Representatives from the U.S. Department of Education to Discuss Law's Impact
WHAT
Schools 2004: Conference on No Child Left Behind
Sponsored by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), which represents more than 60,000 communication professionals in the schools.
HIGHLIGHTS
Keynote Address:
No Child Left Behind: Progress and Challenges
Eugene W. Hickok, Ph.D. (invited)
Assistant Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education
Highlighted Sessions:
Braving Bullies: What School-Based SLPs Can Do
Looking at ways to help students be assertive and leave a bullying scene without violence.
Assessing the Speech and Language Skills of African American Children
Different considerations for identifying speech and language problems of children who speak African American English.
Parents as Partners: Making it Work in School Settings
Ways that parents can work with speech-language pathologists to provide better services to children with speech, language or hearing problems.
WHEN
Friday, July 9 - Sunday, July 11
WHERE
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Baltimore, MD
Media who wish to register for the conference or would like more information may contact Renée Hockaday at 301/897-7351 or rhockaday@asha.org. For conference details, go to https://www.asha.org/schools-04.htm.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional credentialing association for more than 114,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech-language and hearing scientists - the professionals who assess and treat speech, language, hearing and related disorders.
Contact
Renée Hockaday
301-897-7351
rhockaday@asha.org
or Mona Thomas
301-897-0156
mthomas@asha.org
