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Teaching Strategies is excited to announce that we have purchased the video library of Educational Productions, the leading producer of training videos for early childhood educators. EdPro videos take you into real-life classrooms to see actual teachers and children in action, living out some of the best teaching and guidance strategies in early childhood education today.

From guidance and discipline to literacy and special needs, EdPro's videos offer an inexhaustible resource for your program--as convenient and close as your nearest TV or computer. These popular, off-the-shelf professional development resources are a perfect, cost-effective supplement to your on-going implementation work.

Featured series include:

	Bigger Than Books: promoting literacy through reading aloud Reading aloud nurtures a love of books beginning at birth. This DVD contains two complete video programs, Read to Me! and Once Upon a Time, modeling how adult-child read-aloud times deepen bonds and help children gain key early literacy skills. LEARN MORE
	First Steps: encouraging communication and language development WATCH A VIDEO PREVIEW First Steps teaches simple techniques that nurture language and encourage responsive parenting and caregiving practices. It teaches ways to gently strengthen children's communication skills and make the most of this critical birth-3 window of learning. LEARN MORE
	Hand-in-Hand: nurturing social and emotional skills WATCH A VIDEO PREVIEW Hand-in-Hand presents a model for identifying children in the play environment who are missing out on learning, and therefore overlooked or labeled problematic. Teachers demonstrate a new, reflective framework for observing and intervening that supports children who are shy or timid, act out in frustration or anger, or are unable to engage with materials or classmates.  LEARN MORE
	Kindergarten, Here I Come!: boosting confidence about starting school WATCH A VIDEO PREVIEW Real kindergarteners provide an insiders' view of kindergarten, answering questions and taking viewers on a fun-filled tour that acknowledges children's concerns and shows them how to take this big step. LEARN MORE
	Play Power: how children learn through play Children learn core cognitive, language, social-emotional, and motor skills through everyday play. This DVD contains two complete 30-minute video programs, Child's Play and Time Together, showing how adults can support and encourage play for deeper learning. LEARN MORE
	The Power of Positive Communication, interactive CD-ROM: fostering adult-child relationships WATCH A VIDEO PREVIEW Designed for adults working with children ages 3-8, The Power of Positive Communication combines video modeling, reflective practice sessions, and individual action plans to deliver a powerful interactive learning experience that builds essential early childhood education skills. LEARN MORE
	Preventing Discipline Problems: classroom management through self-moderation WATCH A VIDEO PREVIEW Have you ever wondered how some teachers create smooth-running classrooms with minimal discipline problems? Learn about carefully planned, intentional discipline prevention strategies. See how experienced teachers help children respond and behave more appropriately. LEARN MORE
	Reframing Discipline: strategies to reduce discipline problems WATCH A VIDEO PREVIEW The award-winning video training series that is changing attitudes and practices in classrooms across the country. With scene after scene of typical discipline dilemmas that teachers face every day, Reframing Discipline shows how positive guidance practices help children learn to self-manage and also further many curriculum goals. LEARN MORE
	Starting Points: teaching English-language learners WATCH A VIDEO PREVIEW Classrooms with three, four, or five spoken languages are becoming more and more common. Starting Points uses proven, evidence-based practices to help all Pre-K through 2nd-grade children build confidence and gain key language and literacy skills. LEARN MORE
	Super Groups: facilitating group learning experiences Group time can be one of the most challenging times of the day. Now, Super Groups offers key teaching strategies that make it more fun and enjoyable for both children and teachers. The series models key techniques to engage and involve children, enrich learning, and manage challenging issues. LEARN MORE
	TrainerVision Video Clip Library: instructive video clips WATCH A VIDEO PREVIEW Energize your trainings and staff meetings with engaging, instructive video clips of real-life classroom situations! TrainerVision offers a unique window into classrooms and teachers in action with 2-5 minute mini-case studies that encouraging group discussions and add the power of real life scenarios to professional development sessions. LEARN MORE