Access Project

All parents have questions about their children's development. The Access Project offers free lunchtime seminars on parenting and child development topics, directly in the offices of Cooke's corporate partners and friends. The Access Project gives Cooke the chance to show our gratitude to these generous supporters who help us provide quality special education to our children and families.

Access Project presentations offer information about a number of topics of interest to parents, such as the stages of child development and special needs issues.  Cooke Center Institute staff come to the corporate office location, prepared with an audio-visual presentation and handouts for all participants. Following each workshop, the presenters remain available for individual questions.

Below is a list of Access workshops currently offered by the Cooke Center Institute. For more information about bringing an Access workshop to your office, corporate partners should contact Marcia Gardère at (212) 280-4473 or mgardere@cookecenter.org.

• Ages and Stages of Language Development: Birth through Middle School
• Asperger's and the Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview
• Learning Disorders in Children and Adolescents
• ADHD: The Attention Deficit Disorders
• The Development Stages of Young Children's Play: What Children Learn When They Are Just Playing
• Sensory Integration: How the Senses Influence Learning and Behavior