Cognitive skill development and the pursuant sense of competence and self-efficacy are primary predictors of behavior. Another is the attachment a child experiences with significant adults. The content of this workshop delves into research related to these two components, along with classroom strategies for addressing each. The strategies presented in this early childhood development workshop are valuable for all children from any background. According to educational researchers, however, they are especially critical for students from poverty.
Topics include:
- Cognitive skill development
- Vocabulary development plan for preschool, primary, and elementary grades
- Tier I, II, and III vocabulary
- Generative vocabulary development
- Brief overview of Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading
- Benefits of sign language
- Engaging caregivers
- Eight essential cognitive skills
- Planning
- Focusing
- Controlling impulsivity
- Organization
- Sorting
- Directionality
- Considering two sources of information at once
- Visually transporting data
- Mental models for young children
- 10 characteristics of effective adult–child interactions
- Building relationships of mutual respect with parents