The Bilingualism & Multilingualism Development (BAM!TO) Lab at the University of Toronto is offering a free hybrid workshop and roundtable discussion on Friday, April 21st (1-3pm ET) that will focus on bilingual language development as well as neurodiversity in bilingual children.

Featured speakers include Dr. Elizabeth Peña, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine and UCI Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Diversity. More speakers are to be announced!

For more details, visit our event page to RSVP: Bilingual Development & Neurodiversity: Workshop & Panel Discussion Tickets, Fri, 21 Apr 2023 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite

Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia presents:

Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display (PODD)
2-Day Introductory Workshop

May 1-2, 2023
Best Western Plus (15 Spectacle Lake Drive, Dartmouth, NS)

Course Description

This PODD introductory workshop teaches the theory and practice of implementing PODD communication books.

PODD communication books can assist people with communication disabilities to support their use and understanding of language. PODD is a tool providing organized vocabulary that enables users to communicate spontaneous and unpredicted messages. PODD communication books are designed for varying language, communication, sensory and physical access needs.

This workshop is for speech-language pathologists, teachers, caregivers, assistants, and any other professional or community member who implements and supports Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) language systems. PODD books can be meaningful AAC systems for children and adults with a variety of diagnoses, including cerebral palsy, global developmental delay, Down syndrome, and autism.

Participants will learn:

• Strategies for teaching and using PODD with children and their communication partners
• Strategies for creating multi-modal language learning environments that provide receptive models and expressive opportunities for language development

Speaker

The course will be taught by Laura Taylor.

Laura is an educational consultant for Taylor Educational Consultants in Charlevoix, Michigan. Laura taught special education for children aged 18 months to 6 years for 28 years before accepting a position for the State of Michigan as Assistive Technology and Communication Specialist. She held this position for nearly 6 years before returning to the classroom to teach young adult autistic students. In this position she integrated PODD (Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display) Communication books to teach a range of communication skills across the day. In addition, her focus on teaching literacy and math supported these students to a new level of independence. Laura became a certified PODD Presenter in 2014 and has conducted workshops throughout the US and Canada. Her mission is to provide every individual with a voice as voice is power.

For more information and registration: Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display (PODD) | Hearing & Speech Nova Scotia (hearingandspeech.ca)

The SAC presents

This two-day event will take place in Toronto and will explore a variety of elements within the scope of practice of audiologists. This will be SAC’s first in-person event in four years and promises to be unlike anything else currently being offered in Canada. The Audiology Event Advisory Group has built an innovative and dynamic program that will include engaging discussion panels, hands-on learning experiences and phenomenal networking opportunities.

For more information and registration info: Registration - The SAC Audiology Event 2023 (sac-conference.ca)

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick is pleased to be hosting the 9th annual New Brunswick Stroke Conference in collaboration with Horizon Health Network and Vitalité Health Network.

This exciting virtual event will bring together a leading group of stroke experts from across Canada to share their knowledge and experience in best practices in stroke care across the continuum and beyond.

Click below to register:

2023 NB Stroke Conference/2023 Conférence sur l’AVC du N.-B. Tickets, Thu, 25 May 2023 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite

International Dyslexia Association of Ontario presents Basics of Decoding and Spelling Instruction

Learn how to teach decoding and spelling with structured literacy instruction!  This is a 5 unit course that provides instruction on how to teach decoding and spelling so that all students can learn to read and spell! It will transform your teaching so that you can reach all students!  Cost and registration information: IDA Learning Portal: Basics of Decoding and Spelling Instruction (idaontario.com)

DTTC (Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing) www.childapraxiatreatment.org – free 6 hr course: Learning Opportunities – Child Apraxia Treatment