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Membership for Early Childhood Education Professionals

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If you’re an early childhood professional who trains or consults to early childhood educators, a Hanen membership can support and enhance the important work you do. You’ll gain knowledge, skills and ongoing support to empower educators to create the kinds of language-rich classroom environments where children’s communication soars.

Our Members Around the World

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How do you become a Hanen Member?

Early childhood education consultants/trainers become Hanen members when they complete the Learning Language and Loving It™ workshop. This workshop licenses you to offer the evidence-based Learning Language and Loving It™ Program for early Childhood Educators, a program that trains educators to use responsive interaction strategies in their day-to-day interactions with children to support their language, social and emergent literacy skills.

Hanen Membership Benefits


Access to practical resources to support your work

You’ll have access to continually updated practical resources to enhance and facilitate your efforts to engage and train educators.

Ongoing learning

You’ll have access to professional development opportunities to strengthen and update your knowledge and skills, including: 

  • Clinical Spotlight Series –  Interactive online member meetings on a variety of clinical topics, including program updates, with Program Directors and senior clinical staff.
  • Expert Speaker Series – Online presentations offered by experts in the field on the latest research and current topics that affect your work.
  • Advanced Hanen workshops – You’ll have the opportunity to further your knowledge and skills by attending our member-exclusive advanced workshop, ABC and Beyond™.
Research-based articles

Written by the clinical experts at Hanen, as well as guest contributors from the field, our monthly newsletter offers a breakdown of current research and its application to working with families and educators. You’ll also have access to a large vault of member-only articles where you’ll find research-based guidance on the topics that matter to you.

Teacher Talk™ license

Your membership includes a license to offer Teacher Talk – a flexible series of shorter trainings, offered either in person or online, that introduce educators to the key strategies of Learning Language and Loving It.

Discounted e-Seminars

These short, on-demand online sessions offer practical tools and strategies you can apply right away with educators and children. Popular topics include shared book reading, supporting emotional self-regulation and promoting emergent literacy in autistic children.

Member support

We’re committed to supporting the success of our members around the world by:

  • Providing access to support from our Early Childhood Education team
  • Offering dedicated support for all your membership needs
  • Providing program updates based on the latest research – this includes updated online leaders guides, program slides and handouts

Program resource translations

Access a variety of translated program materials that reflect your program certifications at no charge (multiple languages).

Opportunities to connect

Through online member meetings and the Hanen member Facebook group, you’ll connect and share ideas with a worldwide community of Hanen-trained professionals.

Member-only products and promotions

Enjoy exclusive access to member resources and discounts.

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Choose the certification workshop that’s right for you:

Learning Language and Loving It™
Learning Language and Loving It™

22.50 PD Hours / 2.25 ASHA CEUs*

Learn how to provide outstanding in-service education that gives childcare providers and preschool teachers the skills to facilitate children’s social, language and literacy development in early childhood settings.


Eligibility:
Speech-Language Pathologist or Early Childhood Education Consultant/Trainer

Language & Literacy
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