Early ECHO

Early ECHO is a knowledge-sharing, virtual learning community of practice for Part C early interventionists from Mountain West regional states (Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota). Early Childhood ECHO increases the capacity of early childhood professionals to identify and implement best practices in areas that include early identification and referral detection, feeding, communication, developmental delays and disabilities, and many more.

These sessions are FREE for all participants

The target audience of these sessions is the Early childhood workforce, early childcare providers, early intervention, Early Head Start and Head Start teams, developmental specialists, early childhood special educators, service coordinators, speech language pathologists, physical and occupational therapists.

Sessions will be held the 1st Wednesday of each month from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. MST via Zoom video conferencing technology
 



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Contact Us

(435) 890-5768
earlyecho@aggies.usu.edu

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Session Recordings

End of Year Reports

Resources

2026 Series Schedule

Session Date                         Expert Presenter                                               Topic                                                                                                                                                  
January 7, 2026 Kirsten Aalberg The Growth Blueprint: Why Typical Development Counts - Moving Through Milestones: The Motor Journey 
February 4, 2026 Shelby Clark The Growth Blueprint: Why Typical Development Counts - From Babble to Brilliance: The Speech Series
March 4, 2026 Kait Bennington The Growth Blueprint: Why Typical Development Counts - Bites & Beginnings: The Feeding Foundations
April 1, 2026 Janel Preston The Growth Blueprint: Why Typical Development Counts - Play to Progress: The Power of Typical Play 
May 6, 2026 Ashley Stuart The Growth Blueprint: Why Typical Development Counts - Patterns in Action: Understanding Typical Behavior
June 3, 2026 Jordan Anderson The Growth Blueprint: Why Typical Development Counts - Growing Together: the Social-Emotional Milestone Map 
July 1, 2026 Rebecca Foster & Team Senses in Sync: Exploring the World Through Sensory Play 
August 5, 2026 Pat Boyle Is it Sensory or Behavior? 
September 2, 2026 Rebecca Foster Teaching Parents About a Sensory Diet
October 7, 2026 Shelby Clark Click, Connect, Care: What Makes a Virtual Visit Work 
November 4, 2026 Curt Phillips  TBD
December 2, 2026 Heather Waters  Battling Burnout with Compassion