Kaplan Early Learning Company Announces Unique Assessment and Planning Solution for Early Childhood Classrooms
Lewisville, N.C. (PRWEB) April 24, 2015 -- Kaplan Early Learning Company, a leading international provider of products and services that enhance children’s learning, announced today that it will offer an exclusive, web-based assessment as part of a new partnership with Conscious Discipline and the Devereux Center for Resilient Children.
The Conscious Discipline & eDECA Assessment and Planning System will allow early childhood professionals and families to screen, assess and promote protective factors associated with the resilience and healthy social and emotional development of preschoolers between 3 and 5 years old.
“This comprehensive assessment and planning system will utilize strategies promoted by both Conscious Discipline and Devereux,” says Susan Damico, Assistant Director of the Devereux Center for Resilient Children. “It will support caregivers in building children’s initiative, creating strong attachments, developing self-regulation skills and reducing problem behaviors in a way that’s unlike other assessment tools.”
The Conscious Discipline & eDECA Assessment and Planning System will also be used to evaluate the impact of Conscious Discipline programs and to ensure that children have the strengths and skills necessary to reach their highest potential.
“This will assess children’s social and emotional health and resilience, but it will also monitor progress in the classroom and offer Conscious Discipline-aligned strategies to promote resilience,” says Renee Whittington, Director of Product Development at Conscious Discipline. “It will be a true assessment and planning solution for the classroom.”
Following an official product release on May 15, 2015, the Conscious Discipline & eDECA Assessment and Planning System will be available for purchase through Conscious Discipline and Kaplan Early Learning Company, its exclusive distribution partners.
“The Devereux Center for Resilient Children is a long-time leader in early assessment and social and emotional learning,” says Evan Goldman, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Kaplan Early Learning Company. “Conscious Discipline has a long-standing history of creating solutions that support the social and emotional needs of young children. The fact that these two industry leaders are teaming up is what makes this new product and the potential benefits for young children so exciting!”
About Kaplan Early Learning Company
Kaplan Early Learning Company is based in Lewisville, North Carolina. Kaplan Early Learning Company provides products and services that enhance children’s learning. Since 1968, the company has delivered innovative products and services that support educators and caregivers worldwide in the creation of quality learning environments.
About Conscious Discipline
Conscious Discipline is based in Orlando, Florida. Conscious Discipline is a comprehensive social-emotional and classroom management program that uses everyday life events to teach children and adults self-control, conflict resolution, character development and social skills. Developed by Dr. Becky Bailey, Conscious Discipline provides materials and training that integrate self-regulation, social-emotional learning and discipline.
About the Devereux Center for Resilient Children
The Devereux Center for Resilient Children (DCRC) is part of The Devereux Foundation, a leading nonprofit and behavioral health care organization. DCRC focuses on the development of research-informed and resilience-enhancing resources that support early childhood educators, parents and other child-serving professionals in assessing and strengthening the social and emotional competencies of children birth through school-age as well as the adults who care for them. DCRC’s resilience screening, assessment and strategy solutions have helped more than five million children across the country.
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Taylor Myers, Kaplan Early Learning Company, http://www.kaplanco.com, +1 (336) 712-3465, [email protected]
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