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| CHOOSE YOUR REGISTRATION PAYMENT METHOD: Register with payment by charge card (VISA, MC, American Express, Discover) |
| RECEIPTS/NAME BADGES: · If registration is received BEFORE March 13, your conference receipt and name badge will be mailed to you at the address on your conference registration form. [Bring your name badge to the conference. There will be a charge for a replacement name badge] PAYMENT: · If paying by check, make check payable to MSHA and mail with registration form to: MSHA Conference P.O. Box 22664 Jackson, MS 39225-2664 · Payment by check or purchase order (PO) must include a registration form for each attendee. · Mail registration form with check or PO. [NO FAXES] MEMBER or RECIPROCAL EARLY REGISTRATION RATES: · To be eligible to receive Early Registration conference rates for MSHA members, annual dues must be current with MSHA or another ASHA recognized State Association. Members of other ASHA recognized state associations must attach a copy their membership card. · Membership status will be verified before conference registration is processed. · Students must be current MSHA student members to receive the Student conference registration rate. CANCELLATION/REFUNDS: · Written cancellations postmarked by March 18, 2008 will be honored. [NOTE: Processing fee is $20] · Refunds are processed after the conference. QUESTIONS: Call the MSHA Office at 800.664.6742 |
| Conference Location: Hilton Hotel 1001 East County Line Road Jackson, MS 39211 Reservations: 888.263.0524 or 601.957.2800 Single/Double Rate: $109 (Group Rate Code: SPEECH) Rates guaranteed for reservations made by February 26, 2008 |
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| Full Conference On-Site Registration: Member $270 Student $50 Non-Member $395 One-Day Conference On-Site Registration: (For Thursday, Friday, or Saturday) Member $190 Non-Member $245 | ||
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SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT PARKING
FOR MARCH 27 AND 28:
In
an effort to accommodate the growing attendance of our conference and
ensure the comfort of all attendees we have worked with the Jackson
Hilton to develop plans for parking and food service. Alternative
Parking will be available across Ridgewood Road from the Jackson Hilton
in the parking lot between Walgreen’s & Copeland’s Restaurant. The
Hilton Shuttle will pick up & drop off on the following schedule during
conference.
March 27, 2008 March
28, 2008
Thursday
Friday
7:30am-9:30am
7:30am-9:30am
11:30am-1:30pm
11:30am-1:30pm
4:30pm-6:30pm
3:00pm-5:00pm
On Friday, March 28, 2008, an additional lunch buffet will be available
in the Madison Meeting Room located at the back entrance of
Huntington’s Restaurant in the parking lot of the Jackson Hilton. This
buffet will have the same food served at Wellington’s, the restaurant
located off the lobby area of the hotel. The cost is the same, $13.57,
which includes drink and tax. You may choose either location for lunch
on Friday.
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The Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. This program is offered for .6 CEUs (intermediate level, professional area). ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. |
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The Pre-Conference Workshop has been approved for Early Intervention Units (EIU) by First Steps Early Intervention Program of The Mississippi State Department of Health. |
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The Pre-Conference Workshop has been approved for Regular Education and Special Education Teachers for Continuing Education Units (CEU) by Mississippi College |
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PRE-CONFERENCE FULL DAY WORKSHOP (Wednesday,
March 26, 2008)
(available ONLY with Early
Registration for Full Conference + Pre-Conference Workshop)
The
Jungle of Literacy: Tools for Exploration (Click underlined title to
print handout)
Lynly
Stephen
Lynly Stephen, CCC-SLP, is a speech - language pathologist specializing in collaboration as a public school SLP, public speaker, and consultant to public and private schools. Lynly received her B.A. in communications disorders from Abilene Christian University and her Master's of Science degree in Communication Sciences from Texas Women's University. She is an active member of the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA) where she serves as Associate Editor of the Communicologist. She is also an active member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) as well as the Learning Disabilities Association of Texas (LDAT). She has extensive experience working with a wide range of populations including language disorders, articulation, severe/profound mental retardation, autism, early childhood, and PPCD. Lynly has presented continuing education workshops and seminars to countless education service centers, independent school districts and private schools, as well as consulting to school districts implementing complete inclusion programs district-wide. As the founder and President of MindWorks Resources Incorporated, she has authored multiple educational books on topics including language, literacy, inclusion/collaboration, and speech-language pathology, including the popular series Language in the Classroom™ (LINC™) for SLPs, classroom teachers, and special educators. Her company has created opportunities for numerous talented educators to publish high quality, practical educational materials. Abstract: Put on your safari hat and be prepared to explore how fun and simple literacy learning can be! Spend the day surrounded by interactive, hands-on literacy learning using proven techniques and strategies. Learn new twists on old ideas as well as an abundance of new, fresh activities. Make-and-takes and tons of fun await you as you experience how amazing the jungle of literacy can be! You’ll emerge from this adventure as the king, or queen, of the literacy jungle! Outcome 1: Participants will learn new techniques for facilitating literacy development in students. Outcome 2: Participants will learn interactive strategies which promote language and literacy growth in all students. Agenda for Pre-Conference Workshop 8:30-9:00am Check-in 9:00-10:30am Literacy development and phonemic awareness. Activities to promote phonemic awareness. 10:30-10:45am Break 10:45am-12:15pm Phonics and activities to promote phonics development. 12:15-1:30pm Lunch On Your Own 1:30-3:00pm Vocabulary and activities to promote vocabulary development. 3:00-3:15pm Break 3:15-4:45pm Comprehension and fluency and activities to promote comprehension and fluency development. |
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Click Here to print a complete conference program Click underlined titles below to print handouts for listed presentations Bring handouts to conference - copies not available at conference |
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| Thursday, March 27, 2008 Language Disorder: General Curriculum: Educational Impact - Ricky Burk, Georgene Johnson, Susan Davis, Rachel Powell AAC: Give It a Try - Mandi Stutsy & Julie Chadwick Neuroanatomical Organization & Changes of The Aging Central Auditory System - Robert Frisina How Good Are the Tests for Specific Language Impairment for Diagnostic Accuracy? - Christina Sparks Communication Supports for People with ASD - Julie Chadwick & Mandi Stutsy A Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Falls Risk - Devin McCaslin Auditory Behavioral Assessment of Children - Anne Marie Tharpe Friday, March 28, 2008 Multi-System Approach to Voice Evaluation & Treatment - Bonnie Martin-Harris Standardization of Swallowing Evaluation & Treatment Bonnie Martin-Harris Minimal Hearing Loss in Children: The Fact & The Fiction - Anne Marie Tharpe Cleft Palate & Resonance Disorders - Ann Kummer Learning to Listen and Starting to Speak: Developing Auditory/Oral Skills in a Child with Hearing Loss - MaryKay Therres What's New in Directional Microphones? - Todd Ricketts Bilateral Cochlear Implants : Benefits and Limitations - Todd Ricketts The Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential - Devin McCaslin Saturday, March 29, 2008 Working with School-age Children Who Stutter: Successful Strategies - Kristin Chmela The Life Participation Approach To Aphasia: Moving Out & Getting Back In - Shirley Morganstein & Marilyn Certner Smith Musicians & The Prevention Of Hearing Loss/Music & Hearing Aids - Marshall Chasin | ||