Course info

This first part in a two-part series on assistive technology focuses on practical application and facilitation for children and families. Using the framework of PEAT’s Suite, Supporting a Child’s Physical Environment and Assistive Tool Journey, receive guidance on what assistive tools are, how to decide when to use them, and how to use them appropriately in a child's daily routine. All children, professionals, and family members use many different types of assistive tools daily, often without realizing it. 

Credits: 3 Act 48 hours and/or 3 Infant Toddler Clock Hours

Intended Audience: Early Intervention Service Providers and staff, Early Childhood Classroom teachers and home visitors across Pennsylvania Early Childhood programs.

Registration: This course is available by registering on the PaTTAN online registration Training Calendar. Choose the quarter in which you would like to take the course and then click on the course title listed on the 1st day of that quarter (July 1, October 1, January 1, or April 1). Approximately 10 days prior to the end of each quarter, registration will close, and no one will be able to register for the course within that quarter. During this period, everyone will need to wait until the first day of the next quarter to register and complete the course. Users who complete the course will be awarded Act 48 credits at the end of each quarter. The credits will be dated with the last day of that quarter. It may take up to 30 days from the end of the quarter for users to see their Act 48 credits in the Professional Education Record Management System (PERMS).