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.
Session Schedule – Wednesdays 6pm-7pm
- Supporting a range of communication abilities / Comunicación
- Español: 4 de Marzo
- Promoting successful transitions between activities / Promoviendo transiciones exitosas entre actividades
- Español: 18 de Marzo
- Identifying and supporting behaviors of concern in the classroom / Identificado y apoyando comportamientos de preocupación
- Español: 1 de Abril
- Partnering with families of children with disabilities / Asociando con familias de niños con discapacidad
- Español: 15 de Abril
Registration/Registro
Participants register by the round and commit to attending each session in the round. Registration for the English series is now closed. Join the mailing list to be notified of future offerings.
Los participantes se inscriben por ronda y se compromenten a asistir a todas las sesiones de la misma. La inscrioción para la Ronda 6 ya está cerrada.
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
Grace Eilers, MA, IMH-E®
Position title: Family Child Care Content Specialist, Satellite Family Child Care System
Estella Vargas
Position title: Bilingual (Spanish/English) Accreditation Consultant, Satellite Family Child Care System
Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD
Position title: Director, University Center for Excellence In Developmental Disabilities