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4 Tips for Using Positive Descriptive Feedback with Young Learners
February 16, 2021
Positive descriptive feedback is one of the most effective ways to reinforce desired behavior in young children and address behavior challenges in a gentle, nonpunitive way. Equally useful for both…
5 Universal Practices to Support Young Children’s Positive Behavior
November 17, 2020
What are some universal classroom practices you can use to help avoid or resolve challenging behavior in your young learners? Excerpted and adapted from the book Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children…
The Re-Set Process for Students: Self-Regulation in the Time of COVID-19
August 11, 2020
As the new school year begins in schools and in homes across the country, self-regulation will be essential to students’ social-emotional well-being and readiness for learning. This week, we’re pleased…
The Re-Set Process for Educators: Self Care in the Time of COVID-19
August 4, 2020
Self-regulation—for both students and teachers—will be an important protective factor in virtual and in-person classrooms across the country as a challenging new school year gets underway. Today the Inclusion Lab…
Promoting Peer Engagement for Young Children on the Autism Spectrum: 7 Activity Ideas
October 29, 2019
How do you promote friendships and peer engagement in your inclusive early childhood classroom? Encouraging communication and cooperation is important for all your young learners, but it may be more…
When Grownups are Bullies: 3 Things to Do to Confront and Reduce Bullying Behavior by School Staff
October 1, 2019
Each October, we provide you with some practical tips and strategies for National Bullying Prevention Month—a nationwide campaign founded more than a decade ago by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. This year, we’re…
15 Things You Can Do Right Now to Prevent Classroom Behavior Challenges
September 10, 2019
Interventions are important when students engage in challenging behaviors—but build a strong foundation of preventative strategies, and you’ll probably find that fewer students need behavior interventions. Today’s blog post is…
19 Simple Strategies for Helping Young Children Develop Relationship Skills
August 6, 2019
Strong relationship skills help lay the foundation for young children’s social-emotional development. As an early childhood educator, what can you do to help the children in your classroom initiate and…
13 Tips on Promoting Positive Behavior in Inclusive Classrooms
April 30, 2019
As we approach the end of another school year, take a minute to think about the behavior challenges you’ve encountered in your classroom since September. What strategies worked best for…
Nine Key Strategies for Bullying Prevention
October 2, 2018
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, a nationwide campaign founded in 2006 by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center. Each year, we like to offer you practical insights and strategies to help support your school's…