_edited.png)
Educational Services
Hanen Programs®
Hanen Programs® for early childhood educators (2 years to 5 years) are led by speech-language pathologists and early childhood education consultants/trainers who have received specialized training from The Hanen Centre. Based on the most current research in early childhood education, these child-centered programs are designed for educators who work in a variety of early childhood settings, including childcare, preschool, nursery and kindergarten programs. In a comfortable, small-group environment, program participants gain the knowledge, skills and tools they need to make language and literacy-learning a fun and natural part of every child’s day. The Hanen Centre has developed several programs for early childhood educators. Pebble and Pond owner Maryteresa is a certified trainer for the Hanen Programs listed below.
Learning Language and Loving It™ - The Hanen Program® for Early Childhood Educators
In any preschool classroom, the needs of children can be very diverse, and some can be much harder to engage and teach than others. This makes your job as an early childhood educator difficult when you’re trying to make sure that every child in your classroom is given the best possible opportunities for learning.
The Learning Language and Loving It Program was designed to provide early childhood educators with practical strategies for helping all children in the classroom build language and social skills, no matter what their learning and communication styles are, and even if they have special needs.
The Learning Language and Loving It Program provides you with practical, research-based strategies for:
-
Promoting every child’s language development using natural everyday activities, routines and play
-
Becoming attuned to children’s interests so you can follow their lead, which is known to foster language development
-
Adjusting the way you talk to help children develop more advanced language skills
-
Promoting interaction among the children themselves
-
Facilitating language-learning in pretend play
-
Fostering emergent literacy skills
​
If you are interested in more information please
​
The ABC and Beyond Program is designed to help educators of preschool children (three to five years of age) promote the emergent literacy skills that all children need to develop in order to learn to read and write successfully. By taking the latest research in early literacy development and “translating” it into practical, immediately usable strategies, ABC and Beyond makes it easy for educators to build literacy naturally into every part of the day. ABC and Beyond programs are facilitated by Hanen Certified ABC and Beyond Trainers who have been specially trained and licensed by The Hanen Centre.
Who should attend?
Anyone working with three- to five-year-olds in early childhood settings, including early childhood educators, preschool and kindergarten teachers, educational assistants, home child care providers, etc.
​
If you are interested in more information please