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(Baton Rouge, LA-November 3, 2005) Dr. Janet A. Norris professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Louisiana State University will be awarded the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation's Louis M. Di Carlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement during the 2005 Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), November 18-20 in San Diego, CA. The Louis M. Di Carlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement recognizes and honors the significant accomplishments to advance clinical service.
Dr. Norris is honored for developing an innovative intervention approach for visual language learning that teaches phonemic and print awareness as a natural part of reading. Children who have difficulty learning through traditional methods are experiencing success with this evidence-based approach called Phonics Faces. The method enables them to learn the meaning of letters by attaching the visual form of the letter to the visual mouth position used to make the sound. This work has been disseminated to practitioners at local, national, and international levels, has led to funded grants from the Louisiana Department of Education, and has had special impact on public school reading programs in the southeastern region of Louisiana especially students in prekindergarten to third grade who do not receive special education services in the schools.
The annual ASHA convention is the most comprehensive development conference for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language and hearing scientists. It features more than 1,500 educational sessions that highlight the latest developments in research and clinical practices for professionals who provide services in schools, hospitals, health care centers, rehabilitation clinics, and other practice settings.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation is a charitable organization working to promote a better quality of life for children and adults with communication disorders. Its mission is to advance knowledge about the causes and treatment of hearing, speech, and language problems. The ASHFoundation raises funds from individuals, corporations, and organizations to support research, graduate education, and special projects that foster discovery and innovation in the field of communication sciences.
The ASHFoundation is affiliated with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 120,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders
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