Who: Diane J. German, Ph.D
What: SPE 525: Child Word-Finding: Intervention for Students with Language and Learning Disabilities
This course provides an in-depth study of how to plan a comprehensive intervention program for children and adolescents challenged with Word-Finding (WF). Definition, Characteristics, and Word-Finding profiles will be reviewed. Adapted Adult-Based Psycholinguistic Model of the Lexical Process will be presented. A three-fold intervention program for word finding based on child and adult psycholinguistic research will be studied with a focus on retrieval strategy instruction, word finding accommodations, and self-advocacy training. The impact of word-finding difficulties on oral reading and written language will be considered throughout.
Where: On line from National-Louis University, Chicago, Il
When: April 13 to May 18, 2004
How: Registration begins Feb. 17, 2004. A NLU graduate registration form can be obtained by going on line to https://www3.nl.edu/centers/ncecpd/workshops.cfm then scrolling down to the "downloadable PDF registration form." Print and complete the registration form including the course number, (SPE 525), the title (see above) and the index number ( #30323).
Tuition: Tuition for this 2 hr graduate course is $500 ($250.00 per semester hour ). Fax credit card payments only to 847-465-4746 or 847-256-5165. Personal check payments should be sent with your registration to: Graduate Registrar National Louis University, 1000 Capitol Drive Wheeling, IL 60090-7201. Please E mail Diane J. German at degerman@nl.edu with questions or to inform her you have registered for this class.
