The Hanen Centre - Hanen Launchpad to Literacy™: Setting the Stage for School Success

Reading levels are declining among school-aged children — but you can change the story.

Around the world, more children are falling behind in reading, with lifelong consequences. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Whether you work hands-on with young children, support educators, or guide families, you have the power to shape literacy outcomes—and Hanen’s new online workshop, Hanen Launchpad to Literacy™, will show you how.

Training Type:

Interactive online workshop

Length:

2 full days or 4 half days

Continuing Education Credits:

Available (TBD)

Why Choose Hanen Launchpad to Literacy™?

Because the early years set the stage for lifelong success.

Children aren’t born ready to read. But what happens in the early years makes all the difference.

These are the years when children learn the emergent literacy skills that lay an essential foundation for learning to read. Unfortunately, more and more children are starting school lacking these essential skills.

This is where Hanen Launchpad to Literacy™ can help.

Grounded in decades of expertise in early language and literacy learning, this workshop shows you how to target the specific literacy skills young children need to learn – and to infuse that learning into fun everyday interactions in the home and in early childhood settings.

So if you’re looking for a concrete, research-based approach to helping more children start school with the tools they need to succeed, get ready for Hanen Launchpad to Literacy™!

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What You’ll Gain at the Workshop

Smart, simple strategies that work

Learn evidence-based techniques rooted in the Science of Reading to build the pre-reading skills children will need to decode text and to understand what it means. You’ll learn how parents and educators can naturally integrate these strategies into everyday routines and play.

A powerful 4-step coaching model

Support educators and parents with a clear, effective coaching framework that enables them to learn how to build children’s literacy in everyday interactions.

A laser focus on emergent literacy

Unlike broader school-readiness programs, this workshop zeros in on emergent literacy, providing you with a targeted framework for meeting the specific literacy needs of 3-5 year-olds.

An approach that fits your day

Discover how to turn book time, snack time, outdoor play and more into rich literacy-building opportunities.

Ready-to-use tools and resources

Walk away with practical handouts, action plans, and real-life video examples you can use right away with educators and parents.

When you know how best to target emergent literacy skills, you can give all young children the equitable early start that they deserve.

Who is the Workshop for?

Hanen Launchpad to Literacy™ is for any professional looking to enhance their impact in emergent literacy promotion, including:

Early childhood educators and Kindergarten teachers
Speech-language pathologists and other professionals who train or consult with educators or parents
Any early childhood professional whose role includes supporting the language and literacy development of young children

Workshop Presenter

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Helen Livshits, M.H.Sc., Reg. CASLPO, speech-language pathologist, is the Director of Early Childhood Education Services at The Hanen Centre. In this role, she oversees the development of programs, resources and trainings in the area of language and literacy development in early childhood educational environments. In addition to delivering Hanen Programs to educators, Helen leads Learning Language and Loving It™ and Hanen Launchpad to Literacy™ workshops for speech-language pathologists and other professionals worldwide and trains Hanen instructors who facilitate early language and literacy workshops around the globe.

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Interested in training for a group?

If you have a group that may be interested in attending Hanen Launchpad to Literacy™ together, contact us so we can work with you on dates and group pricing that works for your organization.