Training
About the Learning Language and Loving It™ Workshop
In this three-day Advanced Hanen Workshop, Hanen Certified speech-language pathologists/therapists (SLP/Ts) learn to provide effective, state-of-the-art group training to educators through Learning Language and Loving It – The Hanen Program® for Early Childhood Educators/Teachers, which integrates the principles of language facilitation with a child-centered approach to early childhood education. The program addresses the needs of all children, including those who are second language learners, who have language delays or are at-risk for language delay.
The Learning Language and Loving It workshop:
- Is only for Hanen SLP/Ts who have taken the It Takes Two to Talk® Certification Workshop and have current certification.
- Is aimed at SLP/Ts who work in early childhood and preschool settings
- focuses on the provision of training that effectively facilitates educators' ability to promote children's social, language and early literacy development.
- Includes information on fostering peer interaction, pretend (sociodramatic) play and abstract language that is critical to the acquisition of literacy.
- Addresses the challenges of promoting interaction in a group context as well as in a one-to-one context.
Workshop Objectives
After completing the Learning Language and Loving It workshop, participants will be able to:
- Lead Learning Language and Loving It – The Hanen Program for Early Childhood Educators/Teachers, which addresses prevention of language delays, early language intervention and language enrichment in early childhood settings.
- Utilize principles of adult education to provide teachers with the necessary knowledge and skills to create optimal language learning environments for all children.
- Plan and conduct interactive group sessions in the Learning Language and Loving It Program.
- Assess videotaped teacher-child interactions in terms of teachers’ application of responsive strategies and provide constructive, informative feedback to teachers to facilitate generalization of strategy use.
- Evaluate videotaped interactions in terms of application of responsive strategies using the ‘Teacher Interaction and Language Rating Scale’.
Workshop Format
Throughout the workshop, SLPs/SLTs participate in experiential, hands-on activities as the Instructor guides them through the process of leading a Learning Language and Loving It Program. IMPORTANT: Full attendance and participation in all three days of the workshop is mandatory.
Click here to download the Learning Language and Loving It Workshop Agenda for SLP/Ts
Prerequisites
It is recommended that:
- Participants have led an It Takes Two to Talk Program since completing their initial Hanen Certification Workshop
- Three months elapse between attendance at the initial Certification Workshop and this Advanced Hanen Workshop, so that participants have an opportunity to apply the program information in their work with families before attending the Advanced Workshop.
Workshop Fees and Materials
See individual workshops for Early bird and Regular fees. Included in your workshop fee is the full set of Learning Language and Loving It resources.
- Learning Language and Loving It: A Guide to Promoting Children's Social, Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood Settings (Weitzman and Greenberg, 2002)
- An Introduction to Hanen DVD
- PowerPoint Program Slides with embedded video clips
- Making Hanen Happen, the Learning Language and Loving It Program Leaders Guide. This guide provides in-depth, practical information on adult education principles and their application to the Learning Language and Loving It Program, as well as detailed session-by-session agendas.
Upon Completion of the Workshop
Participants are certified to run Learning Language and Loving It – The Hanen Program for Early Childhood Educators/Teachers according to specified guidelines and to use the Hanen name and logo when running these programs.
Certified Learning Language and Loving It Program Leaders also have the option of providing the Teacher Talk™ Training Series - 3 one-day training sessions, whose content is adapted from the Learning Language and Loving It Program
| Training A* |
Encouraging Language Development in Early Childhood Settings |
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This one day training addresses how educators can use everyday conversations, play and daily routines to promote children’s communication and social development. |
Training B
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Let Language Lead the Way to Literacy |
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This training discusses the important links between oral language development and literacy and provides practical strategies teachers can use to pave the way for reading and writing. |
| Training C |
Fostering Peer Interaction in Early Childhood Settings |
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This training addresses how educators can provide a physical and social environment that encourages peer interaction and creates many opportunities for successful interactions with other children. |
*The training series is offered flexibly. Training A may be offered on its own, or in combination with Training B and/or C. However, Training A must be completed by the participant before attending either B or C.
Click here to download a complete brochure or email teachertalk@hanen.org for more information
Continuing Education Credits
This course is offered for 2.1 CEUs (Advanced Level: Professional Area).
Non-North American/International
Hanen registers all workshops scheduled in Canada and the United States for ASHA CEUs. If Canadian or American participants attending a workshop outside of North America require ASHA credits, please email ceu@hanen.org to contact the ASHA CEU Administrator for The Hanen Centre. Requests must be received no later than six weeks prior to start date of the workshop.
Accommodations
Workshop participants are responsible for researching and arranging their own travel and accommodations.
About the Hanen Workshop Instructor
All Hanen Workshops are led by a Hanen Instructor who has successfully completed rigorous training from The Hanen Centre on how to train other SLP/Ts to run Hanen Programs. In addition to leading Hanen Workshops for The Hanen Centre, all Hanen Instructors are SLPs/SLTs who practice in a variety of settings, and lead Hanen Programs as part of the clinical services they offer in their respective places of employment.