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 Social & Emotional Development course you will learn about:

Social-emotional milestones in preschool, and how preschoolers develop social-emotional competence
How to explore your own experiences and views to refine your social-emotional development practices
How to create high-quality environments that promote social-emotional development
How to create experiences and activities that support the social-emotional competence of all learners
How to cultivate and nurture your own social-emotional competence, and how to help the families of children in your care foster social-emotional development at home

Course Outline

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Social-Emotional Development: An Introduction
Required	Thinking about Social Emotional Development	Explore
Not required	Social-Emotional Competence of Children: Protective & Promotive Factors	Apply
Not required	SEL Framework	Apply
2	Social-Emotional Development: Preschool Children
Required	Observing and Supporting Social-Emotional Skills during the Preschool Years	Explore
Not required	A Parent Guide to Supporting Your Child's Social-Emotional Development	Apply
Not required	Caregiver Connections: Supporting Social-Emotional Development and Preventing Challenging Behavior in Young Children	Apply
3	Promoting Social-Emotional Development: High Quality Environments
Not required	Building Relationships	Learn
Not required	Social Environment Checklist	Explore
Not required	Relationships in my Classroom	Explore
Required	CDA Emotional Skills/Regulation Activity Plan	Explore
Not required	Supporting Children's Social-Emotional Development	Apply
Not required	Fostering Relationships in the Preschool Classroom	Apply
4	Promoting Social-Emotional Development: Experiences and Activities
Not required	Embedding Social-Emotional Learning in Daily Preschool Routines	Learn
Not required	Promoting Friendship Skills across the Day	Learn
Not required	Scripted Stories for Social Situations - Tip Sheet	Learn
Not required	Social Scenario Activity	Explore
Not required	Teaching Problem Solving	Explore
Not required	Using Children’s Literature to Promote Social Emotional Development	Explore
Required	CDA Social Skills Activity Plan	Explore
Not required	Books that Promote Social Emotional Development for Children in Preschool	Apply
Not required	Books That Promote Acceptance	Apply
Not required	Involving Families in Children’s Social-Emotional Development	Apply
Not required	Tucker Turtle	Apply
Not required	I Can Use My Words	Apply
5	Promoting Social-Emotional Development: The Preschool Teacher
Required	Thinking About My Own Resilience	Explore
Not required	Characteristics of Responsive Teachers	Explore
Not required	Responsive Teacher Checklist Self-Reflection	Explore
Not required	Learning More About Resilience	Apply

*	Assessments & Tools
	Competency Reflection
	Crosswalk