Supportive Environments

Interventions for the environment involve procedures which systematically organize all aspects of the early childhood classroom. An organized classroom eases management, promotes interaction, and prevents challenging behavior. Furthermore, for children who have experienced trauma or neglect, an organized environment that provides consistency and predictability is essential to a child's learning and development. Environmental arrangement can be delineated into three components:

1. physical arrangement,
2. organizational aspects, and
3. instructional components.

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