Friday, November 18, 2005
African American Children's School Achievement: Risk, Speech/Language, & Family Predictors
7:30 am - 9:30 am, San Diego Convention Center, Room 6D
Longitudinal study results on the role of children's language, home, school risk and protective factors in the school success of African American children will be presented. Academic achievement and adjustment from kindergarten through sixth grade are examined to identify how children's language at school entry, maternal language style, and school characteristics serve as protective factors and affect children's reading achievement and school adjustment.
Parents as Partners in Promoting Literacy in Second Language Learners
9 am - 11 am, San Diego Convention Center, Room 31AB
A look at practices that promote literacy in preschool and school-aged children who are second language learners and successful parent programs.
Social Skills Development for High School Students With Disabilities
9 am - 10 am, San Diego Convention Center, Room 16A
Circle of Friends is a unique program that provides students who have disabilities with the opportunity to acquire pragmatic skills (i.e.: establish eye contact, appropriate greetings, topic maintenance, etc.). Program results are life-changing for students and their families.
Saturday, November 19, 2005
The Importance Teachers Place on Language Knowledge
9 am -10 am, San Diego Marriott Hotel, Hall 5&6
This session will address teachers knowledge of language form, content, and use; teachers perceptions of the importance of language knowledge in these three domains; and, the relationship between what teachers' know about language, and the importance they place on this knowledge. The session will also examine the implications for speech-language pathologists in terms of their teaming with teachers in the area of language and the potential impact on student academic performance.
The Written Language Development of Children Adopted from China
9:15 am - 9:30 am, San Diego Convention Center, Room 14B
Most preschool-age internationally adopted (IA) children experience average or above average language skills. However, after two years exposure to their new language, they may falter as they move from basic conversational skills to increasingly complex school-age language. This study examines the language and literacy skills of school-age IA children. According to preliminary findings show that IA children have average range language and literacy skills during the early elementary grades.
Cultural Influences on Narrative Writing in Korean-English Bilingual Children
9:30 am - 9:45 am, San Diego Convention Center, Room 14B
Cultural influences on narrative writing style were investigated in school-aged Korean-English bilingual children. Written and oral narratives were elicited with wordless storybooks and analyzed for morality, humor, and empathy. Despite familiarity with stylistic devices, children's writing appeared influenced by the culture of the language in which they wrote.
Risk of Reading Disabilities for Children with Speech/Language Impairments
12:30 pm - 2 pm, San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion
This session will review the literacy outcomes of children with speech/language impairments, clarifying the differential risk for children grouped by speech production impairments alone, oral language impairments alone, and speech production and oral language impairments. The greatest risk for reading and writing disabilities is borne by children with language impairments alone and children with comorbid speech impairments and language impairments. Children who only have speech impairments are at limited risk for literacy difficulties. This session will also look at the implications for assessment and intervention.
No Child Left Behind: Teachers Perceptions Regarding Literacy
12:30 pm - 4 pm, San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has implications for Speech-Language Pathologists working in public school systems. Its effects on literacy instruction are especially far-reaching. As professionals who deal with NCLB daily, teachers' perceptions are important for an overall understanding of its ramifications. A survey of the effects of NCLB on literacy revealed a dichotomy: a large majority of respondents indicated overall support for NCLB, and yet when given an opportunity to comment, they responded negatively.
Snack-Time Personal Narratives in Young School Children with Language Impairments
4 pm - 4:15 pm, San Diego Convention Center, Room 16B
Using the narratives of young children with language impairments, this session will address their post-intervention progress in several areas.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Prevalence and Impact of Slight-Mild Hearing Loss in School-Aged Children
9 am - 11 am, San Diego Convention Center, Room 32AB
Slight to mild hearing loss affects at least 180,000 school-aged children in the U.S. Researchers will present research about the impact and genetics of mild hearing impairment on child language, academic, cognitive, and social/quality of life outcomes in school-aged children. The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
Evidence-Based Practices in Language and Emergent Literacy
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm, San Diego Convention Center, Room 33A
Experts will present their research and highlight evidence-based programs that promote language and literacy in infants, toddlers, and preschool children. There will be research-based identification of specific activities and practices that parents, caregivers, early childhood teachers, and speech-language pathologists can do to promote children's use and understanding of language.
Editor's Note: To register to attend these sessions or for more information, contact Mona Thomas at 301-897-0156, mthomas@asha.org. November 16, 1 pm (Pacific time) through November 20, 10 am (Pacific time), call 240-401-2003 (cell).
Beginning November 18 at 8:30 a.m., the press room will be open and located in Room 13, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center, 619-525-6335 or 619-525-6336. Free parking is offered for registered reporters. Contact Mona Thomas for more details.
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