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Individualization

Teacher showing a story book to a child.Individualization is the process of adapting teaching in response to each learner's identity, interests, family culture and language, strengths, and needs. These resources help program staff individualize the learning environment and the ways in which they interact with and engage children.

Learn about more specialized and intensive support through highly individualized teaching for children with disabilities.

Child’s Goal: Imitating Actions

These videos show how an educator helps a child imitate actions by using the four steps of a Planned Instructional Sequence.

Child’s Goal: Labeling Letters

Follow an example of how an educator completes each of the four steps of a Planned Instructional Sequence to help a child label a letter.

 

Visual Supports for Infants and Toddlers

Explore this special collection of visuals that was designed to support the participation and learning of young children between the ages of 16 to 36 months.

1-on-1 Zoning

In this video, two educators are zoning in a group care setting with toddlers. One of the educators is engaging in one-to-one zoning.

1-on-1 Zoning During Mealtime

In this video, two educators are zoning during mealtime with toddlers. One educator is engaging in one-on-one zoning as a part of a child’s individualization plan.

Highly Individualized Teaching and Learning

These 15-minute In-service Suites are a professional development resource for staff in busy, active early childhood centers and programs. They are organized around one topic and address effective teaching practices.

Observation: The Heart of Individualizing Responsive Care

Use this resource with teachers, family child care providers, and home visitors who work with infants, toddlers, and their families.It offers information on observation as well as strategies to support and strengthen this important component of quality infant and toddler care.

The Teaching Loop

Discover how to use a teaching practice called the Teaching Loop to provide individualized instruction to children.

Social Stories

Use these stories to teach children a variety of social skills and norms. Print and personalize the story for a specific child and read it one-on-one when the child is calm and relaxed.

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