Five-Day Classroom Training – Early Childhood, Ages 3-8 (Chapel Hill, NC) Session 1

This five-day course provides a theoretical foundation as well as hands-on opportunities to assess and teach preschool and early elementary-aged children on the autism spectrum in a demonstration classroom setting. The premise of this foundation is an understanding of the learning styles of individuals with autism and how to use teaching strategies that capitalize on learning strengths.

An emphasis is placed on the use of Structured TEACCHing principles and other evidence-based practices to teach young children with autism, skills in the areas of communication, social and play, stress reduction routine and coping strategies, and early academic skills.

Participants will have an opportunity to apply these strategies with students of varying ages and developmental levels in a center-based classroom setting during group and individual activities. The training includes presentations, small group discussions, demonstration classroom activities, and hands-on experiences for five consecutive days.

This course is designed for educators, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, as well as others working in an educational setting and interested in educational strategies for preschool and early elementary-aged children (ages 3-8) on the autism spectrum.