UPCOMING EVENTS

    May 9, 1998- 10 AM - 2 PM Sibshops Workshop. Salisbury Bible Fellowship, 1308 Robbins Ave. Salisbury MD. For directions and registration information call (410) 546-2894. Ages: 8-14. Cost: $5.00 per child, which covers the cost of food and materials. This workshop is sponsored through the collaborative efforts of Easter Seals, Bay Shore Services and Family Support Network.

    May 13, 1998- 1 p.m. The National Association of State Directors of Special Education have developed  a set of six videotapes related to children with disabilities. Video #6, entitled "Honoring Diverse Learning Styles", will be presented at 1 p.m. at:

    Maryland Public Television
    Owings Mill Boulevard
    Owings Mill, MD

    To register or for more information contact: Consuelo Anderson, MSDF, Division of Special Education, 410-767-0246. (Copies of the videos may be available to use for training sessions or for personal development, upon request.) 

    May 30, 1998- 10 AM-noon  Wicomico County Library conference room #1 (lower level)  * No Cost for seminar
    LDA/LS is sponsoring a workshop on phonological awareness presented by M. Therese Kelly, B.A., M.L.A., the current  Director of  the New Heights Learning Center in Towson, MD. Ms. Kelly has an extensive background in the educational field; including teaching on the secondary level, serving as an Assistant Principal, working as a faculty member for the Sheppard Pratt National Center for Human Development and acting as the Community Educator at the Sexual Assault Recovery Center in Baltimore. She has received training from the Lindamood Bell Learning Processes program in San Luis Obispo, CA and currently teaches a Language Skills Training class approved for Continuing Education Credits by the American Speech-Hearing Association and Towson State University. This workshop will provide insight into phonological awareness as it relates to language skills. Please let us know that you are attending by call Judy Davis at 410-749-0591 by Wednesday, May 27, 1998.
    (LDA/LS members - There will be a brief annual meeting following the presentation and we are looking forward to seeing you there.)    

    June 5, 1998- Linking Schools and Communities: Best Practice for Prevention of Challenging Behavior. Location: University of Maryland Contact: The Center for Troubling Behavior at 301-405-6475

     
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