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Description

Learn internal and external factors that place a child at risk, how heredity and environment affect a child’s development, the characteristics of various risk factors, and interventions for each risk factor.

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. Discuss the reasons some children are considered at risk of not reaching their full potential and how educators can reverse negative trends. Learn about 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

Syllabus:

Review Syllabus: Support_At_Risk_Young_Learners___Family_Pamela_Bernards_VESi.pdf - COURSE MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 15th, 2025.

Objectives:

You will:

• Understand your 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 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 your 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.

Materials:

Course materials are available online as part of the course.

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