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Self-Study TrainingsFor more information about any of the self-study materials, please call our office at 1-800-676-2805, extension 8534. To order a self-study please download the "Self Study Policies and Order Form" below
Available Self-Study ModulesParents: Our Most Important Resource Why Can’t Michael Pay Attention? Child’s Play and Time Together Nothing characterizes childhood more than play. This video reviews the four areas of development and teaches how play influences a child’s growth and development. See how play helps build the foundation for reading, writing, thinking and language skills, while preparing the child for academic learning. Caregivers will learn how to join play, keep children involved and support the natural process of learning that’s part of the play experience. Teaching Children Affected by Substance Abuse Learn how to set up your classroom or home environment in order to meet the special needs of children affected by substance abuse. Learn how to set up a curriculum and daily schedule to better fit the needs of children who have been affected by substance abuse. Talking With Young Children & Building Conversations This program presents the basics for supporting language development of infants and toddlers, those developing typically and those with delays or disorders. Caregivers learn language techniques in which can be incorporated into daily activities, while learning how to draw young children into conversations by focusing on their interests and following their lead. Read to Me! Sharing Books with Young Children By reading to young children, caregivers can spark their desire to learn to read and books will become treasured possessions! This program allows viewers to learn basic guidelines for making read aloud time stimulating and fun. Learn how reading to children and help them develop important literacy skills. First Steps: Beginning Language Connections & Reading the Child’s Message This program presents parents and caregivers with key steps in promoting communication and learning language from birth. Learn how children begin to communicate from birth and how adult’s responsive interactions with children are a critical link in their language learning process. Reframing Discipline: Connecting with Every Child This program shows that the kind of relationship we have with a child has a dramatic effect on whether our discipline efforts are successful or not. Learn how to build trusting relationships with children and how to spend time on the child’s positive actions, not the negative. Learn how to communicate with upset children and how to acknowledge their feelings. The Whole Child: By Leaps and Bounds (#2) Children’s physical development and growth are a very important part of the “whole” process. This video focuses on how children develop physically and how caregivers can encourage strong growth and development in daily activities. The Whole Child: Getting Along Together (#8) There are a multitude of social learning skills that children need to acquire in the early years. This video will help you recognize the milestones of social development and what you as a teacher can do to encourage it. You will also learn social goals to work toward with your children and effective methods of helping children learn the social skills related to these goals. The Whole Child: Building Inner Controls (#9) The topic of discipline is one that worries most teachers and caregivers because they are afraid of losing control and not knowing what to do next. This video will equip you with ideas and techniques that will help you control the children, and at the same time enable children to gradually achieve control over themselves. This training video also offers 6 basic steps for handling children who continue to misbehave. Protective Urges: Working with the Feelings of Parents & Caregivers Parents place a high priority on having a caregiver who is trustworthy. When you come to know the power of protective urges, both your own and those of parents, when you learn how understanding, competence, and honesty can quiet parents’ anxieties, and when you come to acknowledge and accept your own feelings, you become better able to develop thoughtful plans for working through problematic issues. All of the above topics are discussed in the video and steps are given to walk the caregiver through the process. Time with Toddlers In the toddler years, children are learning independence and autonomy. This video shows how toddlers develop and how caregivers can stimulate and encourage healthy growth. This video offers a basic message about who toddlers are and the adult behaviors that let them know they will belong, are loved, respected and powerful. Ready to Learn There are many things parents and caregivers can do to help build a child’s literacy skills from the time he is born. This video provides helpful information on communicating with babies, establishing reading routines, activities to spark your child’s interest in learning and the importance of quality childcare. Let’s Talk: First Steps to Conversations Let’s Talk teaches important communication skills that adults sometimes overlook when trying to talk with young children. The program features both preschool teachers and speech language pathologists working with children and helping them feel comfortable and interested in talking. Once we have engaged children, how do we extend conversations? How do we draw children out so they will share thoughts and ideas? This program will show you how. Theories of Development This video walks you through the history of early childhood development theories and how they have evolved into some of the main ideas in which we teach and help children grow. Find out how the developmental milestones were created and the theorists behind them. The Developing Child: Observations #3 Have you ever sat back and watched how children interact and behave with other children? This video will guide you through the process of observing children and help you to learn the different types of observation and recording methods that correlate. Keys to Quality School Age Care This video helps to explain how to plan, select and implement quality school age programs in order to help children learn and grow in a developmentally appropriate environment. It shares the key quality indicators and there instruments in each area of development. Extending Stories Stories come alive for children when adults provide ways to extend the experience through dramatic play, art, music, and drama. In this video, it will share art activities, song picture books, dramatic play props, and many more ideas for supporting the development of emergent reading skills and interest. Positive Discipline: Creative Alternatives for Parents & Teachers How many parents or caregivers have lost their tempers and blurted out a threat when a child refused to cooperate? This program shows parents, teachers and childcare workers another way to reach and teach youngsters. Painting a Positive Picture: Proactive Behavior Management What if you could stop a child from behaving negatively before it even took place? No it’s not magic, it’s proactive behavior management. This video will teach you simple strategies to achieving positive behavior in the classroom or home setting. The Business of Family Child Care: How to Be Successful in Your Caring Profession Join Tom Copeland, a nationally recognized expert on family child care business issues, as he takes an introductory look at record keeping, taxes, the Food Program, contracts, insurance, and tips on running your new or established family child care business. Scribbling, Drawing & Writing When young children are encouraged to draw and to “write”, and when they have the opportunities to see adults writing for everyday purposes, they begin to develop important understandings for later writing and reading development. In this video they share examples of each stage children go through as they learn to read and write and show how adults can support them. The Human Side of Quality: Making the Most of Out-of-School Time This video portrays the importance of the relationships that children develop in out of school time programs. The quality of programs is directly linked to the quality of staff and to their ability to support children’s social and emotional development. Program directors, trainers and advocates share their thoughts on how to build these important relationships. Room Arrangement as a Teaching Strategy A well ordered classroom promotes learning, helps build a classroom community, and frees teachers to observe and interact with children in positive ways. The classroom environment can convey powerful messages to children. This video presents concrete ideas for arranging preschool classrooms to communicate these messages purposefully. The Whole Child: Babies are Children, Too (#3) This program shows the unique world of infants and toddlers and how to provide high-quality care during these crucial years of development. The Whole Child: It’s the Little Things (#1) It’s the Little Things describes how to handle daily routines such as meals, naps, going to the toilet and separating from a parent. These “little things” can help children develop emotionally and physically. How Boys and Girls Differ Do boys and girls develop differently? Is it sugar and spice versus snails and puppy dog tails? Or is it all in the genes and chromosomes? The Whole Child: Dealing with Feelings (#4) This video will show you how to help your children understand their feelings and tell others how they feel. |
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