In this full-day session, participants will learn how to administer the CIRCLE Progress Monitoring (C-PM) assessment and will have the opportunities to explore other resources on CLI Engage. C-PM is a user-friendly, online tool that allows the teacher to assess a child’s progress in a particular skill area. This reliable, yet simplistic data collection prompts teachers to focus on lessons that target their students’ least developed skill areas. Specific activities for targeting tier 2 students are linked to the CIRCLE activity collection. This hands-on training includes many opportunities to practice administering the assessment.
*Participants will need computer and internet access.
Training Options:
- A condensed 3- hour session for teachers is available upon request. Contact us to learn more.
- A 1.5 hour session specifically designed for administrators is also available.
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In this 5 hour session, teachers learn about research-based, quality care-giving strategies. Participants watch annotated videos of strategies in action with real infant and toddler teachers. Participants explore the key social and emotional behaviors that children should express in their infant and toddler years and engage in hands-on practice of strategies learned. Participants will also receive a checklist for tracking the social and emotional development of children in their care.
Join us to learn more about this important topic.
This engaging 5 hour session is part of the Play with Me! series.
In the Read with Me session, teachers learn key instructional strategies research has found to support the literacy development in young children. Participants will explore the role of book reading with infants and toddlers along with other practical ways to target literacy. Video examples are used so that teachers can see strategies in action with real caregivers and children. As well, they will have numerous hands-on opportunities to apply and practice session content.
Don’t miss out on this valuable training opportunity. Contact us today to learn more.
This engaging 5 hour, face-to-face session helps teachers investigate in-depth specific instructional strategies targeting infant and toddler language development. During the session, teachers experience strategies in action through videos of real caregivers and children. Participants have numerous hands-on opportunities to apply and practice session content and will also receive a helpful checklist for tracking language development of children.
Join us today to develop a deeper understanding of how language develops over time and how to maximize language for all children in your care!
CLI Solutions Group has a variety of offerings to help schools increase family engagement. Listed below, is one of our more popular offerings. If you are in interested in learning more about play-based learning at home, please contact us.
Increasing Family Engagement in Our Schools
In this half-day session, educators will consider what family engagement is and why it is important to student long-term academic success. Participants will learn strategies for building positive relationships with families, overcoming barriers, and promoting effective two-way conversations. Participants will also have opportunities to discuss the CIRCLE Progress Monitoring parent reports, learn how to describe student progress in family-friendly ways, and find out how to connect families to the CIRCLE Activity Collection.
If you are interested in learning how to host family engagement activities at your campus, please click on the link to learn about our hugely successful Teaching Together Family Workshops.
The following prekindergarten teacher trainings have been scheduled for spring/summer:
Summer Prekindergarten Workshop: Phonological Awareness & Creating an Effective Classroom Environment: June 19, 2019, Houston.
The following infant and toddler teacher trainings have been scheduled for spring/summer:
Talk With Me: Promoting Early Language Development: June 25, 2019, Houston.
Read With Me: Promoting Early Literacy Development: June 26, 2019, Houston.
Connect With Me: Promoting Social and Emotional Development: June 27, 2019, Houston.
This engaging series of trainings dive into content from the eCIRCLE Infant & Toddler Teacher Training: Play with Me! courses. Sessions in the series provide specific instructional strategies targeting infant and toddler development. In these face-to-face trainings, teachers experience strategies in action through video examples of real caregivers and children. Teachers participate in interactive exercises related to infant and toddler language, literacy, and social-emotional development, as well as best practices in responsive caregiving and using developmental checklists.
Trainings in this series are available individually or in combination. Session titles and descriptions include:
• Talk with Me: Promoting Early Language Development: Session includes language-building and eliciting strategies such as labeling, describing, narrating, and encouraging conversation.
• Read with Me: Promoting Early Literacy Development: Session includes strategies for promoting interest in books and a motivation to read, as well as using rhyme, rhythm, and props to enrich literacy experiences.
• Connect with Me: Supporting Early Social-Emotional Skills and Self-Regulation: Session includes strategies for promoting early emotion recognition, self-regulation, and relationships with others.
