This workshop will help participants learn how to introduce sensory input as a technique to help counter challenging behaviors and sensory concerns in children within various environments. These behavioral tips and sensory strategies can help improve children’s attention to tasks and self-regulation skills for improved performance in daily activities. Participants will leave the session with a general understanding of the sensory system and the mind/body, and how to apply it in different situations to facilitate the desired behavior with the children served.

Let’s talk curriculum! Participants will discuss how curriculum can influence program quality and how to incorporate it into their daily lessons. They will learn how to evaluate their current curriculum to ensure it is impactful for the children they work with. 

Learn some tips, tools and techniques for enticing young children to become emergent writers. Explore the notion that words are just our talk written down. See how you can inspire young children to read, write, create, and use their imagination as they begin to author and illustrate their very own books.

Children who have difficulty playing with others, communicating or display rigid behaviors may be demonstrating symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). You will learn about brain development and its role in social relationships, the core cognitive deficit of ASD, classroom management techniques and ways to interact with and support children who may be on the spectrum.