Literacy Development for Children with Speech-Language Disabilities

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Communication Station Missouri

SPEAK (St Louis Parent Extension for Apraxic Kids)

in association with Speechville
is pleased to present

A Workshop with Dr. Kenn Apel:

"Encouraging Literacy Development for Children with Speech/Language Disabilities"

June 7, 2003
Metropolitan Life, General American Building

St. Louis, MO

Children with a history of speech/language disabilities are at a high risk for developing reading, writing, and spelling difficulties. Armed with this fact and the knowledge and skills supported by research to prevent, assess, and, if needed, remediate literacy problems, speech-language pathologists, other school-based professionals, and parents can make a real difference in the lives of these children.

The purpose of this workshop, then, is fourfold.

First, spoken language development will be reviewed with a particular focus on the spoken language skills that develop collaboratively with and contribute to early literacy skills.
Following this discussion, a review of developmental milestones for literacy skills across the academic years will be provided.
Next, guidelines for the prevention, assessment, and instruction/intervention of early and later literacy skills will be presented, including those linguistic skills that serve as the foundation of reading, writing, and spelling. Embedded within this discussion will be a review of best practices for identifying students at risk early.
Finally, the specific role of the speech-language pathologist in serving children and youth with literacy difficulties will be addressed.

Kenn Apel, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is professor and chair of the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, and a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. His research and teaching interests deal with typical and non-typical language/literacy development, with a specific focus on reading and spelling.

Location: Metropolitan Life, General American Building, 13045 Tesson Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri. Free parking available. See map.

Registration: Saturday, June 7, 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. – Continental breakfast served

Workshop runs from 8:30 – 4:00 p.m.
This workshop qualifies for MSHA CEU's









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