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 Training & Curriculum Specialist Positive Guidance course you will learn about:

Behaviors that are typical at different developmental stages
Levels of guidance that are appropriate for children at different developmental stages
The importance of helping staff members design effective spaces, schedules, and routines
The power of interactions in guiding behavior
How to involve families and talk to families about guidance

Course Outline

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Course Guide

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Guidance: An Introduction
Not required	Defining Guidance Activity	Explore
Not required	Thinking about Guidance and Culture	Apply
2	Guidance Across Age Groups
Not required	Behaviors that are Typical from Infancy to Age 12	Apply
3	Environmental Supports for Guidance
Not required	Observing Environments Activity	Explore
Not required	Inventory of Practices for Promoting Social Emotional Competence Birth to Three	Apply
Not required	Inventory of Practices for Promoting Children’s Social Emotional Competence - Preschool	Apply
Not required	Inventory of Practices for Promoting Children’s Social Emotional Competence in School-Age Programs	Apply
4	Promoting Guidance through Interactions
Not required	Reflection - Interactions between children, adults and families	Explore
Not required	Information about the Backpack Connection Series from TACSEI	Apply