Teachers offered assistance in meeting the needs of school children

Educators facing the challenge of instructing children with special needs and who are also non-English speakers will meet to discuss how to address students’ needs at Emporia State University in September.
“ Getting It Right: Improving Education for English Language Learners with Special Education Needs” is for K-12 educators struggling with problems with English Language Learners who may not be acquiring English at the rate or in the manner expected. The conference will be September 9 and 10, 2004 in ESU’s Memorial Union.
Dr. Alba Ortiz, a nationally recognized expert on the education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners with disabilities, will speak at the conference.
The audience for the conference includes a wide array of school professionals, primarily those who sit on the multidisciplinary teams for student referrals: speech/language pathologists, school counselors, school psychologists, administrators, school nurses, general education teachers, ESL teachers, and special education teachers.
The conference is sponsored by the Jones Institute for Educational Excellence, ESU Department of Foreign Languages, ESU Department of School Leadership/Middle & Secondary Teacher Education, Project Best, Project Excellence, and Project Success.
Deadline for registration is August 25, 2004. Educators may register online at www.emporia.edu/jones/registration-04esol.htm. For more information, contact the Jones Institute at 620-341-5372, toll-free at 1-877-378-5433, or by e-mail to Toni Bowling at bowlingt@emporia.edu.

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