Program Schedule

Thursday May 20
3:00 pm – 9:00 pmRegistration
6:30 pm – 9:30 pmWelcome Celebration
9:30 pm – 11:00 pmNewfoundland Kitchen Party
Friday May 21
7:45 am – 9:00 amRegistration & Displays
9:00 am – 10:30 amPlenary: More than Meets the Eye: The Learner with Down Syndrome - Patricia Oelwein
10:30 am – 11:00 amBreak
11:00 am – 12:15 pm Session A
1. Fine Motor Skills For Preschoolers
2. The Transition Blues…"Changes Can Challenge Children" (Elem)
3. Strategies for Inclusion
4. Phonological Development and Disorders in Children with Down Syndrome
5. Estate Planning and Guardianship
12:15 pm – 1:30 pmLunch – Fund Development Session – Board Members
1:30 pm – 3:00 pmPlenary: Beyond All Expectations: Why Inclusion Works – Dr. JoAnne Putnam
3:00 pm – 3:15 pmThe Jane Cameron Award
3:15 pm – 3:45 pmBreak
3:45 pm – 5:00 pmSession B
6. Curriculum Adaptation: The Key To A Good Day (Jr. & Sr. High)
7. "One, Two, Three, Start!"
8. Learning through Play
9. The Psychological Basis of Learning, Memory and Action: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
10. Model Programs
11. Circle of Friends
5:00 pm – BedtimeFree Evening/Optional Events
Saturday May 22
7:45 am – 9:00 amRegistration & Displays
9:00 am – 10:30 amPlenary: Cerebral Specialization and Perceptual-Motor Behaviour in Down Syndrome – Dr. Daniel J. Weeks
10:30 am – 11:00 amBreak
11:00 am – 12:15 pm Session C
12. Life at University
13. Fine Motor Skills For School Age Children
14. Teaching Reading
15. Dentistry and Down Syndrome
16. Medical Concerns in Children with Down Syndrome
17. Mental Health
12:15 pm – 1:30 pmLunch
12:30 pm – 1:00 pmCDSS Annual General Meeting
1:30 pm – 3:00 pmPlenary: Part I. Collaborating with Physicians
Part II. Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Individuals with Down Syndrome
Part III. Down Syndrome: What's New in 2004 - Dr. William Cohen
3:00 pm – 3:15 pmCDSS Media Award
3:15 pm – 3:45 pmBreak
3:45 pm – 5:00 pmSession D
18. Tell It As It Is: How to teach others about Down Syndrome without having to go back to school (K-6)
19. Bilingualism and Children with Down Syndrome
20. Research and Practice in Motor Development and Impact of Dance on Movement
21. Moms Only
22. Dads Only
23. Research and Education in the Community
6:00 pm – 1:00 amBanquet & Dance


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