Πέμπτη 19 Ιουλίου 2012

@21stCenturyTch, 19/7/12 1:21

21st Century Teacher (@21stCenturyTch)
19/7/12 1:21
10 Apps That Combine Learning With Fun - Getting Smart by Guest Author - EdTech, mlearning, mobile learning zite.to/Q5IS9Z #edchat


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@LDorg, 18/7/12 21:55

NCLD (@LDorg)
18/7/12 21:55
Download your free learning disabilities checklist: hub.am/MEOAZx


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Τρίτη 17 Ιουλίου 2012

@SantePediatrics, 17/07/2012 15:00

Santé Pediatric Svc (@SantePediatrics)
17/07/2012 15:00
What is #echolalia? Learn about the symptoms and whether or not you should be concerned. ow.ly/ccERN #specialneeds


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@RCSLT, 17/07/2012 11:09

RCSLT (@RCSLT)
17/07/2012 11:09
Increase in under-fives diagnosed with SEN nurseryworld.co.uk/news/1141270/I…


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@RCSLT, 17/07/2012 10:44

RCSLT (@RCSLT)
17/07/2012 10:44
8 of the top 25 jobs for 2012 are in healthcare, including Speech Language Pathology, which ranks 14th. money.usnews.com/careers/best-j…


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@speciallearning, 17/07/2012 10:15

Special Learning (@speciallearning)
17/07/2012 10:15
Webcast "Ensuring Treatment Integrity" ow.ly/cdwBN July 26, 1-3pm EST #autism #ASD #ASD


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Special needs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_needs


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Bedroom

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Τετάρτη 11 Ιουλίου 2012

@SpeechnLanguage, 11/07/2012 14:55

Speech and Language (@SpeechnLanguage)
11/07/2012 14:55
We had to "borrow" this from Advance. Agree? Disagree? Let us know! fb.me/1tDkThfMA


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Fwd: Assessing Second Language Students with Learning and Other Disabilities



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Begin forwarded message:

From: Dina Tsagari <tsagari.konstantia@ucy.ac.cy>
Date: 11 Ιουλίου 2012 11:23:20 GMT+01:00
To: "'Anna Ksigou'" <annaksig@otenet.gr>
Subject: Assessing Second Language Students with Learning and Other Disabilities

Hi Anna

I couldn't help noticing that you have an BA in Linguistics and MSc in Language and Communication Impairment.

Therefore I would like you to consider the following CALL FOR PAPERS.

Please also disseminate to institutions and individual researchers or others with an interest in the topic

With many thanks

Dina

 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

for edited volume entitled

'Assessing Second Language Students with Learning and Other Disabilities'

edited by Dr Dina Tsagari & Dr George Spanoudis (University of Cyprus)

to be published with LIT VERLAG ('Studies on Education', tentative series)

http://www.lit-verlag.de/london/

 

Rationale

The population of students is becoming increasingly diverse, both culturally and linguistically. The numbers of children diagnosed with specific learning differences, SpLD (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder) as well as those with other  disabilities like visual, hearing or physical impairments, is steadily increasing today; so is the number of students enrolled in special education. This situation, combined with greater awareness of individual human rights, has led to an increased demand for appropriate testing and assessment provision. This is of particular concern to second or foreign language test providers (Taylor, 2012) and teachers (Kormos and Smith, 2012; Kormos and Kontra, 2008), who are very often faced with the challenge of having to offer special arrangements (accommodations) to second language learners (SLLs) with disabilities: they need to depart from the established testing procedures and alter their protocols, administration and/or content in order to accommodate the special needs of SLLs with disabilities.

 

In this context, the intended volume seeks to discuss the theoretical, ethical and practical considerations involved and explore the theoretical models and research findings that better identify the language and special needs of SLLs with SpLD and other disabilities and evaluate the effectiveness of accommodation practices employed so far. Studies of both high-stakes tests and classroom-based assessments that are related to the special needs of SLLs are invited conducted by professionals and researchers working in the area of psychology, special education and second/foreign language testing and assessment. The ultimate aim is to create a compilation of papers based on both theoretical and research chapters that address the fair assessment of this special population of SLLs.

 

Topics to be covered in the volume

These will include:

·       the identification, classification, and definition of SpLD and other disabilities in the SLL population that expand on our current classification systems or models of identification;

·       existing legislations in place in various contexts  in relation to test taking for SLLs with various kinds of disabilities;

·       the variety of accommodations in place in various educational contexts to meet the assessment needs of SLLs with SpLD and other disabilities;

·       the evaluation of the effectiveness of assessment accommodations for SLLs with SpLD and other disabilities;

·       issues of ethics, reliability, validity and practicality in the assessment of SLLs with SpLD and other disabilities;

·       the identification of salient cultural variables and the role of affective and motivational factors in the assessment of SLLs with SpLD and other disabilities;

·       the application of assessment procedures with diverse SLL populations with SpLD and other disabilities;

·       comparability issues in the assessment of SLLs with SpLD and other disabilities across various contexts and languages;

·       issues that concern the development of suitable assessment tools: design, development, administration and evaluation of existing or new language testing and other assessment tools/methods for SLLs with SpLD and other disabilities;

·       perspective of assessments of teachers' and SLLs with SpLD and other disabilities

·       the training needs of language teachers, examiners and other staff involved in the assessment of SLLs with SpLD and other disabilities;

·       the exploration of using technology in the assessment SLLs with SpLD and other disabilities.

