The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) in its Winter Edition 2012 has several articles focused in the Use of Telepractice on delivery of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Services. Being Telepractice one of the services we have at the Centre, CASLPA article describes how we use it with our different clientele.

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Resources for parents and caregivers

The following websites can provide you with useful information about learning to read.

National Parent Information Network (NPIN)

No Child Left Behind.  Elementary and Secondary Education Act in USA.

Reading Rockets. ABCs of Teaching Reading.

PBS Parents can help parents learn how children become readers and writers be helping them develop by talking, reading, and writing together every day.

The American Federation of Teachers. A union of professionals.

Canadian Education Association, The fact in Education: How children learn to read.

Parents as Teachers National Center suggests ways for parents to interact with their children to develop early literacy.

Resource list provided by the Parent Information and Resource Centers, U.S.  Department of Education

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Camperdown Program  for Adults and Adolescents who Stutter

May 10 & 11, 2012

Montreal, QC, Canada

First Canadian Workshop!

Presented by Dr Sue O’Brian

Sue O’Brian is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian Stuttering Research Centre. She has extensive experience in the field of stuttering treatment and research. The topic of her Postdoctoral Fellowship is the effectiveness of early stuttering intervention in community settings. She also has published extensively in the area of stuttering measurement.

The Camperdown Program is an evidence-based speech restructuring treatment developed for adults who stutter. It differs from traditional programs by teaching the fluency technique without reference to behaviors such as soft contacts and gentle onsets; instead it uses a video model. It involves no programmed instruction, formal transfer tasks or instrumentation for the counting of stutters.

This 2-day workshop is intended for speech-language pathologists with an interest in working with adults and adolescents who stutter. No previous experience will be assumed. The workshop will overview the rationale and evidence for the program. It will explain the individual concepts and techniques involved in the program and how to administer it in both group and individual formats. It will also demonstrate adaptations for adolescent populations and teleheath delivery. The format of the workshop will be some clinician presentation of relevant literature but mainly practical activities, hypothetical cases and problem-based learning.

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5 à 7, le mardi 20 décembre

Joignez-vous au Centre de la Fluidité Verbale de Montréal pour une réception festive
avec Madame Sylvie Brignone-Roulin, Ortophoniste, Grenoble, France.

Elle présentera son film «!Image de soi, regard de l’autre!», gagnant du grand prix du festival
audiovisuel en Orthophonie, Nancy, France en 2009, à propos de familles d’Afrique
et de France touchées par le bégaiement.
Le film sera présenté le mardi 20 décembre 2011 à 17h30. Une discussion
informelle et réception suivront la présentation.

Adresse : 4626 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Westmount, Qc. H3Z 1S3
RSVP: Eugenia Siu, 514.489.4320, poste 229, courriel : development@montrealfluency.com

Téléchargez l’invitation.

Événement organisé en partenariat avec l’Association des bègues du Canada (ABC)

You are Invited!
Holiday reception in honour of Madame Sylvie Brignone-Roulin

5 à 7, Tuesday, December 20

Please join us at the Montreal Fluency Centre for a Holiday reception with Mrs.
Sylvie Brignone-Roulin, Speech Language Pathologist, Grenoble, France.

She will show her film «!Image de soi, regard de l’autre!», Winner of the 2009
Grand prix du festival audiovisuel en Orthophonie, Nancy, France, about African
and French families affected by stuttering.
Film to be shown on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 17h30 with informal
discussion and reception to follow.

Address: 4626 Ste-Catherine West, Westmount, Qc. H3Z 1S3
RSVP: Eugenia Siu, 514.489.4320, ext. 229, e-mail: development@montrealfluency.com

Download the invitation.

Event organized in partnership with the Association des bègues du Canada (ABC)

On September 16, 2011,  the MFC hosted a workshop on Language and Learning, featuring the MindWing group from Massachusetts, whose materials we used in our work last year in Rawdon Elementary School.

In addition, we will initiate a series of one-hour lectures to CPEs and Pre-schools, to provide information about normal speech and language development and “when to request an assessment’. These workshops will be available to both educators and parents.

For more information about our upcoming Workshops see:

- Lidcombe Workshops

- Other Workshops

If you have any questions please contact admin@montrealfluency.com

Discover what we have been up to these past months.

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November 4 & 5, 2011. Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

An Evidence-Based Behavioral Intervention for Stuttering in Young Children

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The workshop is already full, if you would like to be in our waiting list,

please contact us at admin@montrealfluency.com

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Narrative Skills in Language Development

Friday, September 16, 2011

9:00 – 17:00 hrs.

This is the workshop that you have asked for…

Description and Learner Outcomes:

 This is a highly interactive workshop based on the Story Grammar Marker®, a methodology to help children think, communicate and learn. Based in narrative development research, this methodology and patented multi-sensory materials target the language, thinking and social skills necessary for success in school and in life. This methodology explicitly delineates 7 stages of narrative development in iconic form and includes the literate language features (“story sparkle”) that accompany these stages that serve to advance narrative thought and expression. Educators and parents can use this methodology to teach narrative macrostructure & microstructure and to effectively collaborate to improve their students’/child’s oral language, writing, comprehension, critical thinking, Theory of Mind problem solving and social emotional development. This approach is appropriate for Pre-K through middle school in general education as well as with those children with Language Learning Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Learning Challenges, Second Language Learners and children who are Victims of Trauma, Abuse and Neglect in therapy, classroom and/or clinical settings. As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

• List and define the components and Stages of Development of a Narrative Episode (story macrostructure)
• Generate “Wh” questions for use in Read Alouds & Think Alouds to scaffold storytelling and listening comprehension
• Identify and connect the narrative components that refer to Critical Thinking: kick offs, feelings & plans (perspective taking)
• Assist student in expanding use of cohesive ties for the formulation of sentences within the episode
• Recognize & develop “story sparkle” (microstructure) i.e., elaborated noun phrases, linguistic verbs, conjunctions, etc.
• Analyze children’s literature for narrative structure
• Create developmentally appropriate, activity-based lessons for targeted lessons
• Use the developmental sequence, data collection tools & guiding questions to create goals and objectives for intervention

Presenter:  Maryellen Rooney Moreau, M.ED. CCC-SLP

  Founder and President of MindWing Concepts. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a Masters of Education degree in Communication Disorders from Pennsylvania State University. Maryellen’s 40-year professional career includes: school-based SLP in the Hartford Public Schools, Assistant Professor at American International College, Diagnostician at the Curtis Blake Child Development Center and Coordinator of Intervention Curriculum and Professional Development at the Curtis Blake Day School for children with language learning disabilities. She created the Story Grammar Marker® after years of research and practice and was awarded two United States Patents for tools that use narrative development and expository text to help children across the globe to think, communicate and learn. Maryellen is a nationally recognized presenter having provided professional development to thousands of educators throughout the United States and Canada. Maryellen’s goal is to give children—regardless of age, ability or culture—the skills to be successful in school and in life.

Who is this workshop for:  Speech Language Pathologists, Teachers, Educators, Psychologists

Reserve your place now:  Space is limited

Phone the Montreal Fluency Centre at 514-489-4320, ext. 227

Registration Fee will include materials!

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October 24 & 25, 2011. Hamilton, ON, Canada

An Evidence-Based Behavioral Intervention for Stuttering in Young Children

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