Strategies to Promote the Social & Emotional Development of Children Birth - Three

Module 1: 

Social Emotional Development within the Context of Relationships

Module 2:

Responsive Routines, Environments and Targeted Strategies to Support Social Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers (prerequisite Module 1)

Module 3: 

Individualized Intervention with Infants and Toddlers: Determining the Meaning of Behavior and Developing Appropriate Responses (prerequisite Modules 1 & 2)

Participants should plan to register for all three modules
*Video and audio must be available in order to participate in this training*

Funded by The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation, the Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children is a conceptual framework of evidence-based practices developed by two national, federally-funded research and training centers: The Center for the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) and TACSEI. These centers’ faculty represent nationally recognized researchers and program developers in the areas of social skills and challenging behavior. Based on evaluation data over the last eight years, the Pyramid Model has shown to be a sound framework for early care and education systems. Extensive training materials, videos, and print resources to help states, communities and programs implement the model have been developed.

The Pre-school/Pre-K, Kindergarten modules are designed for teachers who work with children from three to five years of age. It teaches life-changing strategies for all who work with young children. It also helps teachers support children in a new way to avoid challenging behaviors before they start.

Modules Offered:

Module 1:  Building a Foundation for Success Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Environments

Module 2:  Effective Strategies, Ideas and Resources to help “teach” children and social-emotional competencies (pre-requisite Module 1)

Module 3:  Individualized Intensive Intervention (pre-requisite Module 1 & 2)

To date, 158 early childhood professionals have received this training.

Our Response to Covid-19: Virtual Pyramid Model Training

Pyramid Model Training is traditionally conducted in person, however to continue this valuable training, we provided it virtually during 2020. This virtual program trained 43 early childhood professionals, impacting 32 pre-school classrooms and 775 children.

Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) is a critical component to implementing the Pyramid Model to fidelity. To build capacity within Pyramid Model implementation programs each program has identified internal coaches so they can provide coaching support within their own organizations. To date, a total of 138 childcare and school district representatives have received PBC training.