WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE?
This conference is suitable for professionals who work in an education
or therapy role with primary school children who have Down syndrome.
This includes teachers, classroom assistants, educational psychologists
and speech and language therapists.
The conference will run from 9.30 Thursday until lunchtime on Friday.
Teachers with experience of teaching a number of children with Down
syndrome, educational psychologists or speech and language therapists
with extensive experience of working with children with Down
syndrome may wish to attend an additional session on Friday afternoon
to become accredited RLI trainers.
Reading and
Language Intervention
for Primary school
children with Down
syndrome
An International conference
for professionals.
Citylink Business Park,
Old Naas Road, Dublin 12.
T: 01 426 6500 / 1890 374 374
E: [email protected]
Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd May 2014.
www.downsyndrome.ie
Ashling Hotel, Parkgate St., Dublin 8.
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DownSyndrome
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Business
Park,
Old
Naas
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12.
Old
Old Naas
Naas Rd.,
Rd., Dublin
Dublin 12.
12.