Introduction
The Effective Practice Guides provide information about teaching practices that support children’s development across ELOF domains. See what these practices look like in early learning settings.
The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework describes how children progress across key areas of learning and development. This information helps adults better understand how they can provide experiences that support important early learning outcomes for all children.
Resources in this collection support children's development across five central ELOF domains: Approaches to Learning; Social and Emotional Development; Language and Literacy; Cognition; and Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development.
The Effective Practice Guides provide information about teaching practices that support children’s development across ELOF domains. See what these practices look like in early learning settings.
The Social and Emotional domain includes Effective Practice Guides for each sub-domain. Discover teaching practices that support children’s development in all early learning settings.
The Relationships with Adults sub-domain Effective Practice Guide includes four sections of teaching practices: Know, See, Do, and Improve. Practices for home visitors are included.
Effective Practice Guides: Social and Emotional Development: Know
Effective Practice Guides: Relationships with Adults: See
Try the following practices with infants and toddlers and preschool-aged children. Find out how home visitors can put these practices to work with families.
Relationships with Adults: Improve
The Relationships with Other Children sub-domain Effective Practice Guide includes four sections of teaching practices: Know, See, Do, and Improve. Practices for home visitors are included.
Relationships with Other Children: Know
Relationships with Other Children: See
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