The BIR form is used to report behavior incidents in the classroom. This form translates the English version of the form in the BIRS package. The translation of this document was performed by a third party. NCPMI makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the translation.
This handout describes the importance of building relationships with young children and contains practical strategies for for building positive relationships with children in the early childhood education setting. The translation of this document was performed by a third party. NCPMI makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the translation.
Are you coaching teachers to implement behavior support plans? You will probably want to start with an action plan. This sheet provides a template to use with a teacher for action planning. The translation of this document was performed by a third party. NCPMI makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the translation.
This is a scripted story that talks about what it means to feel annoyed, and tools to use when you’re feeling annoyed.
Thanks to the MN Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities Project for sharing their newly created resource to assist their PM Implementation Sites to clearly define Behavior Coach roles and provide sites with questions to reflect on to determine what that role will look like in their program.
Many children are facing multiple substitute teachers, being split up from their classmates, and being put in different classrooms in an attempt to patchwork together coverage during this difficult time of COVID-19. This can be scary and unsettling for young children. Our thanks to Rachel Moshman, an infant mental health consultant with Tykes and Teens, … Read more
HRA Early Child Care Program in New Britain, CT is recognizing staff for exemplary Pyramid Model implementation. This recognition initiative is a way for staff, families and administration to recognize each other, as they support program-wide implementation. It is to incentivize staff by applauding their efforts.
Completing TPOT observations is a critical step in Practice Based Coaching. Taming Your TPOT Fears is a scripted story written to help explain the TPOT observation process to teachers and other classroom staff. Thanks to Erin Sizemore from USF in creating a resource modeling one of the strategies we often suggest for children.
A new decision tree resource from Clifford Beers and Yale-New Haven Hospital Daycare Center that offers staff more guidance on how to proceed with addressing challenging behaviors including where BIRs and PTR-YC strategies are incorporated in the process, as well as other community options that may be appropriate for helping teachers and staff understand the … Read more
Healthy Child Care Colorado is proud to share their new Masking in Child Care Guidebook. This Guidebook is a compilation of key resources and tips for supporting children, staff, and families with mask-wearing. It also includes sample program policies, activities to engage children, and materials you can download or print and share broadly.
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