apraxia network meeting notes march 5th 2008

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Apraxia Network Meeting notes march 5th 2008

The meeting was opened at 7:15pm by Jeanne Buesser, president. She

introduced Janet Krebs as a noted speech pathologist. Ms. Krebs distributed

a detailed outline of items she would cover including, Memory, Attention,

Processing and Sequencing, and how inability in any of these functions would

limit effective speech and reading.

Her slide presentation included such problems as dyslexia and apraxia,

methods of teaching children to speak clearly and read meaningfully were

discussed. Ms. Krebs

Stressed that combining both phonics and whole language is essential to

helping

remediate those students whose reading skills are limited. Repetition, done

slowly, is often necessary. She recommended several computer " games " for

those children who suffer from audio processing disorders. The meeting ended

at 8:40pm as Jeanne thanked Ms. Krebs for her presentation and her

willingness to share her email address for answers to any additional

questions from the audience. Ms. Krebs email is janet@...

The next meeting is may 7th 2008