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The Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children

  • Understand why children exhibit challenging behavior.

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  • Learn strategies that help providers identify and support infants and young children when persistent, challenging behavior occurs.

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  • Strategies are easy-to-implement and improve learning, while also preventing challenging behaviors.

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  • The Pyramid Model helps states, communities, and programs build a system based on evidence-based practice and implementation science.

PYRAMID MODEL TRAINING OFFERED

Infant/Toddler Module 1 (6.5 hours)

Social Emotional Development Within the Context of Relationships

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TOPICS PRESENTED FOR INFANT/TODDLER MODULE 1

  • Understanding Social Emotional Development

  • Understanding Behavior & Making Sense of What you See and Hear 

  • Forming and Sustaining Relationships with Young Children

  • Working with Families to Support Infant and Young Children’s Social Emotional Development

Infant/Toddler Module 2 (6 hours)

Responsive Routines, Environments and Targeted Strategies to Support Social Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers

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TOPICS PRESENTED FOR INFANT/TODDLER MODULE 2

  • Social Emotional Climate in Infant Toddler Care Settings

  • High quality Supportive Environments: Schedules, Responsive Routines & Individual Caregiving

  • Targeted strategies to Build Social Emotional Skills

​Infant/Toddler Module 3 (6 hours)

Individualized Intervention with Infants and Toddlers:Determining the Meaning of Behavior and Developing Appropriate Responses

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TOPICS PRESENTED FOR INFANT/TODDLER MODULE 3

  • What is Challenging Behavior?

  • A Relationship-based Approach to Challenging Behavior

  • Developing an Individual Support Plan

Preschool Module 1 (7 hours)

Promoting Children's Success:

Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Environments

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TOPICS PRESENTED FOR PRESCHOOL MODULE 1

  • Building Positive Relationships

  • Designing the Physical Environments

  • Schedules, Routines and Transitions

  • Planning Activities that Promote Engagement

  • Giving Direction & Teaching Classroom Rules 

Preschool Module 2 (6 hours)

Social-Emotional Teaching Strategies

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TOPICS PRESENTED FOR PRESCHOOL MODULE 2

  • Developing Friendship Skills

  • Enhancing Emotional Literacy

  • Controlling Anger/Impulse & Teaching Problem Solving

  • Individualizing Instruction

Preschool Module 3 (6 hours)

Individualized Intensive Interventions

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TOPICS PRESENTED FOR PRESCHOOL MODULE 3

  • ​Overview/Process of Positive Behavior Supports

  • Functional Assessment/Data Collection

  • Developing a Behavior Support Plan

  • Monitoring Outcomes

Calendar of Events

If you have registered for either training and did not recieve a confirmation please email me at connectthedotsny@gmail.com with which training you wish to attend. There has been a glitch with the registration site and I believe I may have lost a few registrants.

September/ October 2022 PRESCHOOL SERIES:

(Must attend both dates to receive the certificate)

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MONDAY & WEDNESDAY - 9/26/22 & 9/28/22  4:00pm-7:30pm

Pyramid Model Preschool Module 1: Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Environments

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MONDAY & WEDNESDAY - 10/3/22 & 10/5/22  4:00pm-7:30pm

Pyramid Model: Preschool Module 2: Social Emotional Teaching Strategies

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MONDAY & WEDNESDAY - 10/17/22 & 10/19/22  4:00pm-7:30pm

Pyramid Model: Preschool Module 3: Individualized Intensive Interventions

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September/ October 2022 INFANT TODDLER SERIES: 

(Must attend both dates to receive the certificate)

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TUESDAY & THURSDAY - 9/27/22 & 9/29/22  4:00pm-7:30pm

Pyramid Model Preschool Module 1: Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Environments

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TUESDAY & THURSDAY - 10/4/22 & 10/6/22  4:00pm-7:30pm

Pyramid Model: Preschool Module 2: Social Emotional Teaching Strategies

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TUESDAY & THURSDAY - 10/18/22 & 10/20/22  4:00pm-7:30pm

Pyramid Model: Preschool Module 3: Individualized Intensive Interventions

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This project is supported by the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative (PDGB5), Grant Number 90TP005901, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care.  Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the United States Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

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Once you have been trained in The Pyramid Model you may receive Practiced Based Coaching. This is an extremely effective step for teachers learning to properly implement The Pyramid Model Practices. Watch this video below of a teacher describing her Pyramid Model Practice Based coaching experience with Caroline Doty of Connect the Dots New York.

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Interested? Contact Connect the Dots New York for further information.

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