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Proposed updates to Head Start Performance Standards

Posted By Ellen Frechette 08-12-2026 13:42
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Will Teachstone make a public statement regarding the proposed changes to HS Performance Standards?

RE: CLASS Raters in Boston area

Posted By Ellen Frechette 10-08-2025 15:53
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Please message me-I may be able to help, depending on your schedule!

RE: Introducing CLASS 2nd Edition Infant–Toddler Suite, launching August 1, 2025! 🎉

Posted By Ellen Frechette 04-15-2025 13:10
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This is such great news -- I've been wanting this update for a while!

RE: Using CLASS and observing elementary Montessori classes

Posted By Ellen Frechette 10-29-2024 16:10
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I'm actually seeing that CLASS 2.0 says "Montessori work periods.....are codable." This is on page 9 of the 2023 version of the manual. ------------------------------ [Ellen] [Frechette] [Professional Development Specialist] [Early Educator Support, LLC] [Dorchester] [Massachusetts] ------ ...

RE: Blog: 5 Reasons To Embrace CLASS Environment in Head Start

Posted By Ellen Frechette 11-10-2023 11:40
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Hi-- Is there a link to this? I can't seem to find it. ------------------------------ [Ellen] [Frechette] [Professional Development Specialist] [Early Educator Support, LLC] [Dorchester] [Massachusetts] ------------------------------

RE: Phonemic Awareness

Posted By Ellen Frechette 03-10-2023 11:59
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I absolutely love this question. It also applies to other aspects of curricula that require teachers to use more rote-type questioning. I see it fairly often as an observer, and my reaction is the same as yours, Brittany. Hope you get some responses! ------------------------------ [Ellen] [Frechette] ...

RE: Language Modeling

Posted By Ellen Frechette 03-16-2022 11:09
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Thanks for posting this. It's a really good question, and I have had similar experiences in a few observations. I'd love to hear Teachstone thoughts on this! Ellen

PYRAMID MODEL / CLASS CROSSWALK

Posted By Ellen Frechette 07-21-2021 10:04
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Good morning -- I am wondering if anyone has done a TPOT/Pyramid crosswalk with CLASS. I have a couple versions, but am looking for other input. Thanks! Ellen ------------------------------ [Ellen] [Frechette] [Professional Development Specialist] [Early Educator Support, LLC] [Dorchester] [Massachusetts] ...

Remote Live CLASS observations

Posted By Ellen Frechette 05-04-2021 15:32
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Hi all -- I will soon by conducting remote live observations in infant, toddler, and preK classrooms and am looking for some words of wisdom from those of you have experience doing this. Any tips of the day or things to be aware of that you could share? Thanks much-- Ellen ---------- ...

RE: Read Aloud via Zoom: Best Practices

Posted By Ellen Frechette 11-04-2020 16:11
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I totally agree -- I wish there was a how-to video, giving teachers a step-by-step guide on holding book, showing pictures, pausing for questions/comments etc. Guess I'll have to create it myself ;) ------------------------------ [Ellen] [Frechette] [Professional Development Specialist] [Early ...

Read Aloud via Zoom: Best Practices

Posted By Ellen Frechette 11-03-2020 10:49
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Hi all -- Hope everyone is staying healthy and calm! I'm wondering if anyone has resources around best ways to do a read-aloud for Head Start children via Zoom. I'm seeing a wide range of strategies being implemented, with not a lot of success. My programs want the personal touch of the teacher reading, ...

RE: Anyone up for helping me code this?

Posted By Ellen Frechette 08-24-2018 14:11
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Thanks, all! I should have been clear that I was not looking for a score, but rather any evidence of Instructional Support. I was hoping that when the teacher asked a child for "one more" than the number of dots on the card, I might be able to code this as "comparing" -- but I know it's a stretch. ...

Anyone up for helping me code this?

Posted By Ellen Frechette 08-23-2018 13:57
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Hi all -- I'm interested in sharing this activity with teachers and am hoping it produces evidence of Instructional Support. There is a video embedded in the link below. Thoughts? Ellen https://earlymath.erikson.edu/dot-card-transition-activity/ ------------------------------ [Ellen] [Frechette] ...

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