This webinar will highlight how observable behaviors, commonly graded in a report card,inform us about the essential skills for learning success. It describes strategies that the Student Support Team can use to help streamline case presentations by the general education teacher, and arrive more quickly at key educational decisions for each student. Read More
Dr. Anne Meeker Watson, creator of the SING.PLAY.LOVE. ® program, shares practical, fun, and easy ways to intentionally teach key skills for self-regulation and social-emotional growth. A music therapist and early childhood specialist, Anne shares songs, strategies, and stories from her extensive work "in the wild" with young children. Read More
This webinar shows early educators how to use behavior expectations and rules as a powerful strategy for strengthening young children’s social-emotional skills, which will lead to fewer behavior challenges down the line. You’ll learn how to establish program-wide expectations and link them to your teaching of classroom rules, while making families an integral part of the process. Read More
In this presentation, Odom and Sam offer valuable insights from a recent systematic review of the intervention research for children and youth with autism and discuss how to identify evidence-based practices. They also connect viewers with resources that will help them use these practices in their everyday work. Read More
Dr. Nicole M. Edwards, author of the book Early Social-Emotional Development, discusses how collaborating with families on emotion coaching for young children can lay a stronger foundation for early social-emotional development. Read More
Dr. Prelock will provide a helpful overview of the interventions highlighted in her new book and discuss how they support the social communication and social interaction of children with ASD. She’ll also talk about the supplemental casebook, and how the case studies featured in it can be exemplars for applying what we know about a child to evidence-based decision-making about interventions. Read More
How can families and professionals evaluate and use online information about autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? Get expert insights in this coffee chat with Rebecca J. McCauley, coeditor of the new edition of Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. McCauley will provide a valuable overview of several reliable online sources where families and professionals can obtain information about the latest research and clinical developments related to topics in ASD. She’ll also offer practical suggestions on how to judge the relative quality of different websites providing this information. Read More
What's the latest thinking about dual language development and disorders, and what are the implications for everyday practice? Explore the answers in this coffee chat with authors Johanne Paradis and Fred Genesee. Read More
Led by a renowned school crisis expert and a family therapist, this coffee chat will offer practical advice for all school professionals on how to support grieving students and make sure that your school’s practices—and your approach with students—are grief-sensitive. Read More
How can schedules and routines boost engagement and learning in early childhood classrooms? Get immediately useful answers in this coffee chat with three contributors to the book Unpacking the Pyramid Model, a practical new Pyramid Model implementation guide. Read More
