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Results Matter Video Library - Children's Outcomes Stories
We wish to thank the families and early childhood education teams who have partnered with us to create the videos in the Results Matter Video Library. CDE produces these videos for professional development activities and obtains voluntary written permission from all parties who appear in these video clips.
How to Access the Videos
You can watch the clips online as they are embedded on the webpage or open them in YouTube. You have the option to download the videos for use in professional development activities. To download the .mp4 file, select the Download Video link located next to each video.
- Open the video file in your browser by clicking on the link
- Select the three dots on the lower right corner of the video for the option to download
Limitations on Video Use
- You may not use any of the videos on this site for commercial purposes.
- You may not edit, alter, transform or build upon any of the videos on this site.
- You may not download and re-upload a video file on this site to any website. However, you may use the YouTube share option to link to or embed the video on another website.
NOTICE
These videos were produced and posted to this website with voluntary written permission from all parties who appear in the videos including program staff, volunteers and parents/guardians on their own behalf and that of their children.
These videos are NOT extracted in any form from child assessment records but rather were produced by CDE for professional development activities.
For more information about the video library, please contact:
- Marcia Blum, Preschool Special Education Specialist - Email Marcia Blum
Video Categories
(Click on a category below to view a list of videos)
Authentic Assessment and Preschool Outcomes
Practices for Using Technology to Improve Instruction
Clips for Practicing Observation, Documentation and Assessment Skills
These clips were developed to be used in professional development activities to give early care and education providers an opportunity to practice observation and documentation skills.
Blake's Story (Runtime: 7:15)
This vignette illustrates how an occupational therapist worked with the family to make shopping trips easier and help actively engage two and a half-year-old Blake in the rich learning opportunities found in the grocery store.
Evan's Story (Runtime: 10:00)
This vignette illustrates how a speech-language pathologist worked with 18-month-old Evan's family at home and with the teacher at a child care center to work on feeding and communication goals.
Jacob's Story (Runtime: 5:00)
This vignette illustrates how a physical therapist worked with the family to help two and a half-year-old Jacob and his younger brother have fun at the playground.
Janella's Story (Runtime: 11:20)
This vignette illustrates how a child development specialist worked with members of a transdisciplinary early intervention team and the family to help 27-month-old Janelle make her choices known and participate in play and family routines.
Jenni's Story (Runtime: 8:00)
This vignette illustrates how a physical therapist worked with the entire family to address the family's goal that two and a half year old Jenni walks independently.
Nolan's Story (Runtime: 6:10)
This vignette illustrates how a physical therapist worked with the family using low-tech adaptations and household items to make bath time a fun, social, and enriching experience for almost three-year-old Nolan and his entire family.
Ruairi Goes To Preschool (Runtime: 11:52)
This video tells a heartwarming story in which a family, a preschool teacher and her staff, a state TA provider, and a school principal worked together to enable a young girl with significant medical issues to attend a preschool classroom through video conferencing.
Finley's Parent-Teacher Conference (Runtime: 11:03)
This video shows highlights of a parent-teacher conference. The meeting occurred during the half hour before school began and the parent brought two of her children, her preschooler, and infant, along with her. The video illustrates a variety of practices, including using engaging open-ended questions, active listening, positive ways to share information with families, having strengths-based discussions, and sharing photo and video documentation with families.
Aiden's Parent-Teacher Conference (Runtime: 11:53)
This video is the second of a two-part series. The first video, “Family Engagement with TS GOLD,” features a teacher and a parent describing family communication features and benefits in TS GOLD. This video begins with brief interviews with the teacher and parent discussing the importance of parent-teacher conferences. The video then shows about ten minutes of an actual parent-teacher conference. The conference highlights how the teacher uses several features of TS GOLD during the conference and illustrates how the teacher describes the ways that families can participate in TS GOLD.
Collaborating to Support Aiden (Runtime: 12:14)
Because of an immune disease and the risk of infection, Aiden was not able to be near other children. This inspiring video illustrates how a homebound interventionist and a preschool teacher collaborated to enable Aiden to attend a typical preschool classroom through video conferencing. The story illustrates a number of themes, including collaboration between general and special education, teaming, the importance of reflection, family engagement, friendships, uses of technology, modifying instructional practices to include all children, administrative support, and IEP meetings.
Kids’ Castle: An In-Home Portrait of Early Childhood Education (Runtime: 5:57)
Owners of a licensed family child care home describe how they make high-quality programming, curriculum, and assessment work in a home environment.
Using The Project Approach In a Spanish-Speaking Preschool Classroom (Runtime: 10:09)
This video illustrates a variety of themes and practices as the teacher discusses Spanish-speaking classrooms, The Project Approach, family engagement, community engagement and support, and having high expectations for all children.
Overview of Dialogic Reading at SD27J Preschool (Runtime: 6:07)
This video describes how teachers in SD27J Preschool in Brighton, Colorado use this approach to interactive reading.
Example of Dialogic Reading at SD27J Preschool (Runtime: 4:15)
Overview of The Incredible Years at SD27J Preschool (Runtime: 4:15)
This video illustrates how teachers in SD27J Preschool in Brighton, Colorado use The Incredible Years, also known as "Dinosaur School."
Example of The Incredible Years at SD27J Preschool (Runtime: 7:52)
This video illustrates how teachers in SD27J Preschool in Brighton, Colorado use The Incredible Years, also known as "Dinosaur School."
Preschool Home Visits - Making the Time to Build Relationships (Runtime: 5:12)
In this video, Sara Hefner, an Early Childhood Special Educator, discusses and illustrates the importance of making home visits in preschool. Sara and a father that she visits describe the benefits of home visits for children, families, and teachers.
Reflections During the Final Home Visit (Runtime: 5:45)
A mother shares her feelings about what Megan Klish Fibbe, physical therapist and early intervention have accomplished for her and her children during their final home visit.
Videos From Parents - Enhancing Family Engagement (Runtime: 9:58)
This video illustrates a few ways that a preschool teacher uses video to promote family engagement. The teacher invites families who can’t schedule a time to be in the classroom to take and share video clips of their occupational and community lives. The children share these videos with their classmates and the teacher integrates the clips in thematic units. The teacher also shares videos of the children with their parents.
Thompson Family Circles: All About Relationships (Runtime: 10:39)
This video describes and illustrates this program of Thompson School District. The Thompson Family Circles reaches out to families with young children before they begin preschool, providing a parenting support that is bilingual, relationship-based, and playful.
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