Conference on Communication in Individuals with Down Syndrome

The University of Oslo (the DSL+ project), in cooperation with Norwegian network for Down syndrome, the Norwegian Research Forum on Down syndrome and The National Library of Norway, invites you to an international conference on Down-syndrome and communication. The conference will be held at The National Library of Norway 31.08.17 and 01.09.17.

Illustration: Colourbox

Program

AUGUST 31^st

Time	Talk
09.00	Registration
10.00 – 10.30	Welcome
10.30 – 11.30	Charles Hulme: Interventions to improve reading and language skills in children with Down Syndrome
11.30 – 12.00	Silje Hokstad: Findings from a systematic review of language interventions for children with Down syndrome
12.00 – 13.00	LUNCH (registered participants only)
13.00 – 13.30	Christopher J. Lemons: Literacy Instruction for Children with Down Syndrome
13.30 – 14.00	Kari-Anne Næss & Liz Smith: Vocabulary, Phonological Awareness, and Letter Knowledge Promote Reading in Children with Down Syndrome
14.00 – 14.30	Liv Inger Engevik, Kari-Anne B. Næss, & Bente Hagtvet: Cognitive Stimulation of Pupils With Down Syndrome: A Study of Inferential Talk During Book-Sharing
14.30 – 15.00	BREAK with picture book exhibition
15.00 – 15.30	Ingrid Holmboe Høibo: Quality in newer wordless picture books
15.30 – 16.00	Sara E Wood, Jennifer Wishart, Claire Timmins, William J. Hardcastle, & Joanne Cleland: The use of electropalatography (EPG) in the treatment of motor speech disorders in children with Down’s syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.
16.00	Conclusion
18.00	Reception Oslo City Hall (registered participants only)

SEPTEMBER 1st

Time	Talk
09.15 – 10.15	Ann Kaiser: Toward a Phenotypic Specific Early Communication Interventions for Children with Down Syndrome
10.15 – 10.30	BREAK
10.30 – 11.00	Liz Smith, Silje Hokstad, & Kari-Anne Næss: A systematic review of language interventions for children with Down syndrome: what are the most effective approaches?
11.00 – 11.30	Bernadette Witecy: Language comprehension in children, adolescents and adults with Down syndrome
11.30 – 12.00	Field of practise in 90 min Line Avers: When working on speech - can we be more concrete? Nina Skauge: New booklets make the difficult a little easier
12.00 – 13.00	LUNCH (registered participants only)
13.00 – 14.00	Field of practise in 90 minutes, cont. Karianne Hjørnevik Nes: Inclusive education in fifth grade public school with language as a basic skill Britt-Hege Wærnes: Reading and learning intervention for children with Down syndrome from kindergarten to first grade. Henrik Wærnes: Systematic speech intervention with the Karlstadmodel stimulation plate- a practice story Karen Knudsen Synnes: Why sign-language is a key to communication and participation to people with Down Syndrome Ellen Romstad: From reading and writing to communicating – in and outside the classroom
14.00 – 14.30	BREAK with picture book exhibition
14.30 – 15.00	Kari-Anne Næss, Egil Nygaard, Johanne Ostad, & Sol Lyster: Vocabulary in children with Down syndrome
15.00 – 15.30	Anne-Stine Dolva, Marit Kollstad, & Jo Kleiven: Language and communication characteristics - teens as informants in research
15.30 – 16.00	Conclusion and the future in Down syndrome research

For further information about the conference see : 

http://www.uv.uio.no/isp/om/aktuelt/arrangementer/communication-in-individuals-with-down-syndrome---.html