Name: Play with Purpose: Teaching Functional Play Skills to Students with Autism
Start: 2026-07-20T14:15:00-0700
End: 2026-07-20T15:30:00-0700

Play with Purpose: Teaching Functional Play Skills to Students with Autism

LIMITED

Monday July 20, 2026 2:15pm - 3:30pm PDT

Innovate B

Limited Capacity seats available

Play is a critical foundation for communication, social interaction, learning, and independence. In this session, participants will explore the importance of functional play for students with autism and learn practical strategies for assessing, teaching, and expanding play skills. Through examples and interactive activities, participants will gain tools for using modeling, prompting, reinforcement, and play expansion techniques to increase engagement and create meaningful opportunities for communication and social development.

Speakers

Michael Tucker

Team Lead - Autism Specialist, Education Service Center Region 11

Michael Tucker is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and has been working with students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) for over 25 years. He began working with children with autism in a private setting and then at the Autism Treatment Center. His teaching career has included... Read More →

Monday July 20, 2026 2:15pm - 3:30pm PDT
Innovate B

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