Program Planning: Finding the Balance
(After School Programs)

Finding the Balance The National After School Association’s NSACA Accreditation standards give educators...

Program Activities
After School Programs

Fostering the Development of the School Age Child  This course takes a look at a variety of activities which come naturally to children and encourage...

Not Too Young To Grieve

  The Leeds Animation Workshop video is designed for parents, care providers, nursery workers and all those working with families and bereaved children...

History Of After School Programs, A

A lively discussion of the history of after school programs for children ages six through...

After School Programs
(4 DVDs)

The need for a safe positive place for children to be when school is out and parents aren't home has become more urgent than ever. In an age of longer...

Training and Support Is The Key
Authentic Assessment

Education Coordinators and Directors discuss the importance of initial and ongoing training for their staff and themselves. They relate their own...

Setting The Stage
Authentic Assessment

As viewers hear our educators discuss the most recent research and theories on the assessment of young children, Setting the Stage will help new teachers...

Parents: Our Most Important Resource
Authentic Assessment

As all educators know, the importance of communicating with parents throughout the assessment process cannot...

Observation II: Making The Connection
Authentic Assessment

Teachers and education coordinators demonstrate the systems they've devised to collate the observational data...

Observation I: The Eyes Have It!
Authentic Assessment

“A good observer is a good teacher,” declares education coordinator Theresa Collado. This bon mot is validated as we explore a variety of authentic...

Observation
Study of the Child

This video shows that much of what we know about children is learned through observation. Using the four areas of development: physical, cognitive,...

Nutrition
Meeting the Needs of Children

Language Development
Significant Areas of Development

Children learn language without much help at all – and yet teachers and schools can play a vital role in helping their students develop critical...

Good To Be Home
: a Leeds Animation Workshop production

This Leeds Animation Workshop video looks at the problems faced by prisoners and their partners. Every relationship has problems and a spell in prison is...

Dads Inside And Out
: a Leeds Animation Workshop production

This short video from the Leeds Animation Workshop looks at the difficulties facing fathers and stepfathers who are in prison and their children. It deals...

Child in the Family, The
Meeting the Needs of Children

A child has a place in the family, but that role has changed over time. Through a series of interviews and video profiles, this program presents the many...

Authentic Assessment
(5 DVDs)

The 5-DVD Authentic Assessment Series explores the value of authentic assessment in documenting young children's progress, observational methods used to...

Victimization and Growth
Connecting Boundaries

Our panel and our experts explore why becoming a true human services professional depends so heavily on understanding the people we encounter.

Sound Manipulation
Phonemic Awareness

Viewers of this valuable program learn to lead auditory drills that make a big difference in reading readiness. These drills help children from early...

Sound Awareness
Phonemic Awareness

Phonological awareness deals with larger sound units —from the initial “b” in “bat” to its ending “at.” It helps children acquire concrete...

Social Work
Social Issues

This introduction to social work examines three disciplines (addictions, human growth and development and justice studies) from a social work perspective.

Promoting Language And Literacy
Infant and Toddler Care

In language, meaning is made through the important relationships of the young child. Observe the caregivers in our video as they: follow infants...

Phonemics and Phonics
Phonemic Awareness

This program shows many ways to help students put letter-sound association into memory. Viewers learn to lead tactile exercises that help the child...

Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic Awareness

Phonemic awareness is the knowledge of the small units of sounds in our language which are connected to the alphabet. According to the National Research...

Learning Before School
How Parents Can Help

How can parents give a child the best chance to succeed in school? The video shows how to give kids a head start in three key areas: communication,...