Literacy
A learning center with books, puppets, and visuals
What is a book nook?
Center in the classroom with manipulaties such as counting bears, peg boards, jenga blocks, and geometric shapes
What are table toys?
Ways to connect dramatic play to monthly theme
What are materials/props, visuals, and play ideas?
Center with soft materials, stuffed animals, books, and emotion regulation visuals
What is cozy corner?
An environmental support for children with processing needs
What is a calming corner, noise canceling headphones, or a break in the sensory room?
This should be the focus, instead of simply reading the words of a book
What is engaging children in storytelling?
Neily’s favorite way to teach number sense
What is a hands-on (or visual) number line?
Dramatic Play Acronym
What is Problem Solving, Language development, All about relationships, and You lead the way?
Ways to initiate play for toddlers
What is tap on shoulder, say their name, or give a toy?
Areas that support engagement across all age groups and include materials for imaginative play, storytelling, and construction
What are learning centers?
The second E in P-E-E-R stands for
What is Expand?
When a child has learned to count each object once and only once
What is one-to-one correspondence?
A social skill for a toddler during dramatic play
What is parallel play, initiate play, share a toy?
A way teachers can support emotional literacy during play
What is labeling emotions as they arise in play?
The cycle of teacher reflection, planning, and action that supports ongoing improvement in inclusive environments
What is Practice-Based Coaching (PBC)?
Prompts children to connect stories to real experiences
What are distancing prompts?
A math concept that teaches that the last number counted tells “how many” in total
What is cardinality?
A social skill for a preschooler during dramatic play
What is cooperative play, give a play idea, and work together?
This approach teaches social skills using planned instruction, practice, and reinforcement across settings
What is embedded instruction or intentional teaching of social-emotional skills?
This system-wide approach ensures environmental supports are consistent across classrooms and common spaces
What is program-wide implementation of the Pyramid Model?
A teaching strategy that gradually increases support
What is Scaffolding?
Skills you can teach when children are building towers with blocks in block play
What are measurement, comparing, spatial awareness, and number recognition?
The component of dramatic play empowers children to take initiative, express ideas, and build confidence in a safe environment
What is leading the way?
The social problem solving steps
What is (1) identify the problem, (2) brainstorm solutions, (3) consider what may happen, and (4) give it a try?
Learning centers in the preschool classrooms
What are dramatic play, block play, book noon, table toys, expressive art, sensory exploration, writing, and science?