Motivation + Play Patterns

Ignite Creativity and Engagement: Unleash the Magic of Play Schemas!

Are you ready to tap into the extraordinary world of play schemas and revolutionize your approach to child engagement? Introducing our groundbreaking course: "Patterns in Play: Using Play Schemas to Promote Engagement." If you're passionate about creating meaningful connections with autistic children through play, this course is your game-changing ticket. Learn how to motivate the child to initiate, communicate, and stay socially engaged during learning activities. These are a natural part of children’s play and development and help explain why some children are persistent and determined to do things in a certain way. However, not every child enjoys the same types of activities, and understanding play schemas will allow you to tailor activities to interests that may otherwise not be obvious. This is also true for children with ASD.

Why Choose the Patterns in Play Course?

  • Expert-Led Learning: Benefit from the expertise of seasoned professionals who understand child development intricately.

  • Comprehensive Curriculum: Our meticulously designed curriculum covers a wide range of play schemas and their significance.

  • Practical Application: Gain actionable strategies to harness play schemas effectively in your interactions.

  • Flexible Learning: Learn at your own pace, from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.

  • Interactive Experience: Engage in dynamic discussions, quizzes, and hands-on exercises for experiential learning.

ASD Special Interests and Play Schemas

Infants and young children often engage in self-stimulating behaviors; however, as they age and mature, these behaviors start to decline and are replaced by other activities (e.g., playing with toys and social interactions). Learn how to 'reframe' the child's special interests and self-stimulatory behaviors to better support social engagement and communication with others.

What You'll Learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to

  • Play Schema Essentials: Understand the core concepts of play schemas and their significance.

  • Recognizing Schemas: Learn to identify and interpret various play schemas in children's play.

  • Supportive Strategies: Discover how to support and extend children's play using play schemas.

  • Adapting Interactions: Explore ways to adapt your interactions to foster engagement and learning.

  • Enhancing Communication: Gain insights into using play schemas to enhance communication and learning outcomes.

Course Curriculum

Take a look at what's inside this course!

  1. 1

    • Play Patterns Course Overview

    • About Your Instructor

    • Course Syllabus
  2. 2

    • Lesson 1.0 Social Attention Difference in Children with ASD

    • Lesson 1.1 Social Motivation and ASD

    • Lesson 1.2 Play Differences in Children with ASD

    • Supplemental Material #1: Social Motivation Components

  3. 3

    • Lesson 2.0 What are Play Schemas?

    • Rethinking Play Schemas and Self-Stimulatory Behaviors

    • Lesson 2.1 Rotating Play Schema

    • Lesson 2.2 Trajection Play Schema

    • Lesson 2.3 Enveloping Play Schema

    • Lesson 2.4 Positioning Play Schema

    • Lesson 2.5 Transporting Play Schema

    • Lesson 2.6 Connecting Play Schema

    • Lesson 2.7 Enclosing Play Schema

    • Supplemental Material #1: Play Schemas

    • Supplemental Material #2: Play Schema Lesson Plan

  4. 4

    • Lesson 3.0 How to Identify a Child's Interests

    • Lesson 3.1 How to Identify a Child's Play Schemas

    • Supplemental Material #1: Play Schema Observation Sheet

  5. 5

    • Lesson 4.0 Teaching Frameworks: Joint Activity Routines

    • Lesson 4.1a Be a Play Partner

    • Lesson 4.1b Be a Play Partner (contd)

    • Lesson 4.2 Strategies to Promote Engagement

    • Lesson 4.3 Troubleshooting When You Get Stuck

    • Supplemental Material #1: How to Increase the Child's Attention

    • Supplemental Material #2: How to Keep it Fun!

    • Supplemental Material #3 How to Tell If the Child is Losing Interest

    • Supplemental Material #4: Joint Activity Routine Components

    • Supplemental Material #5: Sensory Social Routine Ideas
  6. 6

    • Lesson 5.0 That's a Wrap!

    • Additional Resource Available: Inventory of Play Patterns

    • Additional Resource Available: Inventory of Child Interests

    • Additional Resource Available: Play Schemas to Promote Social Engagement Resource Bundle

    • Additional Course Available: 1-hour Play Patterns Course for Technicians!

  7. 7

    • Course Completion Quiz

    • Course Survey

    • Access the Certificate

    • Review the Course

Course Details

The Power of Play Schemas

Play is the language of childhood, and play schemas are the keys to unlocking a child's interest and motivation. In this course, you'll dive deep into play schemas – those fascinating repeated play patterns that provide crucial insights into children's development and thought processes which lead to social engagement with others.

Enroll Today and Transform Your Approach

Become a play schema expert

Seize this exceptional chance to enhance your expertise, broaden your understanding, and transform the way you engage with children through play. Join our "Patterns in Play: Using Play Schemas to Promote Engagement" course and become a play schema expert, propelling your impact to new heights. Invest in your professional growth and embark on a journey that will reshape the way you view play and learning. Enroll now and open the doors to endless opportunities for meaningful connections and joyful learning experiences!