This professional development opportunity will provide you with a background of the Teaching Play Project model. The workshop will build the case for why PLAY is needed in schools and teaches the principles, methods, techniques and activities of PLAY that can be used in the classroom setting to lead to better interactions and academic readiness for children with autism.

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Who will benefit:

Our workshop will be of interest to administrators involved with autism services and providers, including teachers, school staff and early childhood professionals, who serve these children. This workshop can serve as a first step in pursuing the Teaching PLAY Project Consultant credential.

After this workshop participants will be able to:

• • Demonstrate an understanding of the PLAY Project, PLAY Autism Intervention and the 7 circles of PLAY
  • Describe how a child’s unique profile is created and develop a plan to improve the child’s social interactions based on this profile
  • Describe Greenspan’s 6 Functional Developmental Levels (FDLs) and how they relate to The PLAY Project Autism Intervention
  • Identify techniques to use in the classroom that help improve language, social skills, behavior, development, and play skills of children with autism