BETHESDA, MARYLAND
Tuesday evening, March 6, 2001, 7-9:30 p.m.
Helping the Out-of-Sync Child at Home and School
Sponsored by STEP Seminars, Inc. (Strategic Teaching for Everyday Progress)
Contact: Cathy Dirksen at (301) 495-8824
e-mail: [email protected]

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Thursday, March 8, 7:00 � 9:00 PM An Evening with Carol Kranowitz
(Free and open to the public)
Sponsored by A Chance to Grow, Inc.�s New Visions School, a public charter school dedicated to "accelerating the development of inner city at-risk students whose potential has been robbed by severe socioeconomic conditions and learning disabilities"
1800 2nd Street Northeast
Contact: A Chance to Grow, Inc., at (612) 789-1236

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
Saturday, March 10, 10:45 � noon
Clues to Detect Sensory Processing Problems: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Presented with Trude Turnquist, PhD, OTR/L
A morning breakout session at the "Language, Learning and Literacy Conference"
Sponsored by Upper Midwest Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (UMBIDA)
����� and the University of St. Thomas
Contact: UMBIDA at (651) 450-7589

POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
Saturday, March 31, 2001
Getting Kids in Sync
Sponsored by The Child Care Council of Dutchess
Contact: Peggy Paparone, (845) 473-4141, ext. 15
e-mail: [email protected]

MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA
All-day, Thursday, April 19, 2001
Helping the Out-of-Sync Child at Home and School
Sponsored by Area Education Agency (AEA) 6
Contact: Cindy Campbell, OTR
e-mail: [email protected]

DES MOINES, IOWA
Friday morning, April 20, 2001
The Out-of-Sync Child
Keynote for the Spring Symposium Conference of the Autism Society of Iowa (ASI)
Contact: Kathy Wall, M.A., CCC-SLP, Autism Resource Team Leader, AEA 6
e-mail: [email protected]

McLEAN, VIRGINIA
Monday evening, April 23, 2001
McLean Bible Church
"SAFE" (Sensory-motor, Appropriate, Fun, & Easy) Activities for Home & School
One of eight lectures in another SI Lecture Series sponsored by Developmental Delay Resources (DDR)
Contact: Patricia Lemer, DDR Executive Director, at (301) 652-2263
http://www.devdelay.com

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
Thursday, April 26, 2001
The Out-of-Sync Child
A Future Horizons Conference, "Autism 2001 - Pittsburgh"
For more information, call 1-800-489-0727
http://www.futurehorizons-autism.com/

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
Monday, April 30, 2001
The Out-of-Sync Child , 10:30 to noon
Getting Kids in Sync , 3:00 - 4:30
"Born to Learn" annual conference
Sponsored by The Parents as Teachers National Center
Contact: Patti Holman, MA, Conference Coordinator, 314-432-4330
e-mail: [email protected]
website: http://www.patnc.org

Possibly ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND
Saturday, May 5, 2001
Details TBA

NEW SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
Wednesday afternoon, May 9, 2001 (mostly for teachers)
Wednesday evening, May 9, 2001 (mostly for parents)
Helping the Out-of-Sync Child at Home and School
Sponsored by Swift River School
Contact: Sue O�Reilly McCrae, at (978) 544-3196
e-mail: [email protected]

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN area
1) The Out-of-Sync Child
Thursday evening, May 10, 2001 (mostly for early childhood professionals)
2) Helping the Out-of-Sync Child at Home and School
Friday morning, May 11, 2001 (mostly for parents -- child care will be provided)
Sponsored by Parent to Parent of SW Michigan
Contact: Michelle Miller, at (616) 345-8950
e-mail: [email protected]

TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS (South Suburban Chicago)
Tuesday, May 15, 2001
Helping the Out-of-Sync Child at Home and School
"Help Me Understand . . . Living With Autism" conference
Sponsored by Blue Cap & The Arc of Illinois
Holiday Inn Convention Center
Contact: The Arc, at (708) 206-1930

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Thursday evening, May 17, 2001
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing & Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Part of the Spring "Speaking of Kids" program
Sponsored by Hasbro Children's Hospital and Bradley Hospital
Contact: Cheryl Lisi, at (401) 444-8543
e-mail: [email protected]

BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Friday, June 15, 2001
The Out-of-Sync Child
A Future Horizons Conference, "Autism 2001 - Buffalo"
For more information, call 1-800-489-0727
http://www.futurehorizons-autism.com/

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
Doubletree World Arena
Saturday, July 21, 2001
Helping the Out-of-Sync Child at Home and School
Sponsored by the National Reunion of Adopted Romanian Children
Contact: Melody Logan, at [email protected]
http://home.rmi.net/~rlogan/Reunion.html

ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM/EASTON area, PENNSYLVANIA
Saturday, October 6, 2001
The Out-of-Sync Child
Co-sponsored by Warren Hospital (Phillipsburg, NJ)
����� and Pediatric Therapy Associates of the Lehigh Valley (Allentown, PA)
Contact: Sally Abruzzese, OTR, at (610) 398-1900
e-mail: [email protected]

