Description

Welcome to Supporting At-Risk Young Learners & Their Families, an interactive computer-based instruction course designed to help you identify and effectively teach At-Risk students under 8 years of age. This course discusses the reasons some children are considered at risk of not reaching their full potential and how educators can reverse negative trends. The course discusses the external situations that cause risk, such as poverty, family dysfunction, and environmental influences such as violence, in addition to the internal factors, such as temperament, being a second language learner, and having a disability or a mental health concern. A major emphasis for the class is on how to work with families to provide the resources the family needs to provide healthy and developmentally appropriate experiences for young children. Interventions for both the child and the family are included, as are the hallmarks of excellent early childhood programs.

This computer-based instruction course is a self-supporting program that provides instruction, structured practice, and evaluation all on your home or school computer. Technical support information can be found in the Help section of your course.

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

As a result of this course, participants will demonstrate their ability to:

• Understand the educator’s role in identifying and providing interventions for at-risk young children.
• Recognize the symptoms of a child and/or their family being at risk.
• Understand what adverse childhood experiences are and how they affect a child’s growth and development.
• Understand the external and internal causes of a child’s being placed at risk in families and society.
• Understand the special learning needs these students bring to the classroom.
• Gain techniques for supporting students and families affected by negative factors.
• Learn intervention techniques applicable to early childhood settings.
• Gain a wider knowledge of available outside resources and support systems.
• Understand the educator’s role in the intervention and prevention of developmental delays.
• Understand how the family is the child’s primary influence and the role their choices make in the child’s early development.

Course Materials (Online):

Title: Supporting At-Risk Young Learners & Their Families, Dr. Pamela Bernards/Joan Halverstadt

Review Syllabus: Support_At_Risk_Young_Learners___Family_Pamela_Bernards_VESi.pdf

Online registration URL closes @ 5:00 p.m. on May 3, 2024.