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Childhood Speech Development

  • 06 May 2017
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • United and Children´s Hospital Conference Hall, Lower level, United Hospital’s John Nasseff Heart Center, 255 Smith Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55102

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  • For any person who wishes to attend but has not paid the annual membership fee or is registering and paying the day of the event.
  • For those members who have paid the annual membership and preregister for the workshop

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Childhood Speech Development 

FOR LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS in the field of EDUCATION and HEALTH CARE

This workshop will study child development from 0 to 5 years of age, with a special emphasis on speech development, and a summary of the evaluation methods used to determine eligibility for special education services for the 0-3 age group and the 3-5 age group.

Presented by: Sierra Armién Funk, M.Ed. 

Sierra Armién Funk, M.Ed. began working in education in 2000, serving English Language Learners and their parents in a variety of roles. She trained as an Interpreter and Translator, completing the Translation and Interpreting Certificate program in 2010. Sierra began working in the North Saint Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school district’s early childhood program as a Cultural Liaison and Interpreter and now serves as Bilingual Parent Educator in the the Early Childhood Family Education program. She completed her Master’s in Education and MN state teaching licensure in Parent and Family Education in 2016. She teaches adults about child development and parenting strategies in both English and Spanish. Sierra continues to dedicate herself to interpreting for Early Childhood Special Education home visits with the Birth-Two team. She is passionate about overcoming barriers that families of different languages and cultural backgrounds face in accessing education.

 

When: Saturday May 6th, 2017

Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

3 hours of continuing education credits

3 Point ATA Continuing Education Credit

LOCATION:

United and Children´s Hospital (Conference Hall)

Lower level, United Hospital’s John Nasseff Heart Center

255 Smith Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55102

DIRECTIONS  & PARKING:

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Parking in the Gold Ramp is NOT free.

Attendance at this event presumes acceptance of the use of photographs of the event for UMTIA promotional material


Online registration (up to May 4th) click here


Preregistered Members: $10.00
Preregistered Non-members: $25.00

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Same day registration: 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

All (members and non-members) same day registration: $25.00

Pay by check or cash

If you do not register ahead of time, you must arrive BEFORE 8:45

THE EVENT WILL START AT 9:00 AM. ANYONE NOT THERE AT THAT TIME WILL NOT RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE.

PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF COLLEAGUES AND ORGANIZERS AND ARRIVE EARLY

Anyone arriving after 9:00 a.m. or leaving before 12 p.m. will not receive a certificate of participation.

 

Attendance at this event presumes acceptance of the use of photographs of the event for UMTIA promotional material

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