation
Embedding Instruction in Self-care and Adaptive Skills (Rock Your Classroom)
Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards
Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards - Birth - K
FL Learning and Developmental Standards - Age Four - Kindergarten
Literacy
Effective Use of Technology in PreK
Creating Literacy-rich Early Childhood Environments
Embedding Instruction of Early Literacy and Pre-academic Skills (from TATS Rock Your Classroom)
Supports and Strategies for Literacy and Writing Centers
Read Repeat – Suggestions from Center for Early Learning and Literacy (pdf for download)
Talk, Read, and Sing Together Everyday (from Too Small to Fail, and Ideas that Work)
Math
Development of Math Concepts - from Scholastic Teacher Resources
Ten Things Children Learn From Block Play
Writing
Pre-writing with suggestions for fine motor adaptations - from Miami-Dade Special Education Office