Course Guide

The following chart lists each lesson and all required and non-required activities and resources in this course. Use this as a guide, table of contents, or print it out and use as a checklist to manually keep track of progress through the course. Required activities are marked with a star and must be completed and reviewed by a trainer, coach or administrator. VLS Partner users will utilize the VLS learning management system to track progress towards course certification.

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Within the Preschool Positive Guidance course you will learn about:

The importance of positive guidance in the preschool years
How to explore your own experiences and views to refine your positive guidance practices
How behavior is influenced by our upbringing and relationships with caregivers and families
How to set up high-quality environments and create experiences and activities that support and promote the positive guidance of all children
The significance of interactions for positive guidance, and how to involve families in children's guidance

Course Outline

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Course Guide

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Guidance: An Introduction
Required	Defining Guidance Activity	Explore
Not required	Thinking About Guidance	Apply
2	Guidance: Preschool Children
Required	Reframing Activity	Explore
Not required	Milestones of Social-Emotional Development	Apply
Not required	Building Relationships With Families: Acknowledge, Ask, Adapt	Apply
3	Promoting Guidance: The Environment
Not required	Physical Space Design	Learn
Required	Observing Environments	Explore
Not required	Checklist for Implementing Pyramid Model Practices: Preschool	Apply
4	Promoting Guidance: Experiences and Activities
Required	Interactions Reflection	Explore
Not required	CDA Competency Statement III	Explore
Not required	Backpack Connection Resource	Apply

*	Assessments & Tools
	Competency Reflection
	Crosswalk