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Expert Available to Discuss 'Teaching Children With Learning Disabilities', for American Education Week

Posted on: Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 18:01 CST

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A Marymount University expert is available to discuss teaching children with learning disabilities:

TOPIC: TEACHING CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

American Education Week (November 13-19)

EXPERT: Dr. Shelly Gismondi Haser, assistant chair, Marymount University Department of Education; coordinator, M.Ed./Learning Disabilities Program

American Education Week is November 13-19. This year's theme, "A Strong America Starts with Great Public Schools," highlights the importance of bringing together teachers, school staff, parents, students, and communities in a unified effort to build great public schools.

Without special attention and resources, children with learning disabilities can fall through the cracks. Marymount is working to highlight and address the national shortage of special education teachers. "This shortage makes it difficult for many communities to meet the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB)," Dr. Haser explains.

Dr. Haser can talk about

-- the special needs of children with learning disabilities,

-- the importance of identifying these children at an early age,

-- school and community resources available to children and their families, and

-- new technologies/software that can facilitate comprehension of new material. (For television, she can bring examples of educational assistive technology, like the AlphaSmart Board.)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON MARYMOUNT'S EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE CAREERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION:

Marymount, a comprehensive university located in Arlington, Virginia, has received a U.S. Congressional grant (distributed through the U.S. Dept. of Education) to provide scholarships to Master of Education candidates working toward dual teacher certification in Special Education (learning disabilities, K-12) and Elementary Education (PK-6).

To celebrate American Education Week and to draw attention to the need for Special Education teachers, Marymount is holding a symposium on "The Rewards of Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities" on Thursday, November 17 at 7 p.m. at the University's Ballston Center. The panelists are experts from area school systems and Marymount. (More information is available at http:// www.marymount.edu.)

DR. HASER'S BACKGROUND: M.Ed., College of William and Mary; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America; co-author of the book "Year-Round Education: Change and Choice for Schools and Teachers" (Rowman & Littlefield, Scarecrow Press, March 2005)

NOTE: Dr. Haser is also an authority on year-round education.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Shelly Haser is available for interviews and mornings are generally open. Dr. Haser can be reached at home at 703- 641-0699, at work at 703-526-6855, and via email at shelly.haser(At)marymount.edu. Or to facilitate contact, call Laurie Callahan at 703-284-1648 (office) or 703-927-4003 (cell); email laurie.callahan(At)marymount.edu

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Source: U.S. Newswire

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