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Willie Ross, Baystate Health to sponsor education conference |
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HOLYOKE — Willie Ross School for the Deaf is partnering with Baystate Health Continuing Education in sponsoring “Educating Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children: From Research to Practice,” a one-day conference on Nov. 15 at Baystate Education Center, 362 Whitney Ave.
The conference is geared toward physicians, nurses, audiologists, speech language therapists and educators of the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Families of deaf or hard-of-hearing children are also encouraged to attend.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program adjourns at 3 p.m. Tuition through Nov. 1 is $50 online and $60 by mail (after Nov. 1 is $60 online and $70 by mail), which includes continental breakfast and lunch. Those who are interested can register by mail or online at baystatehealth.org/learn. Tuition is waived for parents of deaf of hard-of-hearing children, who can register on the Willie Ross Web site.
The goal of “Educating Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children: From Research to Practice” is to support ideal care for the deaf or hard-of-hearing child by increasing the knowledge and ability to apply current research to practice. The seminar will offer perspectives on the development and education of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and provide information and guidance in educational placement decisions, amplification choices and early intervention.
Presenters include C. Tane Akamatsu, PhD., co-founder of Reach Sudbury School in Toronto, Canada; Daniel Koo PhD., assistant professor in the department of psychology at Gallaudet University; Marc Marschark, PhD., professor and director of National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Connie Mayer, EdD, OCT, associate professor of Education at York University in Toronto, Canada; and Linda Spencer, PhD., CCC-slp, assistant professor in the department of communication disorders and special education at New Mexico State University.
The Willie Ross School for the Deaf provides a comprehensive educational program stressing academic excellence that focuses on the development of students’ intellectual, social, and emotional growth. The school provides a comprehensive educational program from the early childhood level through high school.
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