By RYAN SKAITH
A training program from the United Way, Success By 6, is presenting ‘Seeing Strength, Shaping Supports: Autism-Informed Teaching for Every Learner’ is coming up next month.
The program will take place Saturday, January 24 from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Wyatt Park Christian Church Fellowship Hall. This training is intended for early care and education providers but is open to any interested community member.
Bobbie Cronk, Director of Children’s Initiative with the United Way of Greater Joseph says, “This is an initiative of United Way that focuses on ensuring our children have what they need to be successful on that first day of Kintergarten.”
The training will be led by Cheryl Cotter and Cristen Sassi, who present across the country to audiences on early care and education. United Way says all children in the classroom benefit when teachers understand autistic ways of thinking and processing the world.
“The program we have coming up really focuses on preschool teachers and childcare providers understanding different styles of learning that can be identified with Autism or Autism spectrum disorders,” Cronk says.
Participants have the opportunity to learn how to view learning differences through a strength-based lens, and how to match supports and teaching strategies to the child’s perspective, learning needs and environment.
The doors open at 7:30 a.m. The cost to attend is $15.
Light refreshments will be provided. The event is made possible by Community Action Partnership Head Start and Wyatt Park Christian Church. For more information, contact the United Way at 816-364-2381.