Monthly Webinar Update: February 2023

Monthly Webinar Update: February 2023

Do you know what it takes for children to learn to talk, read, and be ready for school success? It’s a good time to think about these questions to ensure young children are ready for PreK and Kindergarten:

1. What does it take for babies to learn to talk and set the stage for school success?
2. How do we get infants and toddlers ready for center-based learning?
3. How do we get classrooms that provide meaningful and productive learning experiences ready for children with autism?

Come find out answers to these questions and much more. Starting February 1st, we offer two 6-week webinar series:

• The Social Communication Development in Infants and Toddlers (SC•DIT) 6-week winter webinar series starts on Wednesday, February 1st from 1:00 to 2:30pm ET. Learn what it takes for children to learn to talk. We’ll present our social communication milestones — a critical window Page 2 of 3 children to learn to talk. We’ll present our social communication milestones — a critical window into the wellbeing of infants and toddlers, and the earliest signs of healthy development and school readiness. This gives you an opportunity to catch small delays early. Read more and register.
• The Autism Navigator for Classroom Success in PreK through 2nd Grade 6-week winter webinar series starts on Wednesday, February 1st from 4:00 to 5:30pm ET. Learn how our evidence-based framework for students with autism can help you prioritize goals using our lens of active engagement and layer cake of teaching strategies to promote learning and positive behavior. We’ll highlight the importance of teaching and learning across everyday classroom activities to achieve the intensity needed and promote generalization. Read more and register.

For professionals who screen and diagnose or determine eligibility, we have two webinars for you to learn how to improve early detection of autism:

• Improving Early Detection of Autism with an Eye Toward Infancy — Join us on Tuesday, February 14th at 5:30pm ET. Read more and register.
• Sharpen Your Observation Skills Using the SORF for Earlier Detection — Join us on Thursday, February 9th and 23rd at 12:30pm ET. Read more and register.

For pediatricians and other primary care providers, you can now apply to have your own Baby Navigator Provider Portal, where we offer new surveillance and screening tools to use with families in your practice and identify children with language and communication delays and autism earlier. Read more. Apply for your own Portal. Apply here.

For families with babies, we encourage you to join Baby Navigator when you’re pregnant, as soon as your baby is born, or any time until your baby’s 2nd birthday at 24 months. You can track your baby’s progress and learn how to encourage the magic of learning to talk. Learn more and register.

For families with children with social communication delays, challenging behavior, or suspect their child has autism, get started right away to support your child’s learning in everyday activities. We offer three family webinars in February:

• What does it take to learn to talk? Baby Navigator brings this free webinar to you at 1:00pm ET on February 2nd and 16th. Read more and register.
• About Autism in Toddlers — On the first Friday of each month at 12:00 noon ET, we offer our About Autism in Toddlers webinar, a companion to our signature course that is FREE for everyone. Join us on February 3rd. Read more and register.
• How-To Guide for Families — Join us on Tuesday, February 14th and 28th at 1:00pm ET to get started right away if you suspect your child has autism. Learn evidence-based strategies to engage your child in everyday activities and help develop your child’s social communication skills. Read more and register.

And finally, for professionals working with families, mark your calendars for our upcoming 6-week spring webinar series starting March 22nd on Coaching with the Early Social Interaction (ESI) Model. Learn more and register.


Visit our webinar page to learn about all 12 of our webinars. Use the calendar view to plan your schedule. Visit our courses page to learn more about Autism Navigator online courses that expand on the content of our webinars. All our webinars are FREE, but you must register.

Please help us spread the word by sharing this email with professionals, families, and friends in your social networks. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming courses and webinars.