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Welcome to TACSEI

The Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children, also known as TACSEI, is a five-year grant made possible by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. TACSEI takes the research that shows which practices improve the social-emotional outcomes for young children with, or at risk for, delays or disabilities and creates FREE products and resources to help decision-makers, caregivers, and service providers apply these best practices in the work they do every day. Most of these free products are available right here on our website for you to view, download and use.

• The conceptual model TACSEI uses to deliver this important information is the widely endorsed Pyramid Model framework that was created to promote social-emotional competence and address challenging behavior. Watch an introduction to the Pyramid Model.

 

For additional information about the Pyramid Model and many other valuable resources, please visit our partner center's website:

What's New

• Evidence-Based Social-Emotional Curricula and Intervention Packages for Children 0-5 Years and Their Families
  The second publication in the TACSEI Roadmap series provides practical guidance to early childhood special education and early intervention personnel, early educators, families, and other professionals seeking interventions to promote healthy social emotional development in young children with and without disabilities. The information in this publication can also help individuals to intervene early with young children who may already be displaying problematic social emotional behaviors (June, 2009).
• TACSEI Webinar Recording
  Implementing and Sustaining Effective Programs and Services that Promote Good Social, Emotional & Behavioral Outcomes for Young Children with Special Needs: Part 2 of 2
  Roxane Kaufmann, Karen Blase, Barbara Smith, Rosemarie Allen, Patricia Wilson, and Valerie Von Behren 

  This TACSEI webinar is the second of two related webinars focused on state and program level implementation and sustainability of evidence-based practices. The TACSEI mission and the Pyramid Model are briefly reviewed. Issues and recommendations for implementation and sustainability are covered including financing, infrastructure, and policies. Lessons learned from working within states are also covered, specifically, experiences and recommendations from two states working to sustain the Pyramid Model (May, 2009)