8:30-10:00 Activities and Ideas to Support the Developmental Sequence of Pre-Writing Skills for ALL Students
Adrienne Wood MS OTR/L
Participants will take a close look at the developmental sequence of pre-writing skills and will explore appropriate tools and activities to support all students.
8:30-10:00 Get Them Moving-Preventing and Addressing Self Regulation and Motor Needs Using Movement Activities
Dr Rebecca Schromm PT and Kaitlin E. Simpson, OT
Using active play and movement activities in the preschool classroom to prevent and address challenges and improve ALL children’s ability to participate in school and community.
8:30-10:00 Using Read Alouds to Support Social Emotional Learning Standards and the Approaches to Play and Learning Standards
Stephanie O’Brien Preschool Teacher
Participants will become familiar with the MA standards for social emotional learning (SEL) and approaches to play and learning (APL). Using popular children’s books, we will identify popular children’s books which address the SEL/APL standards to address classroom skill deficits, teach positive behavioral expectations, and carry over skills from school to home and the community.
8:30-10:00 Engineering the Preschool Classroom for Language, Social and Behavioral Success using Visuals
Michelle Theodore MS, CCC-SLP and Aly Menty MS CCC-SLP Melrose Public Schools
As student need continues to increase, how can the preschool teacher support all learners? This session will review 10 highly effective visual supports to utilize across the preschool day to enhance the language, social and behavioral skills of all students. Short cuts on organizing and implementing these supports consistently will be shared.
12:45-2:15 Activities and Ideas to Support the Developmental Sequence of Pre-Writing Skills for ALL Students
Adrienne Wood MS OTR/L
Participants will take a close look at the developmental sequence of pre-writing skills and will explore appropriate tools and activities to support all students.
12:45-2:15 Get Them Moving-Preventing and Addressing Self Regulation and Motor Needs Using Movement Activities
Dr Rebecca Schromm PT and Kaitlin E. Simpson, OT
Using active play and movement activities in the preschool classroom to prevent and address challenges and improve ALL children’s ability to participate in school and community.
12:45-2:15 Using Read Alouds to Support Social Emotional Learning Standards and the Approaches to Play and Learning Standards
Stephanie O’Brien Preschool Teacher
Participants will become familiar with the MA standards for social emotional learning (SEL) and approaches to play and learning (APL). Using popular children’s books, we will identify popular children’s books which address the SEL/APL standards to address classroom skill deficits, teach positive behavioral expectations, and carry over skills from school to home and the community.
12:45-2:15 Engineering the Preschool Classroom for Language, Social and Behavioral Success using Visuals
Michelle Theodore MS, CCC-SLP and Aly Menty MS CCC-SLP Melrose Public Schools
As student need continues to increase, how can the preschool teacher support all learners? This session will review 10 highly effective visual supports to utilize across the preschool day to enhance the language, social and behavioral skills of all students. Short cuts on organizing and implementing these supports consistently will be shared.
