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Funded by: State of Connecticut, Children’s Trust Fund. Supported by UConn, A.J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities. Grant given to SPED*NET, Special Education Network of New Canaan, Ltd.
All workshops open to families, teachers, administrators, therapists, and other professionals.
Please note that the Trumbull Class is on June 28.
Topics: family/school collaboration, understanding special education law - known as IDEA 2004, appropriate evaluations, providing special education and related services across general education settings, curriculum modifications, effective advocacy, positive behavior support plans, person-centered planning, and how to write a useful and legally correct Individual Education Plan (IEP). The training will offer both basic information and in-depth cutting-edge information for seasoned participants.
Norwalk:
2 Saturdays, June 14 & 21, 3008. 10am - 4:30pm. Free child care provided! Held at STAR, Lighting the Way. 182 Wolfpit Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851. Participants are required to attend both Saturdays. Breakfast and Lunch served. You must pre-register and advise if you need child care. Email Ginger Spiers at vgingers@aol.com for more info, or call Ginger at 203-846-1064. The trainers are Ginger Spiers & Jessica Venziano. Additional speakers may be scheduled.
Trumbull:
1 Saturday Crash Course - June 28, 2008. 8am - 6:00 pm, plus 2 hours of preparation required. Sponsored by Trumbull Parents of Students with Learning Differences. Held at the Helen Plumb Building, 571 Church Hill Road, Trumbull, CT 06611.The trainers are NCPS teacher Vivian Birdsall & SPED*NET New Canaan director, Anne Eason, Esq. Questions on the curriculum? Contact Anne Eason at 966-9709 or Anne@spednet.org. General questions on the course, location, or Turmbull Parents of Students with Learning Differences - contact Alice Ferreira at alice.c.ferreira@healthnet.com or 203-610-1521.
Check www.spednet.org/FAP.htm for more info
Focus Group Participants Needed-- for Parents of children w/LD or ADHD
.Does your child have LD or ADHD?
One of Fairfield County's leading nonprofit organizations is looking for parents to participate in focus groups to talk about how you find the information and support you need to help your child succeed in school, at home and in the community.
Please call (203) 226-6703 if you are interested in attending one of the following sessions:
Wednesday, July 9th at the Westport Library
9:30 - 11:00 am
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Thursday, July 10th at Norwalk City Hall
10:00 - 11:30 am
7:00 -8:30 pm (Childcare will be provided at this session only)
Participants will receive $25 as a token of our thanks for your help!
NorwalkSEEKS.org
info@NorwalkSEEKS.org
Norwalk SPED
Empower Through Knowledge Source
501 Westport Avenue #20
Norwalk, CT 06851
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| June 14 & 21, 3008. 2 Saturdays, 10am - 4:30pm. Families as Partners Training - Understanding Special Education. Held at STAR, Lighting the Way. 182 Wolfpit Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851.
STAR, Lighting the Way... is pleased to offer the Families as Partners Training workshop. Topics include family/school collaboration, understanding the changes in the reauthorized special education law – known as IDEA 2004, appropriate evaluations, FAPE, LRE, providing related services across general education settings, inclusion, curriculum modifications, effective advocacy, people first language, person-centered planning, and how to write a useful and legally correct IEP (Individual Education Plan). This workshop is offered free of charge to educators, administrators, parents, and advocates who want to be empowered with information on special education. Prizes, fun, food, and abundant materials. Participants are required to attend both Saturdays. Breakfast and Lunch served. You must pre-register. CEUs will be granted. Email Ginger Spiers at vgingers@aol.com for more info, or call Ginger at (203) 846-1064.
The training will offer both basic information and in-depth cutting-edge information for seasoned participants. Extensive materials will be shared with participants free of charge. The trainers are Ginger Spiers and Jessica Venziano. Additional speakers may be scheduled.
Supported by: SPED*NET, Special Education Network of New Canaan, Ltd and UConn, A.J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities; Funded by: State of Connecticut, Children’s Trust Fund. Child care provided! Please let us know if you need child care!
Parents Empowered!
Navigating the Process of Effective Advocacy
Albertus Magnus College, 700 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT
Who We Are
The Connecticut Branch of
the International Dyslexia
Association (CONNBIDA) is
a CT based branch of the
international organization
that concerns itself with the
complex issues of dyslexia.
The purpose of IDA is to
pursue and provide the most
comprehensive range of
information and services that
address the full scope of
dyslexia and related
difficulties in learning to read
and write . . . In a way that
creates hope, possibility, and
partnership.
Haskins Literacy Initiative
promotes the science of
teaching reading—through
comprehensive professional
development, coaching and
classroom support to make
teachers “method-proof”
masters of literacy practices;
by designing and conducting
research; and by engaging
in advocacy to inform public
policy and improve reading
achievement for every child.
Summer Workshop
co-sponsored by Haskins Literacy Initiative
Monday, July 28, 2008 ($30 or $25/person for CONNBIDA members)
8:15 a.m. Registration, coffee and light breakfast
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Program
Lunch, parking and materials included.
Keynote Parents: The Missing Constituency on Reading
Elaine Zimmerman, Executive Director, CT Commission on Children
Parents are key to children’s reading success—both at home and through
effective partnerships at school. Elaine will discuss how parents can bring
reading to the forefront, advocate for change, and become the voice for
children’s literacy. Schools change when citizens expect excellence and
parents partner to achieve it.
Your Child’s Rights Under IDEA
Bet Gailor, Connecticut Legal Services
The new IDEA regulations will be examined to help parents learn what
they need to ensure that their child has access to a free appropriate
education. Emphasis will be placed on response to intervention (RTI),
specific learning disabilities, and research-based reading instruction.
What Effective Literacy Instruction Looks Like: A Demonstration
Wendy North, Haskins Literacy Specialist
Panel: Parents Who Turned Experience Into Action
Sue Haynie, parent and the Director of NorwalkSEEKS
Stephanie Johnson, parent and advocate for children with LD and ADHD
Harvey Hubbell V, dyslexic and director, producer, writer and co-owner of
Captured Time Productions, currently working on Dislecksia: The Movie
Jane Ross, parent and founder of Smart Kids with LD
■ For further information and to register go to www.haskins.yale.edu/hli
(click on Summer Institute or Register Today) or call Tammy Ursini at
203.865.6163, ext. 200
Haskins Initiative
Literacy
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