PORA! forum discussion on June 12th 2014: Topic ‘Managing the school-aged child’

Join us on: –> June 12 2014, 16:00 Moscow time Expert: Kathryn Wilson. Talk on: “Managing the School-Age Child”. Additional materials: Factors that Affect School Performance Preteaching vocabulary Long Term Development Plan Participate: freely & openly in an online conference from wherever you have Internet access. Just follow the link: ENTER WEB CONFERENCE: Link with …

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PORA! web seminar on May 22nd 2014: Topic ‘Managing the school-aged child’

Join us on: –> May 22 2014, 16:00 Moscow time Lecturer: Kathryn Wilson. Presentation: “Managing the School-Age Child”. Additional reading: Factors that Affect School Performance Participate: freely & openly in an online conference from wherever you have Internet access. Just follow the link: ENTER WEB CONFERENCE: Link with guidelines

PORA! forum discussion on May 8th 2014: Topic ‘Educational Systems for Children with Hearing Loss in the USA’

Join us on: –> May 8th 2014, 16:00 Moscow time Discussion with expert: Olga Peskova. Topic: “Educational Systems for Children with Hearing Loss in the USA”. Participate: freely & openly in an online conference from wherever you have Internet access. Just follow the link: ENTER WEB CONFERENCE: Link with guidelines

PORA! web seminar on April 24th 2014: Topic ‘Educational Systems for Children with Hearing Loss in the USA’

Join us on: –> April 24th 2014, 16:00 Moscow time Lecturer: Olga Peskova. Presentation: “Educational Systems for Children with Hearing Loss in the USA”. Participate: freely & openly in an online conference from wherever you have Internet access. Just follow the link: ENTER WEB CONFERENCE: Link with guidelines

Topic: Auditory Verbal Therapy – PORA Forum Discussion, November 25th 2012

On November 25, 2012 we offer two Live Online Discussions about the forum topic, for different target groups: -> at 6.00 -7.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for therapists, professionals and interested experts -> at 8.00 – 9.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for parents with hearing impaired/CI recipient children Participation: is open and free in the Web (Audio) Live …

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PORA for parents – webinar, November 11th 2012

Topic : „Audioverbal Therapy – Accelerating Progress in Learning to Listen and Speak“
(presentation of global expert Dimity Dornan)
Time: 8 p.m. Moscow time.
Location: login to Live Online Room – (problem to login ? see: Info)
Synopsis: This time Dimity Dornan will focus on the principles of Auditory Verbal Therapy – the therapy that believes in the empowerment of parents. She will explain why experts believe babies are born to hear and why she holds the view “Every time you do something for your child that he can do for himself, you deprive him of an opportunity to learn”.
Participants: parents and experts working with hearing-impaired children.
Language: English with translation into Russian.

Additional information:

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PORA for professionals – webinar, November 11th 2012

Topic : „Audioverbal Therapy – Accelerating Progress in Learning to Listen and Speak“
(presentation of global expert Dimity Dornan)
Time: 6 p.m. Moscow time.
Location: login to Live Online Room – (problem to login ? see: Info)
Synopsis: This time Dimity Dornan will focus on the principles of Auditory Verbal Therapy – the therapy that believes in the empowerment of parents. She will explain why experts believe babies are born to hear and why she holds the view “Every time you do something for your child that he can do for himself, you deprive him of an opportunity to learn”.
Participants: parents and experts working with hearing-impaired children.
Language: English with translation into Russian.

Additional information:

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Parents’ meeting March 25th: “Best Hearing Performance in Schools” by Andrew Kendrick

Aim of the meeting: discussing “Best hearing performance in schools” during the presentation by Dr. Andrew Kendrick, international expert and audiovrbal therapist from Australia.

The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Agenda: Dr. Andrew Kendrick will present the topic “Best hearing performance in schools: How to ensure your child gets the best possible chance to hear, listen, participate and learn”.  To find out more about Andrew Kendrick, please follow this link to his profile.

When: March 25th, 18:00 CET (Berlin time) = 20:00 Moscow time – please mind the transition to summer time in some countries!

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March 11th: Parents’ meeting live online “Best Hearing Performance in Schools” and “FM-systems”

Aim of the meeting: introduction into the topic “Best hearing performance in schools” to be presented by Dr. Andrew Kendrick on March 25th; the presentation “FM-systems” by Yulia Litvina.

The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Agenda: Monika Lehnhardt will in brief present the topic “Best hearing performance in schools: How to ensure your child gets the best possible chance to hear, listen, participate and learn”, which Dr. Andrew Kendrick will present in full on March 25th. Dr. Lehnhardt will also present Dr. Kendrick’s professional biography. To find out more about Andrew Kendrick, please follow this link to his profile.

You can see two slides from his presentation here:

Also, Yulia Litvina will present the topic “FM Systems – a key factor to achieving best hearing performance with a CI in schools”.

When:preparatory meeting March 11th, 17:00 CET (Berlin time) , final date March 25th, 17:00 CET (Berlin time) 2012.

Where: live online (audio conference room) – join the meeting here. (Info login & open testroom HERE).

Entry into the conference room may require an update of Java software, if you need the newest version installed please follow this link.

Participation: parents, teachers, SLPs. Registration by entering a comment into the “Leave a Comment/Reply” field underneath this posting

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