Sesame Street Seminar – Academic Readiness

This module will provide an overview of the social-emotional and adaptive skills required for kindergarten success. The module will also provide insight into how Sesame Street has prepared children for their first days of preschool or kindergarten and all that entails: following the rules, playing with others, taking turns, etc.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/themed-coursework/1000/thumbnail.jp

A Guide to Playing with Children with Autism

This poster discusses some of the best practices for playing with children with autism, and was originally displayed at the Fall Research and Creativity Forum at Buffalo State College on October 29 2015

Sesame Street Seminar – Autism Spectrum Disorders

This module will provide an overview of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The module will also provide insight into how Sesame Street has raised awareness and acceptance of ASD through a Muppet named Julia who is on the spectrum. This module can be used for Intro Psych, Developmental Psychology, Introduction to Special Education, Early Childhood Development, Typical and Atypical Development, etc. This module is an overview to ASD so would probably be used for a 100-level or introductory class.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/themed-coursework/1001/thumbnail.jp

Fine and gross motor (physical domain)

This module will provide an overview of the physical domain in early childhood, specifically, fine motor(small muscles such as those found in the hands and fingers) and gross motor (large muscles such as those found in arms, legs,and core) and its development. The module will also provide insight into how Sesame Street has stressed the importance of physical activity to young children, as well as how they have provided age appropriate activities,songs, and video segments to teach fine and gross motor skill development.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/themed-coursework/1009/thumbnail.jp

School Readiness (behavior)

This module will provide an overview of the social-emotional and adaptive skills required for kindergarten success. The module will also provide insight into how Sesame Street has prepared children for their first days of preschool or kindergarten and all that entails: following the rules, playing with others, taking turns, etc.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/themed-coursework/1006/thumbnail.jp

Service Learning in the Time of COVID-19

Excerpt This essay describes a collaborative service-learning project in which psychology and speech-language pathology undergraduate students, along with special education graduate students, completed developmental screenings as part of their training in providing effective services to children. Universal developmental screening is an important tool in the early identification of developmental delays in young children and is increasingly incorporated into early childhood education. However, limited resources make it difficult for educators to routinely screen all young children in their care. Our students were able to meet this need for two local childcare centers by conducting developmental screenings in transdisciplinary groups