1. Respond immediately and appropriately to children who ask for help?
   A

   S

   N
2. Respond with excitement when a child is excited about doing something new?
   A

   S

   N
3. Respond quietly and calmly when a child is hurt or crying?
   A

   S

   N
4. Respond immediately and appropriately to match a child’s needs?
   A

   S

   N

Synchrony

1. Work to ensure you have reciprocal and rewarding relationships with each child?
   A

   S

   N
2. Laugh together with all children about books, toys, games, songs, etc.?
   A

   S

   N
3. Play with children with the activities or games they enjoy in the classroom or on the playground?
   A

   S

   N

Mutuality

1. Share attention to objects, events, and people with other children?
   A

   S

   N
2. Look at the things children look at and comment on them?
   A

   S

   N
3. Point to and comment on objects, pictures, and events in the classroom or playground and encourage children to look too?
   A

   S

   N

Positive attitude

1. Display positive affect and attention to all children in the classroom?
   A

   S

   N
2. Make sure to say at least five positive comments for every negative or directive comment to both family members and children?
   A

   S

   N
3. Make positive comments to all children across all activities?
   A

   S

   N

Stimulation

1. Arrange and adapt the environment to provide multiple opportunities for children to play, learn, and engage with each other?
   A

   S

   N
2. Include a range of developmentally appropriate materials and activities each day in response to the range of needs of the children in your classroom?
   A

   S

   N
3. Intentionally teach the children who need it to engage with the materials in the classroom?
   A

   S

   N
4. Encourage children to persist with difficult tasks?
   A

   S

   N

Support

1. Support children in independent active engagement with materials and peers?
   A

   S

   N
2. Arrange multiple, contextually relevant opportunities for children to interact with other children and support their interactions when appropriate?
   A

   S

   N
3. Use peers as models for appropriate behavior by making positive comments to all children when they are actively engaged and interacting with each other?
   A

   S

   N