Infant-Toddler Caregiver Reflection Tool

This tool provides information on the use of caregiver practices to support healthy social emotional development in infants and toddlers. Early interventionists and caregivers can use this tool to build awareness and inform caregivers about what practices they currently use or can use to support their child’s healthy social emotional development. This tool might also be used to aid joint planning decisions when identifying social emotional goals with caregivers.

Early Intervention Implementation Checklist

The Early Intervention Implementation Checklist is designed to align with the Early Intervention Pyramid Practices Fidelity Instrument (EIPPFI). Coaches and early interventionists can use this tool to support early interventionists’ self-reflection of the implementation of Pyramid practices, and prepare for shared goals and action planning.

Using PBC to Coach Early Interventionists

Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) is an evidence-based coaching approach that supports practitioners to use effective teaching practices to promote positive child outcomes. PBC can be implemented in a variety of settings, including classrooms and center-based programs, family childcare homes, and early intervention and home-based programs. This webinar will outline the components of PBC and describe how to use PBC to coach early interventionists who are working with families in homes. The panelists will focus on using PBC to coach early interventionists to support families in enhancing their child’s social emotional competence. Panelists will share their experiences using PBC to coach early interventionists.

Definitions of Family-Centered Coaching Strategies

This resource provides definitions and examples that illustrate family coaching strategies. These strategies are used by early interventionists to support caregivers as they build their competence and confidence in supporting their child’s social emotional development.

Program-Wide Implementation of Pyramid Model Practices in Early Intervention/Part C

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The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations has developed a framework, practices and tools to support implementation of the Pyramid Model by Part C, Early Intervention programs. This webinar describes the framework, critical elements, practices, and fidelity tools that can be used to support program-wide implementation and early interventionists? practices. The program-wide implementation framework and critical elements were designed to be implemented within the multiple types of service delivery models used across Early Intervention Programs and states. The early interventionists? practices are focused on building families? confidence and competence in supporting their child’s social emotional development. This webinar may be helpful for Part C state leaders, program leaders, and early interventionists to identify which program wide elements are already in place, which Pyramid Model practices their staff are already using well, and next steps for their programs or individual goals.

Look-Think-Act: Early Interventionist Pyramid Practice Fidelity Instrument

The Leadership Team can use this document to guide the three steps of data review and decision-making (Look-Think-Act). The guide provides the information on the data to review, the questions to consider, and potential actions. This guide is used to examine data from the Early Intervention Practitioner Pyramid Practice Fidelity Instrument (EIPPFI).

Early Intervention Practitioner Coaching Log (Excel)

This log is designed for use by one coach who might coach multiple early interventionists.? The spreadsheet is used to indicate the time spent on the entire coaching cycle and the strategies used within the sessions. Data are provided on the time and strategies used across all practitioners(coach summary) and for each individual practitioner (EI summary).