Product Overview
If your program is among the thousands using the evidence-based Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children, this is the one tool you need to make sure teachers are effectively putting it into practice. Developed by highly respected creators of the Pyramid Model for classrooms enrolling children 25 years of age, the TPOT is an in-depth tool that measures how well teachers are implementing practices related to universal, targeted, and individualized supports. A trained administrator conducts a classroom observation and teacher interview, uncovering detailed information about the quality of 14 key teaching practices, noting red flags that indicate areas for immediate support, and observing how teachers respond to challenging behaviors. TPOT results show schools which practices are being implemented successfullyand what teachers need to focus on to ensure positive social-emotional outcomes for young children.
TPOT helps schools:
- Support effective implementation of the proven PBIS-based Pyramid model
- Promote social-emotional competence in young children
- Implement strategies to prevent and address challenging behavior
- Compare implementation across classrooms, teachers, and programs
- Identify where teachers need extra professional development and support
- Guide coaching efforts
TPOT At a Glance
Developers: Lise Fox, Ph.D., Mary Louise Hemmeter, Ph.D., & Patricia Snyder, Ph.D.
Areas assessed: Teachers implementation of key practices that promote social-emotional competence, such as responsive interactions, classroom preventive practices, social-emotional teaching strategies, and capacity to provide individualized interventions
Age range: For early childhood classrooms that serve children 25 years of age
Who conducts it: A trained administrator
Where its conducted: Early childhood education classrooms and programs
Time to complete: 2 hours for the classroom observation and 15 to 20 minutes for the interview with the teacher
See which domain of school readiness in the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework this tool addresses.
This Set includes the TPOT Manual and one package of TPOT forms
