The UND/MSUM 2012 Spring Symposium Integrating Literacy Into Speech-Language Interventions April 26-27, 2012 Alerus Center 1200 South 42nd Street Grand Forks, North Dakota Speaker: Laura Justice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Sponsored by the Faculties of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders The University of North Dakota and the Department of Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences Minnesota State University Moorhead Academic Credit The symposium has been approved for one semester hour of graduate credit at the University of North Dakota Course Number: CSD 900 Grading: S/U or letter grade (requires graded assignment and must select grade option when registering) Participants wishing to enroll for academic credit must: - Register online at http://educators.und.edu/workshops/ (Search by topic, city or month to locate course) - Pay an additional $50 fee when completing the online registration. - Registration period is March 22-April 28, 2012 Continuing Education This symposium has been approved by the North Dakota State Board of Examiners on Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology for continuing education in speech-language pathology. Additional Information Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided each day. Soft drink machines are available near the meeting rooms. Please note: The Alerus Center does not allow any food or drinks from outside the Center. Hotel Accommodations A block of rooms has been reserved at following hotels for April 25-26. To secure the conference rate, you must reserve your room(s) by March 25, 2012. Be sure to specify that you are attending the UND/MSUM Spring Symposium for the special rate. UND/MSUM Spring Symposium Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders University of North Dakota 290 Centennial Drive Stop 8040 Grand Forks, ND 58202-8040 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 10 GRAND FORKS, ND 58201 Canad Inns ($89 + tax) 1000 South 42nd Street Grand Forks, ND 58201 Phone (701)-772-8404 Fax (701) 772-1320 Mention group# 260392 Sleep Inn & Suites ($89 + tax) 1350 South 42nd Street Grand Forks, ND 58201 Phone (701) 757-2900 Fax (701) 757-2914Symposium General Schedule Thursday, April 26 7:30 to 8:30a.m. Registration 8:30a.m. to noon Presentation Noon to 1p.m. Lunch/Discussion* 1p.m. to 5:30p.m. Presentation Friday, April 27 8a.m. to noon Presentation Noon to 1p.m. Lunch/Discussion* 1p.m. to 4p.m. Presentation *Half of the lunch hour each day will be devoted to discussion that counts toward continuing education. Speaker Laura Justice, PhD., is a clinical speech-language pathologist and applied researcher in early childhood language and litera-cy development, educational interventions, and communica-tion disorders. Justice is Professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, where she also directs the Children’s Learning Research Collaborative, a research unit within the Department of Teaching and Learn-ing. Dr. Justice’s research activities have been supported by grants from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Founda-tion, the International Reading Association, the National In-stitutes of Health, and the U. S. Department of Education. She is currently the Principal Investigator of a research portfolio that exceeds $30,000,000 in federal funding. Dr. Justice sits on grant panels of the National Institutes of Health and the Insti-tute of Education Sciences, and was awarded a Presidential Award in 2005 from the U.S. government for her contribu-tions to educational research (the PECASE award from Presi-dent H. W. Bush). Justice has been a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Zagreb (Croatia, 2008), an Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand, 2004), and a Senior Fellow in the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Bologna (Italy, 2010). She has published more than 100 articles and chapters on early education and language/literacy development and intervention and has authored or edited more than ten books, including Language Development from Theory to Practice; Communication Disorders: A Contempo-rary Perspective; and Scaffolding with Storybooks. Justice is the Founding Editor of EBP Briefs, published by Pearson, and is the immediate Past Editor of the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Intended Audience This symposium is intended for speech-language pathologists, preschool and elementary level educators, uni-versity faculty, graduate students, and others interested in language and early literacy development, assessment, and intervention. Pre-registration Form This form must be received by April 19, 2012. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME TELEPHONE (INCLUDE AREA CODE) E-MAIL ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS CITY, STATE AND ZIP Symposium Fees [ ] Professional: $190 [ ] Student: $50 Both include meals and refreshments. Make check payable to The University of North Dakota. Due to restrictions and precautions that our banking institu-tion has put in place we are unable to accept personal checks drawn from a Canadian Bank Account even if the check is written in U.S. funds. Detach this form and return it with your check to: UND/MSUM Spring Symposium Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders 290 Centennial Drive Stop 8040 Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202-8040 Learner Outcomes Participants will: - identify major achievements in reading development in the preschool years and primary grades - describe risk factors that raise children’s susceptibility for reading disorders - identify approaches for criterion-related assessment of vocabulary, phonological awareness, print knowledge, and inferential language skills For More Information Contact Peg Biberdorf, Sarah Robinson, or Mary Jo Schill at (701)777-3232, or email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CLIP THIS REGISTRATION FORM HERE AND RETURN WITH PAYMENT TO THE ADDRESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS FORM. Registration Information Requests for refund of pre-registration must be received by Thursday, April 26, 2012, and must include the individual’s last four digits of the social security number. A $20 han-dling fee will be charged. Presentation Abstract Children with speech-language disabilities have an elevated susceptibility for reading disorders. Reading research of the last decade has provided convincing evidence that, for many children, reading disorders can be prevented through