Preparing For Programming: Responsive Teaching

We will be beginning a program with Sammie called Responsive Teaching. This is an 8-module long program focused on developing both his social-emotional skills and his communication/language skills.

Having reviewed the curriculum, we have determined that this program will be an excellent match for our parenting and family philosophy as the focus is on creating a nurturing, loving and accepting environment where children are encouraged to flourish and are not admonished for their delays.  This is central to our philosophy on how to approach Sammie and is our guiding principle in our entire approach to his home-education.

Here is a summary of the program, a full description of which can be found here.

Intervention Goals

• Cognition: To enhance children's ability to perceive, know, reason and make choices and to use these competencies in every day routines. 
• Language Communication: To enhance children's ability to engage in conversational exchanges in which they express their observations, feelings and needs, and respond to requests, feelings and needs of others. 
• Social Emotional Functioning: To enhance children's social and emotional well-being so that they feel secure and capable of adjusting to the demands of family life and social interactions.