Infants
This dimension focuses on smiling, positivity, using a gentle tone, positive facial expressions, etc.
Relational Climate or Early Language Support
What is Relational Climate?
This dimension measures negativity, irritation and/or harshness in tone and demeanor
Behavior Guidance or Negative Climate
What is Negative Climate?
Product art or Process art
What is Process art?
This dimension, like the Infant dimension, looks at warmth, respect, smiling, laughter, affection and enthusiasm
Positive Climate or Teacher Sensitivity
What is Positive Climate?
I notice subtle cues and respond promptly and appropriately to infants' needs
Facilitated Exploration or Teacher Sensitivity
What is Teacher Sensitivity?
This dimension, like the Infant dimension, looks at awareness and responsiveness to children's needs and cues, both verbal and non-verbal
Behavior Guidance or Teacher Sensitivity
What is Teacher Sensitivity?
Curriculum or tablets/videos
What is curriculum (and intentional learning videos)?
I show respect for children's interests, encourage choices and follow the child's lead
Behavior Guidance or Regard for Child Perspectives
What is Regard for Child Perspectives?
I use language to label objects and children's actions and I engage in "serve-and-return" interactions
Relational Climate or Early Language Support
What is Early Language Support?
I set clear expectations, use calm redirection and praise positive behaviors
Regard for Child Perspectives or Behavior Guidance
What is Behavior Guidance?
Circle time: Flashcards or movement
This dimension encourages open-ended questions, promotes problem solving and asks teachers to join in the children's play and exploration
Quality of Feedback or Facilitation of Learning and Development
What is Facilitation of Learning and Development?
This dimension follows the infants' lead in play and allows time for independent play and experimenting in the classroom environment
Facilitated Exploration or Teacher Sensitivity
What is Facilitated Exploration?
This dimension, like the Infant dimension, encourages back-and-forth talk, asking questions, labeling and talking all throughout classroom routines
Quality of Feedback or Language Modeling
What is Language Modeling?
Time out or redirection
What is positive redirection?
Provide specific and encouraging feedback that expands understanding and learning. For example, replace "good job" with a specific comment
Quality of Feedback or Regard for Child Perspectives
What is Quality of Feedback?