Child Development

Plainfield Family Resource Center and OEC

Together supporting your child’s development

CT ELDS Strategies for Learning at Home

The CT Early Learning and Development Standards (CT ELDS) were developed to help families, communities, and schools work together to support children’s early learning and growth.

The Family Resource Center has posted these documents on our Google Site. Click on the links below for your age group. See below.

Each page includes strategies to support learning at home and in the community. The strategies focus on activities that are likely to be a part of daily routines.

There is a document for each of the age bands from the CT ELDS, as well as some extra age bands for infants. Within each document there are strategies for the domains in the CT ELDS. Strategies for Learning at Home

Families lay the foundation for their children’s success through their relationships with their children. They provide experiences that are critical for their children’s growth and development. Sharing ideas to promote learning and development can be an important part of building a strong partnership with families. Share a whole document with families or share one suggested activity at a time.

https://www.ctoec.org/ct-elds-strategies-for-learning-at-home/

From Sesame Street Community:

Strong emotions can make it hard for young children to see the bigger picture or know what they should do next. We can help children move past their big feelings by validating them—simply acknowledging those feelings. This helps children feel understood, and they’ll be more open to advice and solutions.

Try these simple validating phrases:

• I see that you’re feeling _______.

• It’s okay to feel that way.

• I feel that way sometimes, too.

• You can be (upset, grumpy, sad) for a bit if you need to. We’ll work through this together when you’re ready.

• I’m here to listen or talk if you want to.

This Week’s Challenge

Practice validating your child’s feelings this week with phrases like, “Your brother left you out of the game. I bet that’s frustrating.” 

Visit Sesame Street Communities. This link is about resilience and managing through feelings. There are many good resources on the Sesame Street Communities website. Check it out.

https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/resilience/?activity=communicating-through-feelings