As we begin 2024, TATS continues to celebrate your unwavering support of our youngest learners. We hope your year is off to a wonderfully productive start. Remember, your TATS’ Regional Facilitators and staff are available to assist you as you move forward to begin a year of learning opportunities for the children in your classrooms. The Facilitation of Social Development section of TATS Rock Your Classroom provides helpful resources for developing strategies for implementing instruction and providing supports that address social development and emotional competency throughout the classroom day.
The section on Facilitation of Social Development includes the following links to areas of social development. Note that Rock Your Classroom indicators and practices closely related to Child Outcomes Summary processes are indicated in red text. Topics focus on the following sections of social development listed and linked below:
- Teaching Social Expectations
- Direct Instruction of Social Skills
- Supporting Children’s Behavior Skills
- Supporting Transitions
- Facilitating Choice-making and Problem-solving skills
- Providing a Nurturing Environment
Check out the TATS Calendar for information about Professional Learning opportunities. Link on the Calendar Icon in the top menu bar on the TATS home webpage or on the calendar image shown here.
The January 17th Learning Community topic is Facilitating Social Development and it provides an opportunity to learn and to share ideas.
Don’t miss the January 24th Interactive COS Community of Practice about Progress Monitoring.
Check the calendar for other focus topic meetings and professional learning opportunities.
- Of particular note are the following documents which provide guidance related to specific considerations that are important in planning and progress monitoring:
- >>> TATS Talks about Supports and Adaptations (information related to implementation of varying levels and types of supports)
- >>> ECTA’s Breadth of the Outcomes.pdf (examples of functional skills within the three child outcomes)
- >>>TATS Talks about Effectively Incorporating Technology into Early Childhood Settings (describes effective uses of technology related to incorporating development of social interaction skills, curricula themes, and Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards 2017 (FELDS)