In this self-paced course, we are talking about one of the biggest challenges in early childhood classrooms, transitions! Together we address how communication strategies can make them smoother for both children and educators!

By the end of this course, a provider will be able to:

• Identify at least one reason why daily transitions can be challenging for young children.
• Identify at least one communication strategy to prepare a child for a transition, one strategy to support a child during a transition, and one strategy to follow up after a transition.
• Define regulation and describe how regulation can impact a child’s ability to communicate and participate during transitions.
• Identify at least one proactive classroom strategy that can support regulation and successful transitions.
• Apply communication-based strategies to increase predictability, reduce uncertainty, and support children’s participation during daily transitions.

This course is equivalent to 1 clock hour or 1 DSS credit hour.