Give every child in the classroom the best possible early literacy start

Supporting emergent literacy skills is a critical component of setting young children on the path to success. If you train or consult to early childhood educators or preschool teachers, Hanen’s online ABC and Beyond™ Advanced Workshop can provide you with a comprehensive and flexible approach to ensuring the best possible emergent literacy support in early childhood settings.

At an ABC and Beyond workshop, you learn an evidence-based framework for engaging and coaching educators to create literacy-rich experiences that have far-reaching benefits for all children in the classroom. You’ll help them integrate responsive interaction strategies into their everyday conversations and book reading to promote the six emergent literacy skills that lay the foundation for school success:

1. Oral language
2. Vocabulary
3. Story comprehension
4. Language of learning
5. Print knowledge
6. Phonological awareness

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Lead ABC and Beyond – The Hanen Program® for Building Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood Settings, selecting from a variety of flexible training delivery models.
• Utilize principles of adult education to provide teachers with the necessary knowledge and skills to create optimal learning environments to support the development of emergent literacy.
• Plan and conduct interactive group sessions in the ABC and Beyond Program.
• Assess teacher-child interactions in terms of teachers’ application the ABC and Beyond strategies and provide constructive, informative feedback to teachers to facilitate generalization of strategy use.
• Integrate ABC and Beyond strategies into one-on-one consultations with educators.

Certification

This workshop certifies you to:

1. 1. Lead ABC and Beyond™ — The Hanen Program® for Building Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood Settings

   ABC and Beyond is an evidence-based Hanen program for educators of preschool-aged children (3—5). Drawing on the most current research in the development of emergent literacy, this program teaches educators practical strategies that can be easily integrated into daily, naturalistic interactions to promote the specific early literacy skills that prepare children for reading and writing. Like all Hanen programs, ABC and Beyond accommodates all learning styles and ensures that educators are actively engaged in the learning, helping them use the strategies consistently and flexibly in their everyday work in the classroom.

   • Learn more about the program
   • Read the research behind the program

2. 2. Offer the program in a variety of flexible delivery models

   You’ll have the option to choose from a variety of delivery models to select the one that best meets the needs of your organization. For example, you may provide a partial program consisting of select topics that will benefit a particular group of educators and children most.

3. 3. Enhance your individual consultations with educators

   You can use the strategies, as well as the program resources (for example, videos showing strategies in use) to enhance your one-to-one consultations and trainings.

4. 4. Offer ABC and Beyond online

   Your certification includes a license and resources to deliver the program online to groups of educators. The online version of ABC and Beyond maintains all the best practice elements of Hanen’s programs, including discussion and practice opportunities.

   
   

Once certified, you will gain access to the following digital materials:

ABC and Beyond Making Hanen Happen Leader's Guide

A session-by-session guide to leading the program, including handouts for use in both the program and one-to-one contexts.

ABC and Beyond PowerPoint Slides

Presentation slides for each session of the program, including real-life video examples of ABC and Beyond strategies being used by educators in a variety of early childhood settings and with a variety of children.

ABC and Beyond Online Member Resource Centre

A hub of online resources to further refine your work and facilitate your integration of ABC and Beyond into your practice. 

ABC and Beyond Online Program Materials

Resources to deliver the ABC and Beyond Program to groups of educators online.

Part 1: Self Study

Before the training, you'll complete an assignment in which you learn about the research that informs and supports the ABC and Beyond Program.

Part 2: Live, online interactive training

This workshop takes place over five 3-hour sessions. In a small online group, you’ll participate in a series of highly interactive and personalized learning sessions. Each session includes discussion and small group practice activities, as well as the opportunity to reflect and receive feedback from your peers and the instructor.  

View the workshop agenda

Note on attendance:

Hanen workshops require participants to attend all days of the workshop in full, as indicated on the workshop registration page. Full attendance is required in order to be awarded certification and a license to offer the ABC and Beyond Program, as well as to obtain ASHA CEUs.