What Works Briefs

Directly sourced from the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning - http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/what_works.html

What Works Briefs: 12, 16, 17, 20, 22, 24
Summaries of Effective Practices for Supporting Children's Social-Emotional Development and Preventing Challenging Behaviours.

The Briefs describe practical strategies, provide references to more information about the practice, and include a one-page handout that highlights the major points of the Brief.

Brief 12
Building Positive Teacher-Child Relationships by M.M. Ostrosky, E.Y. Jung PDF | HTML
Handout: PDF

Brief 16
Fathers and Father-Figures: Their Important Role in Children’s Social and Emotional Development by A. Quesenberry, M.M. Ostrosky, R.M. Corso PDF | HTML
Handout: PDF

Brief 17
Strategies for Increasing Peer Social Interactions: Prompting and Acknowledgment by T. Bovey and P. Strain PDF | HTML
Handout: PDF

Brief 20
Expressing Warmth and Affection to Children by S. Twardosz PDF | HTML
Handout: PDF

Brief 22
Acknowledging Children's Positive Behaviors by Timm, M and Doubet, S. PDF | HTML
Handout: PDF

Brief 24
Attachment: What Works? by Donna Wittmer
PDF | HTML
Handout: PDF