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Teaching PLAY helps children with autism in the classroom
Pre-school and kindergarten children with autism are often hard to engage in academic activities.
Teaching PLAY is a classroom application of The PLAY Project that focuses on a child’s functional development and interaction so children with autism will be more successful in school both socially and academically.
In Teaching PLAY we believe that ‘engagement leads to educational readiness’.
Throughout all classroom activities, school staff will learn how to incorporate The PLAY Project’s evidence-based, developmental approach without disrupting classroom routines! Teaching PLAY is practical, effective, and fits into the classroom setting in a natural way.
How Teaching PLAY works: Certified Teaching PLAY Consultants provide direct guidance and supervision for school personnel who want to implement Teaching PLAY in the pre-school or kindergarten setting. The model works well in integrated as well as self-contained classes.
“We implemented Teaching PLAY district wide in 8 schools in Preble County and it made a profound difference in the way our school staff dealt with children on the spectrum. The transformation in the children was remarkable.”
–Preble County School Superintendent
The PLAY Project Organization trains certified Teaching PLAY professionals to help children with autism increase engagement, functional communication, and academic readiness. If you are interested in our Teaching PLAY certification program click here.
In addition to the certifications, the PLAY Project Organization offers resources, information and workshops for school and other professionals, like pediatricians, social workers, speech/language pathologists, occupational therapists, etc, who are simply interested in gaining practical skills for engaging children with autism. The PLAY Project can also customize a specific workshop for your organization.
By applying PLAY Project principles, methods, and techniques in the classroom, school staff can:
Engage children with ASD in a fun way in all classroom activities
IEP goals that include interaction, functional developmental milestones, and social skills are provided as part of Teaching PLAY
Our study on Teaching PLAY showed improvement not only in staff to student relationships but also in peer to peer relationships
When children with ASD are more engaged with people they are more available to learn
Teaching PLAY for Schools and School Systems
The PLAY Project Organization designs customized training programs for schools or school systems that want a comprehensive approach to training staff in Teaching PLAY.
For instance, we have trained each pre-school or kindergarten classroom staff in a given school and multiple schools in a given school district. For details on the program contact the PLAY Project Organization at 734-585-5333 .