Make the most of everyday moments to build children’s early language, social and
literacy skills.
The Hanen Centre supports all the important adults in a young
child’s life to turn everyday interactions into motivating, powerful opportunities to build
children’s communication skills.
A child’s path to literacy begins long before they start school – and it’s the important adults in their lives who make all the difference.
Introducing Hanen Launchpad to Literacy™, our brand new workshop for professionals looking to maximize their impact on children’s literacy futures. Learn more and be among the first to know when registration opens!
Enrich your early language intervention services by engaging and coaching the most important adults in children’s lives. Our workshops show you how to use principles of adult learning to support and coach parents to use research-based, responsive interaction strategies during their everyday interactions with their child. In so doing, they make early intervention a natural, ongoing and enjoyable process.
From an SLP who attended a Hanen Workshop…
“…the ideas for how to teach parents and empower families are just what I was missing. And the organization of the materials and progression of topics will help me deliver the strategies in bite-sized pieces. Looking forward to transforming from ‘Magic SLP who does the things’ to ‘Family support person.’”
From a parent who attended an It Takes Two to Talk® Program…
“The It Takes Two to Talk® program has given life a whole new meaning – it’s brighter, happier, less confusing/frustrating. We have learned new and wonderful ways to communicate with our daughter and she with us.”
Your child’s best communication learning happens while connecting and having fun with you every day. If you’re concerned about your child’s communication, we have research-based programs and resources that fit into your daily life and help you maximize your child’s opportunities to learn important early language and social skills.
Browse the latest news and research-based articles on early language, literacy and social skills development.
Sep 23, 2024
It can be challenging to know how best to support dual language learners in the classroom, especially if you don’t speak a child’s home language. Here are four tips to help you create a supportive learning environment for these children.
Don’t let these four common myths about early literacy get in the way of preparing your child for literacy success. Find out what the research really says abut how you can best support your child’s learning.
22.50 PD Hours / 2.25 ASHA CEUs*
Learn how to apply best practice in coaching for parents of children with language delays. Coach parents both in group and 1-1 contexts so you can build their capacity to support their child’s communication development by using It Takes Two to Talk® strategies in everyday interactions with their child.
Eligibility:
Speech-language pathologist/therapist
23.00 PD Hours / 2.30 ASHA CEUs*
Learn how to apply best practice in coaching for parents of autistic children. Coach parents both in group and 1-1 contexts so you can build their capacity to support their child’s social communication development by using More Than Words® strategies in everyday interactions with their child.
Eligibility:
Speech-Language Pathologist/Therapist
22.50 PD Hours / 2.25 ASHA CEUs*
Learn how to provide outstanding in-service education that gives childcare providers and preschool teachers the skills to facilitate children’s social, language and literacy development in early childhood settings.
Eligibility:
Speech-Language Pathologist or Early Childhood Education Consultant/Trainer
13.50 PD Hours / 1.35 ASHA CEUs*
Learn a specialized framework for supporting parents of autistic children (ages 4-8) to help their child have more extended conversations and form deeper connections with adults and peers.
Eligibility:
More Than Words® certification and current Hanen membership
14.00 PD Hours / 1.40 ASHA CEUs*
Learn how to engage and support educators of 3-5 year-olds to promote emergent literacy development during shared book reading and daily interactions.
Eligibility:
Current Hanen membership and one of the following certifications: It Takes Two to Talk®, More Than Words® or Learning Language and Loving It™
16.50 PD Hours / 0.00 ASHA CEUs*
Learn responsive interaction strategies to support the communication skills of children with language delays, as well as how to provide individual coaching to parents so they can apply these strategies during everyday interactions with their child.
Eligibility:
Early Intervention Professional
16.50 PD Hours / 0.00 ASHA CEUs*
Learn responsive interaction strategies to support the social communication skills of autistic children, as well as how to provide individual coaching to parents so they can apply these strategies during everyday interactions with their child.
Eligibility:
Early Intervention Professional
22.50 PD Hours / 0.00 ASHA CEUs*
Learn how to build the best possible language, social and literacy skills for all children in early childhood settings.
Eligibility:
Early Childhood Educator
Are you a parent who’s concerned about your child’s communication development? Find a Hanen SLP in your area who can offer you a Hanen program or use the Hanen approach during individual sessions to help your child communicate.
