What is Engagement
This means children are actively involved in learning, play, or interaction.
What is engagement?
Giving children choices during the day promotes this.
What is active participation or autonomy?
This should be organized and inviting to spark engagement.
What is the physical classroom environment?
Coaches can model this to show how to promote engagement.
What is interactive teaching or joining in play?
An engaged child will do this more often with peers and materials.
What is interact or explore?
Engagement reduces this kind of behavior in classrooms.
What is challenging behavior?
This type of activity planning keeps children interested and learning.
What is intentional or developmentally appropriate planning?
Educators can use these to signal transitions and keep children on track.
What are visual cues or schedules?
This tool helps coaches track levels of engagement.
What is an engagement observation checklist?
Coaches may use this kind of chart to track children’s time spent engaged.
What is a time-sampling observation form?
High levels of engagement often lead to gains in this area.
What is learning or development?
Reducing wait times during transitions helps increase this.
What is child engagement?
This type of space encourages group engagement and social learning.
What is a learning center or interest area?
Asking educators to reflect on this helps improve engagement strategies.
What is “How are children responding?”
Engagement should be observed during this time of day.
What is throughout the entire day?
This is one of the best indicators that classroom strategies are working.
What is sustained child engagement?
One way to engage children is by following their ___ and interests.
What are cues?
Too much of this can overwhelm and reduce engagement.
What is clutter or overstimulation?
Coaches should support educators in reducing these to boost engagement.
What are long group times or excessive waiting periods?
Engagement data can be used to make these.
What are instructional decisions or activity adjustments?
Engagement includes cognitive, social, emotional, and this kind of involvement.
What is physical involvement?
Activities should be adjusted for this, to meet all children’s engagement levels.
What is individual need or developmental level?
Classrooms should balance child-initiated and this type of activity.
What is adult-guided or structured activity?
This coaching strategy involves observing, modeling, and giving feedback.
What is practice-based coaching?
This type of engagement is a sign that the child is deeply involved.
What is sustained attention or focused play?