PEPSA:Clues For Strengthening Social Emotional Academic Learning

Presented by: Nancy Tarshis MA, MS, CCC-SLP

Hosted by: FAU CARD

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.

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.

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