Advanced Procedures in Classroom Management and Social Skills Instruction for Young Learners

3 credits · Peabody College - Professional

This course focuses on effective practices for designing early childhood classroom environments to support children’s social emotional development and prevent challenging behavior and effective practices for teaching social emotional skills. It includes an examination of the research bases for effective teaching for children with and at-risk for social-emotional delays and behavior problems. Covers procedures for supporting children who are served by classroom teachers, consultants, resource teachers, or behavior support personnel. Students are expected to synthesize and analyze research on effective teaching and management practices, and to apply the knowledge to classroom situations for children with or at-risk for social-emotional delays or behavior problems. Students will learn how to evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies and procedures and, if necessary, change them. [3]