Padmaja Sarathy

Author & Educational Consultant

Courses

0.5

ASHA CEUs taught

About

Padmaja is the founder and president of a nonprofit, Parent Engagement for Active Child Enrichment (PEACE). PEACE coaches and guides families, particularly those from marginalized populations, to enable and enrich children toward a productive academic and life trajectory. She is a globally engaged educational consultant and author with expertise in the fields of early childhood & special education. Driven by an intense commitment to maximize learning outcomes for children with special needs, she inspires educators through webinars, onsite coaching, & workshops at conferences. Padmaja has graduate degrees in Political Science, Special Education, and Educational Diagnostics. Enriched with diverse professional experience, she has authored a number of books. Autism, significant and multiple disabilities, early childhood, executive function, paraeducators, and special ed legal compliance are the focus topics of her books. Learn more at www.infinitepossibilities-sped.com.

Courses by Padmaja

Sensory and Engagement SupportsOn Demand

Cultivate Calmness, Concentration and Coping Skills

Spark joy and grow learner's abilities to develop calmness, concentration, and attentional control to build focus for learning. Learn how to integrate mindfulness-based practices as part of the daily routine while nurturing social-emotional skills.

Padmaja SarathyAuthor & Educational Consultant

1 Hour0.1 ASHA CEUs

Sensory and Engagement SupportsOn Demand

Joyful Learning: Engage and Advance Young Learners with Significant and Complex Learning Needs

Young learners with significant disabilities ? with cognitive and communication difficulties who may also have physical, sensory and behavioral needs ? require instructional delivery that maximizes their learning opportunities and minimizes the barriers to attain desired learning outcomes. This webinar will guide you on how to deliver learning opportunities with a hands-on, playful approach to motivate and sustain learner attention and advance their growth and development in cognitive, language and communication, social-emotional skills.

Padmaja SarathyAuthor & Educational Consultant

1 Hour0.1 ASHA CEUs

AutismOn Demand

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding & Responding

Children with autism spectrum disorder tend to process and respond to information in the environment in unique and unusual ways which frequently present challenges to educators and families. This session will illustrate how to better understand the characteristics of children with ASD and the underlying factors that contribute to their problem behaviors in order to provide individualized supports and interventions to maximize their academic, social, and behavioral outcomes. This session is part one of a three part series.

Padmaja SarathyAuthor & Educational Consultant

1 Hour0.1 ASHA CEUs

AutismOn Demand

Setting and Student-Specific Personalized Interventions and Supports for Children with ASD

This session, combining the portrayal of several student case examples and setting-specific situations, will present proactive intervention techniques and tools to reduce challenging behaviors of students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). Empowered with best-practice techniques grounded in the positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) approach, you can transform your knowledge into constructive action to achieve desirable long-term outcomes for children with ASD. This session is part two of a three part series.

Padmaja SarathyAuthor & Educational Consultant

1 Hour0.1 ASHA CEUs

AutismOn Demand

Transform Transition Meltdown to Calm-Down: Seven Support Strategies for Children with ASD

Changes in routines, activities, materials, or environments can trigger transition-related tantrums in children with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). Experiencing anxiety and stress, they may engage in aggressive or oppositional behaviors. This workshop, drawing from evidence-based best-practices, will demonstrate how to pursue child-focused approaches and seven support strategies to prevent transition-related meltdowns and make smooth transitions.

Padmaja SarathyAuthor & Educational Consultant

1 Hour0.1 ASHA CEUs