“The Exceptional Young Child : Supporting Each Learner”

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
Early Childhood Education Professional
Development Conference
“The Exceptional
Young Child :
Supporting Each Learner”
at
Manhattanville College
Purchase, New York
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Co-Sponsored by
and
The Early Childhood Education Department
The Early Childhood Alumni Association
Join us for a stimulating day exploring the many facets
of exceptionality in young children including autism,
ADHD, speech and learning disorders,
visual impairments, giftedness and others
and ways to support healthy growth and development!
Earn professional development hours or
graduate credit as well
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Cecelia McCarton, M.D.
Signs of Autism in Preschool and School
Age Children and Effective Strategies to
Address the Behaviors
With over 30 years of experience as a
pediatrician, researcher and lecturer, Dr
Cecelia McCarton is among the nation’s
leading experts in diagnosing and treating
children with developmental disorders.
Dr. McCarton founded the McCarton Center
for Developmental Pediatrics, a diagnostic
and treatment center dedicated to childhood
developmental disorders. She is also the founder and executive director
of the McCarton School, serving children with autism and autistic
spectrum disorders, which opened in 2002.
She has published over 50 book chapters and articles in journals such as
the Journal of the American Medical Association, Child Development and
the Journal of Pediatrics.
The Early Childhood Education Department at Manhattanville College
The Early Childhood Education Department at Manhattanville College
has accreditation through NAEYC and NCATE and is nationally
“recognized as a program of excellence”. The program offers both
undergraduate and graduate New York State certification in Early
Childhood Education, Birth through Grade 2 and certification in Early
Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education, a new program
available fall, 2012.
The Early Childhood Education Alumni Association of Manhattanville College
The ECE Alumni Association was established in 2007, and focuses
on creating opportunities for professional development, networking,
sharing instructional practices, and social activities. If you are interested
in joining the Association, please call 914-798-2714.
ConfErEnCE DirECTorS
Rayna Alperstein
Mary Jo Chevalier
Jennifer Chiazzese
Victoria Fantozzi
April Fatato
Amy Lynch
Dr.Patricia Vardin
Jamie McLaughlin Morell Karen Villa
Dorothea Muccigrosso
Laura Woodson
Sara Sabatino
Renee Torchiano
ProGrAM
Registration, Reception,
Refreshments & Exhibits
Welcome
7:45AM – 8:30AM
April Fatato, Jamie Morelli 8:30AM - 8:35AM
Co-Presidents ECE
Alumni Association
Dean Shelley Wepner
Dr. Patricia Vardin
Keynote Speaker Dr. Cecelia McCarton
8:35AM - 9:30AM
Signs of Autism in Preschool and School Age Children
and Effective Strategies to Address the Behaviors
Keynote Panel:
9:30AM-10:25AM
Parents and Teachers Speak from Experience:
Challenges and Needs of the Exceptional Young Child
Jennifer Chiazzese, Teacher
Dr. Diane Lang, Parent/Teacher/Administrator
Dr. Sanford Clay Proner, Educator
Renee Torchiano, Parent/Teacher
Laura Woodson, Teacher
Dr. Patricia Vardin, Facilitator
Interactive Presentations 1
10:35AM – 11:30AM
Interactive Presentations 2
11:35AM – 12:30PM
Exhibits
7:45AM – 2:00PM
• Each presentation will be repeated twice.
• Participants are free to choose any presentation and to attend
multiple presentations.
• Professional development hours certificates will be given
for each presentation if the participant stays for the entire
presentation.
interactive Presentations
1. Leslie Alperstein, MA, CCC
Speech, Language and Communication and The Exceptional Child
This workshop will described the differences between
speech, language and communication and
will
provide an overview of typical development within
each of these areas. Characteristics of at-risk children
will be discussed including a review of common
“red flags” for identifying atypical development.
Strategies for supporting children in the classroom will
be discussed.
Leslie Alperstein is a speech language pathologist and teacher of students with
speech and language learning disabilities. She has experience working with babies
and young children in a variety of clinical settings and has evaluated children with
a wide variety of speech impairments, specializing in verbal apraxia and autism
spectrum disorder.
2. Christine Besko-Maughan
Using the IPad to Enhance Learning and Facilitate Communication
for Student with Special Needs
In this workshop participants will learn about a variety of applications that address
academic skills and communication and designed for students with limited
functional communication abilities. Strategies for implementation and best
practices will be discussed.
Christine Besko-Maughan, Christine is a clinical instructor coordinator of the
Assistive Technology Center and coordinator of the Teacher with Students
with Disabilities Endorsement Program at William Paterson University in Wayne,
New Jersey.
3. Jaclyn israel, M.A., CCC-SP & nancy Trommer-Thaul, M.S., CCC
Recognizing Speech and Language Delays and Disorders
This presentation will focus on the acquisition of speech and language in the
typically developing child to help participants identify potential problems and
explore ways to facilitate communication skills.
Jaclyn Israel is a speech language pathologist with a home-based private practice
in New Rochelle, NY and has worked extensively with young children who exhibit
speech and language delays and disorders.
Nancy Trommer-Thaul is a speech language pathologist who specializes in treating
young children exhibiting with language delays, disorders and oral motor and
articulation deficits. She has a private practice in Larchmont, NY and is a member
of the Child Development Center of the Jewish Board of Family and Children
Services in New York City.
