The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook

How can you support both colleagues and families as they enhance their knowledge, develop new skills, and promote healthy development of young children? Coaching is the key—and the new edition of this bestselling guide is packed with even more practical tools to help early childhood professionals conduct skillful coaching at homes, schools, and communities.Like the popular first edition, this book walks you step‐by‐step through the five characteristics of successful coaching practices: observation, action, reflection, feedback, and joint planning. You'll learn about the essential qualities of effective coaches and discover how to adjust your coaching techniques to meet the specific needs of early childhood educators, parents, and caregivers. And you'll get cutting‐edge new content inspired by user feedback, including updated research, the latest evidence‐based practices, and almost 80 pages of sample scripts and scenarios that help you support families of children with a wider variety of diagnoses. With this practical guide to proven coaching techniques, you'll be ready to help both professionals and families support the learning and development of all young children.What's NewMore scripts and scenarios that show what coaching looks and sounds like in the real worldA Coaching Scenario Matrix to help you find relevant examples in seconds New chapter on coaching for early intervention service coordinatorsMore guidance on coaching throughout the IFSP processNew examples that address common coaching challengesExpanded guidance on the process of coaching coachesAnswers to key questions from the authors' popular training sessionsPractical forms now available as fillable PDFs for downloadUpdated research on the effectiveness of coachingPractical Materials: Downloadable tools include the Coaching Plan, Framework for Reflective Questioning, Coaching Practices Rating Scale, and Coaching Log. Read more