Why TPITOS.pdf
Teaching Pyramid Infant-Toddler Observation Scale (TPITOS $ ^{TM} $ ) for Infant-Toddler Classrooms, Research Edition
By Kathryn M. Bigelow, Ph.D., Judith J. Carta, Ph.D., Dwight W. Irvin, Ph.D., & Mary Louise Hemmeter, Ph.D.
"Will help early childhood programs develop meaningful professional development for teachers to support our youngest children's social-emotional development."
—Elizabeth Steed, Ph.D., University of Colorado Denver
If your infant-toddler program uses the evidence-based Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children, this is the one tool you need to make sure teachers and caregivers are effectively putting it into practice. Focusing on teacher practices and classroom environment variables, the essential TPITOS $ ^{TM} $ tool measures how well your program's staff is fostering responsive, nurturing relationships with children and promoting strong social-emotional development in their earliest years.
TPITOS results help infant-toddler programs:
- Ensure effective implementation of the proven PBIS-based Pyramid Model
- Support professional development efforts in center-based infant-toddler settings
- Strengthen the practices of individual teachers or caregivers, classroom teams, and entire programs
- Monitor the success of quality improvement initiatives
- Build a foundation for social-emotional competence in the critical first years of life