Invisible Support Purposeful arranging of naturally occurring events within the activity

Quality Early Childhood Program Curriculum modifications & adaptations Embedded Learning Opportunities

Think, Pair, Share What are you currently doing in your classroom to embed specially designed instruction across the activities and routines in your classrooms? What is working well? What are challenges? Talk to your neighbor and share ideas and solutions.

What objectives require specialized instruction? High priority for family Provides entrée to more sophisticated or age-appropriate skills Increases independence The child is unlikely to acquire the skills without your instruction

Embedded Learning Opportunities Teachers create short teaching episodes within ongoing classroom activities and routines. Teaching episodes focus on a child’s individual learning objective. Teachers embed a teaching loop into ongoing classroom activities and routines

A Discrete Trial Instruction or Discrimitive Stimulus (SD) Child’s Response Consequence Prompt if necessary Inter-trial Interval A ntecedent B ehavior C onsequence

Teaching Loop Alerting Instruction Child Response Feedback

Minimal changes to classroom activities Motivation to participate and learn should be enhanced Skills are used in natural contexts Skills are used with a variety of people and materials Advantages of ELO

An Activity Matrix 1. Is an effective way to organize teaching and learning opportunities. 2. Maximizes learning time by planning for teaching to occur throughout all activities, routines, and transitions. 3. Helps all staff be aware of individual child learning objectives. 4. Matches the child’s learning objective to the activity. 5. Can be implemented for any child, but is especially useful for those who need extra support.

Activity Matrix -- Individual Comm.SocialSelf careSafety Table workimitation circle1-step dir.participation Free playSpatial concepts Puzzle Point to pic Par. Play Play game Turn to name SnackDrink from cup

Activity Matrix -- Class B.SophieMilesAdam tableImitation Name writing Circle1 step dir Partic. playVocabulary Puzzle Point to pic. Spatial con. Par. Play Play game Turn to name snack

Tips for implementing: Start small Mia Arrival Free Play  Talks about people or objects in view Circle Outside  Responds when another child initiates an interaction Meal Class Activity  Sorts a collection by color Departure  Responds when another child initiates an interaction Transitions  Talks about people or objects in view Addie  Invites another child to play  Identifies the problem in a conflict with another child  Labels an emotion  Invites another child to play  Identifies the problem in a conflict with another child  Labels an emotion Carlos  Writes using pictures, squiggles or letterlike forms

Quality Early Childhood Program Curriculum modifications & adaptations Embedded Learning Opportunities Child-focused Instructional Strategies

Child Focused Instructional Strategies Unique learning objective Requires more systematic or more intensive instruction This is often what is referred to as Specially Designed Instruction Requires more careful data collection and planning

Building Blocks Provides a framework for planning and teaching Builds on a quality early childhood setting Provides for individualized levels of support

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