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ECHO Early Childhood Education (ECE)

The ECHO Early Childhood Education (ECE) series is for early childhood professionals working with children with a range of abilities.

The Waisman Center is partnering with Satellite Family Child Care System to offer ECHO ECE Inclusion to all licensed and certified family child care programs in Wisconsin. This offering will be available in English and in Spanish.

Participants will learn and share strategies to support inclusive early childhood education for children identified with a disability or a special health or development need.

Continuing Education Credit will be provided through the Wisconsin Registry.

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Session Schedule – Wednesdays 6pm-7pm

  • Supporting a range of communication abilities
    • English: Jan 7
    • Español: 4 de Marzo
  • Promoting successful transitions between activities
    • English: Jan 21
    • Español: 18 de Marzo
  • Identifying and supporting behaviors of concern in the classroom
    • English: Feb 4
    • Español: 1 de Abril
  • Partnering with families of children with disabilities
    • English: Feb 18
    • Español: 15 de Abril

Registration/Registro

Participants register by the round and commit to attending each session in the round. Registration for Round 5 is open.

Register – ENGLISH

Los participantes se inscriben por ronda y se compromenten a asistir a todas las sesiones de la misma. La inscrioción para la Ronda 5 ya está abierta.

Registro – ESPAÑOL

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Past Session Topics

Fostering development of daily living skills
(WMELS Domain I – Health & Physical Development)

Promoting successful transitions between activities

Supporting a range of communication abilities

Identifying and supporting behaviors of concern in the classroom

Using behavior support plans

Partnering with families of children with disabilities

Transitioning children between programs

Accessing resources for implementing best practices

Expert Team

Kate Szidon, MS

Position title: ECHO Facilitator, Lead, and Content Expert

Maryann Rehani, MPH

Position title: Project Coordinator

Jenifer Cribben

Position title: Family Child Care Educator, Parent

Grace Eilers, MA, IMH-E®

Position title: Family Child Care Content Specialist, Satellite Family Child Care System

Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD

Position title: Director, University Center for Excellence In Developmental Disabilities