4. Donna Klein, M.A., occupational Therapist
Sensory Integration - What Is It, Really?
In this session, sensory integration will be explained
and participants will learn how to identify children with
sensory integration issues and strategies to use in the
classroom to help them.
Donna Klein is an Occupational Therapist with over 20 years of experience. She
specializes in sensory integration, autism spectrum disorders and perceptual motor
disabilities. Donna has worked with children, parents, schools, and the Westchester
County Department of Health.
5. Helen Krasnow
Helping Children with High Functioning Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome
Navigate the Early Childhood Classroom
In this session, participants will learn how to support
the autistic and the autism spectrum child to function
at his or her highest potential using innovative and
creative strategies.
Helen Krasnow is an instructor in the School of
Education at Manhattanville College with over two
decades of experience as an educational consultant,
teacher, staff developer, and curriculum designer.
Helen was the coordinator of the Preschool Staff
Development Project at Teachers College, Columbia
University and is the Director of the Summer Institute for the Gifted at Manhattanville College. She has extensive experience in curriculum development and
differentiation in instruction to make learning more accessible to all students.
6. Tina Pipala
Language Disorders in the Classroom:
Understanding, Identifying and Facilitating
The purpose of this workshop is to help participants understand how to identify
a child with a speech or learning disorder in the classroom and how to help
facilitate language learning through play.
Tina Pipala is the Director of Related Services at the John A. Coleman School,
a practicing speech pathologist and an adjunct professor at New York Medical
College.
7. Esta rapaport
Recognizing and Helping Young Children with ADHD Developed
Social Skills in the Early Childhood Classroom
In this presentation, participants will learn how to identify ADHD in young
children and explore ways to design and implement a social skills program for
socially impaired children.
Dr. Rapoport is the author of ADHD and Social Skills: A Step-by Step Guide for
Teachers and Parents. She has many years of experience teaching social and
executive function skills to children with ADHD and working with parents and
teachers on how to reinforce those skills. She ahs taught undergraduates and
graduates at Boston University, Wagner College and Fordham University.
8. Linda rosenthal
Developmental Challenges that Children May
Present in Early Childhood Settings
This presentation will provide an overview of the types
of developmental delays and disabilities children in
early childhood programs may present. These challenges
include: sensory processing disorders, delays in one
or more developmental domains, autism spectrum
disorders and others. The presentation will also include a discussion regarding
the referral and evaluation process.
Linda Rosenthal is the Assistant Executive Director of Early Childhood Services
at Leake and Watts Services, Inc. She over sees child care, Head Start and
preschool special education programs in New York City and southern
Westchester County. She is also an adjunct instructor at Manhattanville College
in the Early Childhood and Special Education Departments as well as at Hunter
College.
9. Jennifer Sarner, M.A. & Maria Leitenberger, M.A.
Integration by Design:
Classroom Environments the Support Children with Special Needs
Participants will discover ways to successfully support the integration of children
with special needs in the early childhood classroom.
Maria Leitenberger is the principal and director of The
John A. Coleman School, part of the Children's
Rehabilitation Center, in White Plains, New York. She
has been a teacher and administrator in the field of
early childhood special education for 35 years.
Jennifer Sarner is the Assistant Principal and Early
Intervention Program Director at The John A. Coleman
School. She has worked in the field of early childhood
special education for 17 years in a variety of school and
community settings. She leads training sessions for educators on assessment
and intervention planning for children with special needs.
10. Stephanie Squires, Ph.D. & Alberto Deschapelles, M.Ed.
Recognizing and Encouraging Creativity in Children with Autism
In this session, participants will learn about how creativity
can be observed and fostered in children with autism. The
presenters will present current research and case study
examples of how teachers can promote creative expression
in the arts and other academic areas.
Dr. Squires is Director of the Master’s in Education Program
at Concordia College. She has over thirty years of experience as a teacher, professor and behavioral consultant.
Mr. Deschapelles, from Bi-lingual Cares in NYC, has been a special education
teacher and an administrator for over 30 years. He has worked as a consultant in
the United States as well as in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. He works
extensively with students with autism and their families.
11. Carol Stern
Integrating Music and Movement with Literacy
Participants will explore music and movement as powerful
teaching tools to introduce young children to curricular
concepts including rhyming and new vocabulary.
Carol Stern is the President of Educational Activities, Inc.,
a leading publisher of early childhood CDs, DVDs, software
and read-along books. Carol has collaborated with innovators in the field including Hap Palmer, Bob McGrath and Ella Jenkins. She
produced a DVD with Dr. Patricia Vardin on early childhood behavior guidance
techniques in 2010.
12. Dr. Sylvia Walman, o.D.
Vision Development and Its Impact on Learning
Participants will explore the area of childhood visual disorders and the effects they
can have on learning and development. Participants will learn how to detect signs
and symptoms of early visual dysfunction and learning related vision difficulties.
including reading deficits and visual motor integration.
Dr. Stephanie L. Walman is a developmental optometrist specializing in pediatric
eye care and vision therapy She is an associate member of the College of
Optometrists in Vision Development. Wolman has been in practice in Westchester
County for over 10 years.
registration form
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Co-Sponsored by
and
The Early Childhood Education Alumni Association
The Early Childhood Education Department
“The Exceptional Young Child:
Supporting Each Learner”
Manhattanville College
Purchase, New York
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School of Education
Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, New York 10577