Routines and Activities
Activities visual supports help children understand what to do during daily routines, which can increase participation. Use visuals to support engagement and learning in many different settings and activities.
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Children with Disabilities
Young children vary in their skills, knowledge, backgrounds, and abilities. Effective teaching requires individualized teaching and chances to learn for all children to access, participate, and thrive in early learning settings. Individualizing for children who need more support helps ensure effective teaching for children with disabilities and other special needs across all the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework domains. Using children’s Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals is part of effective teaching, individualizing, and creating environments to support children’s positive outcomes.
Social and Emotional
Social and emotional visual supports are important in helping children learn regulation, friendship, and problem-solving skills. Use visuals to support learning in many different settings and activities.
Examples of PInS
Check out these videos to learn how educators fit Planned Instructional Sequences (PInS) into ongoing classroom activities to teach children specific skills.
Following Directions
Explore examples of how an educator uses each step of the Planned Instructional Sequence to help a child successfully follow a group direction.
Naming Letters
In this video, an educator uses the Planned Instructional Sequence steps to help a child learn to name letters.
Examples of Cues
A cue is something an educator does or says to begin a Planned Instructional Sequence. In these videos, educators use a variety of different cues to encourage children to learn and practice specific skills.
Examples of Help
Providing help after giving a cue is the second step in a Planned Instructional Sequence. This video shows examples of the various types of helping strategies educators can use to teach children new skills.
Examples of Child Response
After giving a cue and the right amount of help, the child’s response is the third step in a Planned Instructional Sequence. These videos show various targeted responses from children.
Examples of Positive Feedback
Feedback is the last step in a Planned Instructional Sequence. These videos show the steps of the PInS sequence. Each example ends with an adult following a correct response with positive feedback.
Incorrect Child Responses: Error Corrections
These videos show the steps of the Planned Instructional Sequence, ending with feedback. In these examples, educators follow each incorrect or nonresponse with an error correction.
