Engagement of Every Child in the Preschool Classroom

Proven strategies teachers can roll out classroom-wide to keep young children engaged, the key to improving their learning, behavior, and social interaction skills

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How engaged are your students? Making some simple adjustments in the classroom environment could be the key to increasing children's levels of active engagement and preventing behavior problems caused by restlessness and boredom during transitions between activities. This extremely practical, accessible book offers a strong, evidence-based approach to promoting engagement in preschoolers. Readers will find detailed, concrete strategies—field tested in more than 30 preschools—to help them

• reduce wasted time and misbehavior during down time and transitioning from one thing to another
• make the most of natural learning opportunities and encourage developmental goals
• maximize classroom efficiency and engagement with included diagrams of classroom set-up suggestions
• assess child functioning in daily routines to ensure progress
• write functional classroom goals with tips and problem-solving suggestions for implementing interventions
• integrate therapy into classroom routines so teachers and therapists can learn from each other

This much-needed book has a highly structured format that teachers can easily follow to create an optimal learning environment and foster goal-oriented behavior in any preschool classroom—with or without children with special needs. Each user-friendly section serves up key points, examples of real-world situations, discussion questions, and room for writing down notes and ideas. Engagement of Every Child in the Preschool Classroom gives early childhood educators the tools and know-how for successfully launching lifelong learners.

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Reviews

Samuel Odom, Director, FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

"Concise, clear, and to the point, it is an extraordinary translation of research into practical procedures that teachers and care providers could use immediately in the classroom."

Bri Klibbe, Inclusion Coordinator/ Coordinating Teacher, Susan Gray School, Vanderbilt University

"The Routines Based Interview in this book facilitates writing functional outcomes for children that can be worked on across many settings."

Katie Estok, Director of Education, High Hopes, Inc.

"I thought the program was well put-together—the developers had researched every angle. Our child-care center still uses the 'Zone Defense' technique in our classrooms because of its effectiveness!"

Kelly Pruitt, Lead Teacher, High Hopes, Inc.

"I learned so much from the strategies and techniques in the engagement program. It really improved the way my classroom functions as a whole and it worked especially well for my students with special needs. I saw a lot of progress from my students and I continue to use the techniques daily in my classroom."

Authors: R.A. McWilliam Ph.D., Amy M. Casey M.Ed.

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