ENGLEWOOD area, NEW JERSEY
Sunday, October 7, 2001
The Out-of-Sync Child
Sponsored by Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services
Contact: Chaye Lamm Warburg, MA, OTR, BCP
e-mail: [email protected]

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Saturday/Sunday, October 20/21, 2001
The Out-of-Sync Child
At a conference called, "An Interdisciplinary Approach to Working with the Out-of-Sync Child"
Sponsored by Can Do Kids, Inc.
Contact: Lori Annes, PhD, PT, at 310-204-8999, ext. 102
e-mail: [email protected]

Carol is the author of:

• The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction (Perigee, 1998)
• 101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces (St. Martin's, 1995)
  
• Hear, See, Play! Hands-on Musical Activities for Preschoolers
  (Peg Hoenack's Musicworks, 1989)

WHY MORE WORKSHOPS?
Lively, hands-on workshops will help you and your colleagues enhance teaching and parenting skills and bring fresh ideas to your work with young children, at school and at home. Detailed, reproducible handouts will be provided.

WHO MAY PARTICIPATE?

• Teachers and teacher aides
• Early childhood center directors
• Graduate school students
• Parents
• Occupational therapists
• Mental health professionals
• Other pediatric specialists

HOW MUCH?
Let's talk!

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

• Select or suggest workshop topics that suit your needs, and contact Carol for details:
  Home telephone: (301) 229-4228
  Fax: (301) 229-5005
  e-mail: [email protected]

I. Curriculum Ideas:

#1: Playlets -- Minidramas of Fairy Tales and Classic Children�s Literature

#2: Food for Thought -- Making Snacks Relevant to the Curriculum

#3: Simple Musical Activities for Non-Musical Teachers

#4: Make Puppets Come Alive -- How to Use Handpuppets and Marionettes to Teach Songs, Science, Stories, and Social Skills

#5: Kids Gotta Move! -- Three Approaches to Strengthening Motor Development:
� #5a: Obstacle Courses � #5b: Rhythmic/Musical Activities � #5c: Activity Songs

#6: Indoor and Outdoor Games to Expand Children�s Creative Thinking Skills

#7: Feltboard Stories -- How to Make and Tell Them

#8: Language Development Throughout the Day -- Ideas to Help Preschoolers Pay Attention, Listen, Organize and Express Their Thoughts, & Relate to Others

II. Staff Development:

#9: Writing Is Fun -- Tricks for Writing Evaluations, Recommendations, and Newsletter Items

#10: Producing Effective Parent-Teacher Conferences

III. Sensory Integration (SI):

#11: Introduction to SI Dysfunction -- How to Recognize Neurological Causes of �Difficult� Children�s Out-of-Sync Behavior

#12: Catching Preschoolers Before They Fall -- Describing The Balzer-Martin Preschool Screening, a Program to Detect Early Signs of Learning and Behavior Problems

#13: Sensorimotor Activities to Sponsor Every Child�s Healthy Neurological Development at Home and School

IV. Community Outreach:

#14: Running a Support Group for Parents of Children with Special Needs

#15: Wise and Wonderful -- How to Organize an Intergenerational Program with Senior Volunteers and Preschoolers

V. Empowering Parents:

#16: Child Development in a Nutshell -- Nature's Plan for Cognitive, Motor, Language, Social & Emotional Growth

#17: Parents Are Kids� Primary Teachers -- How to Seize Teachable Moments to Match Your Child's Learning Style, Through Games, Songs, and Movement Activities

CAROL HAS LED WORKSHOPS at:

• Contemporary Forums
• Developmental Delay Resources (DDR)
• Directors� Network Management Conference
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

• Illinois Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (Illinois ICDLD)
• Maryland Association for the Education of Young Children (MDAEYC)
• Maryland Council on Parent Participation Nursery Schools (MCPPNS)
• New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children (NJAEYC)
• Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education (VAECE)

• The Abilities Center, Inc. (Detroit area)
• Bright Horizons
• Central New York Coalition for Young Children with Special Needs (Syracuse area)
• Child Care Council of Dutchess (New York)
• Christy Kennedy and associates (Atlanta area)
• Connections (Wichita Falls, Texas)
• Developmental Delay Resources
• Developmental Therapy Associates (Durham/Raleigh)
• Mid-Atlantic Episcopal School Association (MAESA)
• Newaygo Intermediate School District, Michigan
• Potomac Association of Cooperative Teachers (PACT)
• S.I. Challenge (Dallas)
• Southern Association on Children Under Six (SACUS)

• Board of Jewish Education
• Directors' Exchange
• Marriott Child Development Center
• Many individual preschools and ECE centers in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC

• Congressional and Federal Child Care Directors Association
• Just Us Kids, U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. House of Representatives Child Care Center

• The American University Early Childhood Care and Development Program
• Dundalk Community College
• George Mason University Child Development Center and Graduate School of Education
• The George Washington University Graduate School of Education & Human Development

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