“Rock Your Classroom” – Focus on Engagement and Responsiveness

Rock Your Classroom – Focus on Engagement and  Responsiveness – with UDL strategies, targeted  supports, and intensive intervention strategies (Entire section)  

Note: Suggestions for Connections to COS are highlighted in red text.

Specialized Instruction Supports and Adaptations 

Breadth of the Three Child Outcomes

Contents: Click on area of focus below:

                   

 Links below are those included in the “Rock Your Classroom” sections above.

Engagement by adults and children:

• Visuals for Supporting Instruction
• Encouraging Participation in Shared Reading
• TATS Talks – Supporting Communication and Literacy
• Supporting Communication for Various Ages and Developmental Levels

Conversations are Encouraged:

• Talk, Read, and Sing Together Every Day
• Encouraging Oral Language and Conversations

Adults demonstrate respect, cooperation, and collaboration

• 11 Things Rocking Co-teachers Do
• Establishing Classroom Teamwork
• Best Practices for Collaborating with Preschool Service Providers

Adults interact with and facilitate interactions between children

• Activities that Encourage Cooperative Play
• Supporting Children During Play
• Process for Teaching Social Skills
• TATS Talks – Developing and Teaching Social Skills Lessons
• Visual cue Scripts for Playing with Friends

Teachers communicate and collaborate with families:

• COS Connections: Collaborating with Families
• TATS Talks with Families (Spanish versions included)
• Family Engagement Guide from Head Start
• Sharing Class Rules with Families
• Engaging Families in Ongoing Child Assessment