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FPG Offers July Workshop on the "Incredible Years® Teacher Classroom Management" Program Professionals who train teachers with students ages 3-8 will learn how the program strengthens teachers’ classroom management skills, promotes children’s competence and school readiness, and reduces aggression and disruptive behaviors... more FPG Launches AFIRM Modules Designed to Facilitate Using an Evidence-Based Practice with Learners with ASD These modules will help you learn the step-by-step process of planning, using, and monitoring an EBP with learners with autism from birth to age 22... more Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Utah All Approve Project CONNECT Courses for State Training Hours Eight self-paced and self-guided FPG courses focus on and respond to the challenges of working with young children and their families in a variety of learning environments and inclusive settings.... more Calling All Researchers and Non-Researchers Alike: Help Set the National Research Agenda on Closing the Word Gap Children from higher-incomes families hear 30 million more words than children of the same age in poverty, and this short survey needs your input, regardless of your occupation, to determine the next steps in research that will make a difference in reducing the gap... more Parental Caretaking and Approaches to Learning Impact Early Outcomes for African American Boys An award-winning book chapter from FPG's Christine Harradine and former FPG colleagues Iheoma Iruka (the lead author) and Donna-Marie Winn explores the pre-academic skills of 700 African American boys... more New Free Learning Module with Video Shows How to Use "Naturalistic Intervention" with Toddlers with ASD This intervention is a collection of practices designed to help toddlers with communication and social development skills, and anyone trained in the intervention's processes can use it across settings and within routines and activities that occur throughout the day... more Now Available: Free Webinar for Early Childhood Community College Faculty on "Child, Family, and Community" Course FPG supports the delivery of content, resources, activities, and assignments for a course covering the development of partnerships between culturally and linguistically diverse families, children, schools, and communities... more Facilitative Administration Creates and Maintains Environments to Support New Ways of Work Administrators at each level of the educational system need to ask themselves “What do I need to do differently to actively support this work?”--and the "Facilitative Administration Driver" can be a key asset... more FPG Researchers Look at Observational Coding Methods of Social and Challenging Behaviors By coding the social behaviors of 100 preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder, the study found a strong relationship among three common coding methodologies... more PBS's "Raising of America" Features Historic Findings from FPG's Abecedarian Project The much-anticipated PBS documentary series, which airs later this year, notes the seminal role FPG's study has played in shaping understandings of early childhood education, and you can access a preview of the documentary and other videos and resources on the Abecedarian Project here... more Self-Regulation Serves as Foundation for Lifelong Functioning A 2015 report says that self-regulation skills play an integral role in mental health, emotional well-being, academic achievement, physical health, and socioeconomic success—and self-regulation responds to intervention… more TED Talk Climbs into Top Five Most Watched List Already UNC's most popular of 2015, FPG scientist Kate Gallagher's talk now is among the all-time favorites from UNC... more New Intervention for Preschools with Students with Autism Draws on Expertise from Educators and Researchers  FPG scientists also used information from parents and children in a process involving multiple partners to develop the "Advancing Social-Communication and Play" intervention... more Implementation Science Can Support and Propel Research and Evaluation in Early Care and Education FPG's Allison Metz and colleagues introduce this series of free research briefs by explaining key elements of effective implementation within an integrated, stage-based framework... more Free Guide Helps Parents and Educators Ignite Children's Early Language Skills More Than Baby Talk reveals how to spark communication skills in infants and toddlers... more FPG on facebook and twitter More Resources More News Media Coverage of FPG's Projects SUBSCRIBE [log in to unmask]&l=fpg-enews">UNSUBSCRIBE UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute 105 Smith Level Road (Carrboro, NC 27510) UNC-CH Campus Box 8180 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8180