1. NC E ARLY L EARNING N ETWORK IS A JOINT PROJECT OF THE NC D EPARTMENT O F P UBLIC I NSTRUCTION, O FFICE O F E ARLY L EARNING AND UNC F RANK P ORTER G RAHAM C HILD D EVELOPMENT I NSTITUTE Effective Teacher Practices for Providing Targeted Social Emotional Supports 2014 Module 11: Developing Friendships

2. Friendship 2

3. Why Friendships Skills are Important 3 The single best childhood predictor of adult adaptation is not school grades, and not classroom behavior, but rather, the adequacy with which the child gets along with other children. -Willard Hartup, President of International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development

4. Objectives Understand how to use instructional practices to help children develop friendships Understand how the classroom context promotes or inhibits friendship Understand how to involve families in helping their children develop friendships 4

5. Objectives Understand how to conduct formative assessment related to children’s friendship skills Understand how to articulate the relationships between targeted instructional practices, Foundations for Early Learning and Development, and NC Professional Teaching Standards. 5

6. Reciprocity and Lengthy Encounters 6

7. What prosocial behaviors are important for developing friendships? Organizing play Sharing Taking turns Being a team player Giving compliments Giving apologies 7

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9. Instructional Practices Checklist 9 Included in your handouts

10. Developing Friendships 10

11. Teaching Standards 11 http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/effectiveness-model/ncees/standards/prof-teach-standards.pdf

12. Foundations 12 http://nceln.fpg.unc.edu/sites/nceln.fpg.unc.edu/files/resources/NC%20Foundations%202013.pdf

13. Developing Friendships 13

14. iPoints 14 Included in your handouts

15. Relationship between Foundations and NC Standard Course of Study 15 Older Preschool Kindergarten Children participate in conversations with peers and adults in one-on-one, small, and larger group interactions Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups by following agreed upon rules for discussions

16. Family Involvement 16

17. Setting the Stage 17

18. Cooperative use toys & materials 18

19. Planning to teach friendship skills 19

20. Creating a friendly environment 20

21. Strategies to Support Children in Developing Friendships 21

22. iPoints 22 Included in your handouts

23. Relationship between Foundations and NC Standard Course of Study 23 Older Preschool Kindergarten

24. Planning for Implementation 24

25. Questions ? 25