Using Early MTSS to Combat the Pandemic’s Educational Inequities

Judy Carta and Robin Miller Young
Brookes Coffee Chat
May 27, 2020

MTSS Resources

• Edited Text
  Carta, J. & Miller Young, R. (2019f). MTSS in Early Education
  Link
  Webinar on Early MTSS by Judy Carta & Robin Miller Young
  Webinar Link

• Professional development program to assist early childhood educators implementing MTSS related to academic domains by Trina Spencer
  Program Link
  Handouts available include:

  1. MTSS assessment guide;
  2. MTSS Quick Audit;
  3. List of universal screenings and progress monitoring tools;
  4. Examples of MTSS Team Meeting agenda

Measures that can be used in MTSS

• CIRCLE Progress Monitoring: CIRCLE Guide
• IGDIs: Link
• myIGDIs: Link

Early Literacy and Language Interventions that can be used in MTSS

• Developing Talkers: Link
• Preschool Early Literacy Indicators: Link
• Assessment of Story Comprehension: Link
• ASQ-SE-2: Link
• Explicit Instruction: Link
• Path to Literacy: Link
• Pyramid Model—National Center for Pyramid Model Innovation: Link
• Read It Again Pre-K: Link
• Story Champs: Link
• Story Friends: Link
• World of Words: Link

Social-Emotional Interventions that can be used in MTSS

• Second Step Early Learning: Link
• PATHS Preschool/Kindergarten Classroom Module: Link
• Incredible Years Classroom Dinosaur Curriculum: Link
• Best in Class: Link
• First Step to Success: Helping young children overcome antisocial behavior by Walker, H.M., Stiller, B., Golly, A., Kavanagh, K., Severson, H.H., & Feil, E.G. (1997). Longmont, CO: Sopris West

Resources for supporting children’s social-emotional development during the pandemic

• National Center for Pyramid Model Innovation (NCPMI): Strategies for managing children’s challenging behaviors in times of stress: Link

Resources for supporting dual language learners

• Spanish IGDIS: Link
• Intervention and assessment resources for teachers, parents, speech/language therapists: habladll.org

Resources for engaging families during Covid-19

• National Center for Families Learning: Link

Resources for remote learning

• Boston Public Schools Department of Early Learning: Link
• Family Infant and Parent Program--Early Childhood Intervention Telepractice: Link

Understanding how Covid-19 can affect young children’s development

• Dooley DG, Bandealy A, Tschudy MM. Low-Income Children and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the US. JAMA Pediatr. Published online May 13, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.2065
• Yoshikawa, H., Wuermli, A. J., Britto, P. R., Dreyer, B., Leckman, J. F., Lye, S. J., Ponguta, L. A., Richter, L. M., & Stein, A. (2020). Effects of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development: Short- and Long-Term Risks and Mitigating Program and Policy Actions. The Journal of Pediatrics, Advance online publication. Link
• Center on the Developing Child: Link