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Thank you for coming to the Teacher Resources page.  We hope that you will find
useful information here.  If there are other resources that you are interested
in accessing through this page, please let us know.  We want this to be an
efficient method for staff to access resources that are available.

CSEFEL-Center for Social Emotional Foundations of Early Learning
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/

• What Works Briefs, short articles addressing common behavioral concerns
• Social Stories in Powerpoint or PDF versions
• Visuals-feelings thermometer, How I am feeling poster
• Book Nook
• and more...
  

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What Works Briefs?” are available on the following topics:

1. Introduction to the What Works Briefs
2. Understanding the Impact of Language Differences on Classroom Behavior
3. Helping Children Understand Routines and Classroom Schedules
4. Helping Children Make Transitions between Activities
5. Using Classroom Activities & Routines as Opportunities to Support Peer Interaction
6. Using Environmental Strategies to Promote Positive Social Interactions
7. Helping Children Learn to Manage Their Own Behavior
8. Promoting Positive Peer Social Interactions
9. What are Children Trying to Tell Us?  Assessing the Function of Their Behavior
10. Positive Behavior Support: An Individualized Approach to Addressing Challenging Behavior
11. Using Functional Communications Training to Replace Challenging Behavior
12. Building Positive Teacher-Child Relationships
13. Inclusion: The Role of the Program Administrator
14. The Role of Time-Out in a Comprehensive Approach for Addressing Challenging Behaviors of Preschool Children
15. Using Choice and Preference to Promote Improved Behavior
16. Fathers and Father-Figures: Their Important Role in Children’s Social and Emotional Development
17. Strategies for Increasing Peer Social Interactions: Prompting and Acknowledgement
18. Logical Consequences
19. Helping Children Express Their Wants and Needs
20. Expressing Warmth and Affection to Children
21. Fostering Emotional Literacy in Young Children: Labeling Emotions
22. Acknowledging Children’s Positive Behaviors

**Briefs are also available on the website in
Spanish