Tri-State Webinar: Autism and Early Childhood: Incorporating Play into the Natural Environment: Part 4 of 4

Description:

Play is an integral part of early childhood and is necessary for the development of language development, perceptual-motor abilities, social competence, creativity, imagination, and thinking skills.  This webinar is the fourth in the series.  Incorporating Play into the Natural Environment will focus on strategies for moving structured play into the natural environment using a variety of visual supports. Participants will learn how to structure common play items to increase purposeful play and how to incorporate peers and friendship skills into structured play opportunities.

Learner Objectives:

Participants will learn:

  • What are the key aspects of imitation and why it is important for learning?
  • Why imitation is difficult for children for Autism?
  • How to use behavior principles and imitation to teach object based play
  • How to sequence learned play steps into more complex play schemes

Content Creators:

This presentation was developed through a collaboration with team members from the Colorado Department of Education, Kansas TASN-Autism and Tertiary Behavior Supports, and the Nebraska ASD Network.

Lori Chambers, M.S., CCC-SLP

Lindy McDaniel, M.S. Ed. (presenter)

Teri McGill, M.A.Ed. 

Katie Wells, M. Ed.

Certificate of Completion:

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  1. View the archived webinar on our Moodle site
  2. Submit responses to the Study Questions (on Moodle)
  3. A Certificate of Completion will automatically be populated. Download and/or print.

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The webinars are listed by category and alphabetical order. The category for this webinar is Autism. Subcategory Early Childhood.

Details

Type
Presentation Slides / Handout, Self-Guided Training, Video / Webinar / Podcast
Audience
Administrators, Educators, Family / Community, Related Services / Support Staff
Age
Early Childhood (Birth − K)
Provider
TASN Autism and Tertiary Behavior Supports (ATBS)
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