Functional Skills for Elementary Students
Functional Skills for Elementary Students
Friday 10/24/25 (ONLINE)
This workshop helps teachers, support staff, and clinicians learn proven ways to improve self-regulation, executive function, and social communication in elementary students. These skills are important for learning, social life, and emotional health. Attendees will understand how these skills develop, spot problems in class, and get practical tools and methods for use with individuals or groups. The session includes real examples, videos, hands-on activities, and teamwork to ensure participants gain useful strategies they can use right away.
*Each of the workshops in the Functional Skills series will be presented from a Neurodiversity affirming lens.
Workshop Outcomes:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Explain self-regulation, executive function, and social communication, and how they connect in elementary-aged children.
Identify common signs of struggles in these areas and understand what might cause them in students.
Use age-appropriate methods to teach and support self-regulation, including emotional awareness and coping skills.
Apply practical tools to help with executive function, like visual schedules, breaking tasks into steps, organizing tools, and managing time.
Promote social communication skills through guided peer activities, clear teaching of conversation rules, and examples of effective language use.
Include skill-building in daily routines and lessons using an inclusive approach and layered support system.
Work well with families and other professionals to provide consistent help across different environments.
Workshop Schedule:
830-230 (with an optional Q & A extended time 230-300)
Target Audience
Teachers, Special Educators, SLPs, SLPAs, OTs
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