Episode 4: Rebooting Bedtime with Computational Thinking

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Toni Miguel, Ph.D. is a consultant with Early Intervention Technical Assistance in the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network. Her work focuses on supporting early childhood personnel to deliver high-quality, inclusive educational experiences for young children. Toni brings expertise in social-emotional development, service delivery, and family engagement. As a parent of two children who have received early intervention services, she is committed to highlighting the family perspective to inform and drive the field of early intervention.

Key Takeaways

• Infants and toddlers can develop foundational computational thinking skills. Creating predictable routines is an easy way to support the development of these skills.
• Breaking down the bedtime routine into smaller, simpler steps (decomposition) can help children feel more at ease.
• Using “first-then” or “first-next” (sequence) consistently during routines can help your infant or toddlers understand the flow of the routine and recognize the predictable patterns.
• Repetition is key for pattern recognition. This repetition helps wire the brain, allow young children to predict what comes next, which is how computational thinking develop.