Accessing Face-to-Face Training & Support
Infant and toddler services offered by CLI Solutions Group include training, instructional coaching, consultation, and custom services to strengthen a wide variety of programs. Our services can be used in combination or individually. Our staff is available to provide additional information, answer questions, and customize solutions to meet your program’s unique needs. Please contact us to discuss training options and how we can help improve your infant and toddler program.
CLI Solutions Group offers many solutions for supporting quality instruction in infant and toddler settings.
CIRCLE Infant & Toddler Foundations Training: This comprehensive 5 module training helps to increase knowledge and understanding of research-based, effective practices for teachers of infant and toddlers. The training can be provided over two full days (13 hours), or by individual module. As well, the training is designed for both face-to-face or virtual delivery to meet the specific needs of your center. Modules include:
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- Best Practices (~1.5 hours)
- Social & Emotional Development (~3 hours)
- Language & Communication Development (~3 hours)
- Cognitive Development (~3 hours)
- Physical Health & Motor Development (~2 hours)
CIRCLE Infant and Toddler Teacher Training: Play with Me! Series: This engaging series dives into content from the eCIRCLE Infant & Toddler Teacher Training: Play with Me! courses. Sessions in this training series provide specific instructional strategies targeting infant and toddler development.
Play and Learning Strategies (PALS): PALS a preventive intervention program to strengthen the bond between parent and child and to stimulate early language, cognitive, and social development.
The Texas Kindergarten Entry Assessment (TX-KEA) is a tool for schools to use to screen children’s school readiness upon their entry into kindergarten. TX-KEA was developed in collaboration with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), using a research award from the US Department of Education. The project goal was to develop a comprehensive assessment that could reliably be administered by kindergarten teachers and would serve as a valid predictor of academic success. The resulting criterion-referenced assessment is used to determine if students have met specified developmental benchmarks, as described in the Texas PreK Guidelines and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). This point-in-time snapshot of each student’s competencies is used to inform instruction and identify whether additional diagnostic assessment is needed.
TX-KEA is…
- administered once between early September and the end of October
- a web-based system developed for use on several platforms, including laptops and tablets
- comprehensive, covering oral language, letter knowledge, phonological awareness, mathematics, science/engineering, approaches to learning, motor coordination, executive functioning, and social-emotional competencies
- a time-efficient assessment that allows assessment of all areas within 45 minutes
- available in English and Spanish and allows adaptation for children with special needs
- a combination of teacher-administered direct assessments, child-paced direct assessments, and teacher completed checklists
- a system that provides reports to parents, teachers, and school district personnel
The TX-KEA assessments, reports, and online training launched on the CLI Engage platform in August 2017. These materials are available at no cost to all Texas public schools.
Other organizations who are interested in using TX-KEA can contract with the CLI Solutions Group for access. Also available for contract is a face-to-face training introducing and exploring the TX-KEA tool.
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The CIRCLE Progress Monitoring System is a web-based, prekindergarten assessment system housed on the CLI Engage platform. The system is used by preK teachers to determine their student’s knowledge in key developmental areas. This reliable and easy to use data collection tool prompts teachers to focus on lessons that target their students’ least developed skills. Conducted up to three times per year, the assessments are sensitive to growth in children’s skills over time.
Direct Assessments (conducted one-on-one by the teacher with a student):
- Book & Print Awareness
- Letter-Sound Correspondence
- Mathematics
- Phonological Awareness
- Rapid Letter Naming
- Rapid Vocabulary
- Science
- Social Studies
- Story Retell & Comprehension
Observation-Based Assessments (completed by the teacher based on student observation):
- Approaches to Learning
- Early Writing
- Motivation to Read
- Physical Health & Development
- Social & Emotional Development
- Speech Production & Sentence Skills
The reliability and validity of the CIRCLE Progress Monitoring System is supported by data collected from numerous Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) research studies conducted over a five-year span. CLI strongly recommends the use of data to help early childhood educators drive decision making and individualize instruction. Student data reports produced by the system are easily accessible, customizable, and quickly digestible. Clear visual indicators flag students who score below established benchmarks, and struggling students are automatically organized into small groups. The system also provides links to suggested classroom activities that reinforce skill development through targeted instruction.
Contact us to gain access to the system or to inquire about training for your staff.
