PEPSA: Clues For Strengthening Social Emotional Academic Learning: Helping All Learners Become Better Social Detectives!

Presented by: Nancy Tarshis MA MS CCC-SLP

Hosted by: FAU CARD

Training Description

This strategy filled video will give a quick overview of the important elements of building social competencies in elementary-age students. We will explore how flexible thinking social language problem-solving and social emotional development are vital for success in the classroom. From a research perspective on the impact of executive functioning social attention and social problem solving we will peek into our award-winning Social Detective book. Throughout the video you will learn not just the “why” behind the concepts we teach but the “how” with practical strategies and some good lessons for applying this knowledge immediately!

Training Objectives

1. Identify at least two key milestones that underlie the development of social cognitive skills from birth to age five.

2. Describe two ways to structure learning experiences in early elementary settings (home and school) to promote social emotional academic learning.

3. Describe two strategies that support flexible thinking.

About the Presenter

Nancy Tarshis a speech-language pathologist/special educator with extensive experience working with children and their parents is the Director of Early Elementary Programming at The Quad Preparatory School for twice-exceptional children K-12. For 27 years she was a member of the professional team at the Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC) at Albert Einstein College of Medicine serving as Supervisor of Speech and Language Services for 21 of them. In that capacity she trained more than 400 SLPs currently practicing throughout the nation. As Emeritus at CERC she participates in ongoing research and lectures to pediatric fellows medical residents and psychology interns. In addition she serves as adjunct clinical instructor at NYU Teachers College-Columbia University and Hunter College of City University of New York. She provides ongoing consultation on social emotional learning to many public and private schools nationally and internationally. Nancy is deeply experienced in a wide variety of therapy methodologies including Social Thinking. She speaks frequently across the United States and internationally on its concepts and strategies and is the co-author of We Thinkers! Volume 1 Social Explorers and We Thinkers! Volume 2 Social Problem Solvers. Nancy loves to play with both toys and ideas and she does so in her private practice where she sees individuals from birth through adulthood.