 

Contributors to the volume are expected to address the issues identified from a theoretical as well as from an empirical point of view. Studies from both cross-sectional and longitudinal nature are encouraged as well as studies conducted with young and adult SpLD and other disabilities in either high- or low-stakes environments. The working language of the chapters of the volume will be English. However, any language used as either second and/or foreign can be the focus of the forthcoming chapters.

 

Structure of the volume

The edited volume will be divided in several sections (depending on the nature of proposals received). Overall the volume will include:

·       an introduction to the volume by the editors

·       an editorial written by one or two renowned scholar/s with expertise in the fields addressed in the volume

·       the papers submitted with short abstracts organized in thematic order

·       bibliographical references at the end of every paper

 

Contributors

Contributors to the volume will be academics, researchers, professionals (test developers or representatives of professional organizations) in the fields of psychology, special education and language teaching and assessment as well as postgraduate students (PhD level) who have completed research in the area.

 

Audience

The edited volume is primarily intended for:

·    Scholars and researchers,

·    Undergraduate/Postgraduate students,

·    Professional educational organisations,

·    Educational policy makers and administrators,

·    (Language) testing organizations and test developers,

·    (Language) teachers and teacher trainers,

·    Material writers and publishers,

·    Special educators and school psychologists

 

Procedures and schedule

Those interested please submit a preliminary proposal. Proposals will be approximately 1 page (A4 size) or roughly 500 words in length.  These should include the following information:

 

·       Title of article

·       Author name(s), affiliation(s), and detailed contact information

·       Proposal

 

Proposals will be evaluated according to:

a.                 relevance to the topics of the volume

b.                language of the proposal (needs to conform to native-speaker standards for academic writing)

c.                 clear address of the problem/issue/research question/s discussed

d.                clear outline of conclusions of the study (in the case of a research-oriented paper)

e.                 clear and coherent structure of the proposal as a whole

Successful authors will be invited later to submit full papers for peer review following normal procedures based on the formatting guidelines of the publisher.  

 

Contact

Please send proposals to Dina Tsagari (dinatsa@ucy.ac.cy) and George Spanoudis (spanoud@ucy.ac.cy).  Informal inquiries may be sent to the same addresses. 

 

 

Timeline

Overall, the following timeline is anticipated:

 

Deadline for extensive abstracts                                                             20 September 2012

Deadline review of abstracts and invitation to write whole paper      30 September 2012

Full paper submission deadline                                                               30 November 2012

Comments from special editors                                                               31 January 2013

Revised draft submission deadline                                                          1 March 2013

Comments from special editors                                                               15 April 2013

Final draft submission deadline                                                               25 May 2013

Submission of manuscript to publishers                                                30 June 2013

Anticipated publication date                                                                   September 2013

 

 

 

Dina Tsagari

Lecturer in Applied Linguistics/TEFL

Department of English Studies

University of Cyprus

www.ucy.ac.cy

Tel. ++ 357 - 22892120

Fax ++ 357 - 22750310

 

Coordinator

EALTA CBLA SIG

http://www.ealta.eu.org/

 

 

 

From: Anna Ksigou [mailto:annaksig@otenet.gr]
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 10:57 AM
To: 'Dina Tsagari'
Subject: RE:

 

Kalimera…

 

Estali kata lathos se mia omada recipients.

 

Efxaristo gia tin katanoisi.

 

Me filikous xairetismous,

 

Anna Ksigou

 

Anna Ksigou, BA in Linguistics

MSc in Language and Communication Impairment

@RCSLT, 11/07/2012 10:10

RCSLT (@RCSLT)
11/07/2012 10:10
Students Create Gloves That Can Convert Sign Language Movements Into Speech medicaldaily.com/news/20120709/…


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Δευτέρα 9 Ιουλίου 2012

@speciallearning, 8/7/12 22:45

Special Learning (@speciallearning)
8/7/12 22:45
Free Webinar! "Increasing Functional Communication: Mand Training" July 10, 12:00-1:00PM EST ow.ly/c5Oau #autism #ASD #aspie


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Σάββατο 7 Ιουλίου 2012

@noesigr, 7/7/12 1:47

NOESI.gr (@noesigr)
7/7/12 1:47
Θεραπεία βλαστοκυττάρων για τον αυτισμό στο Νοσοκομείο Μετροπόλιταν ow.ly/1l9Jdi


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Παρασκευή 6 Ιουλίου 2012

Λογο...θεραπεία!

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@logoioannina, 6/7/12 13:40

Evagelia Soupi (@logoioannina)
6/7/12 13:40
Mental Addition in #Bilinguals: An fMRI Study of Task-Related and Performance-Related Activation cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/22/8/1…


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@logoioannina, 6/7/12 13:42

Evagelia Soupi (@logoioannina)
6/7/12 13:42
Cross-language activation of phonology in young bilingual readers springerlink.com/content/p74810…


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@noesigr, 6/7/12 9:24

NOESI.gr (@noesigr)
6/7/12 9:24
"Ανοικτή Ημέρα" το Σάββατο 7 Ιουλίου στο "ΛΟΓΟΣ ΝΟΥΣ" - Εξειδικευμένη δομή για παιδιά με ΔΑΔ noesi.gr/logosnous


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@21stCenturyTch, 5/7/12 23:49

21st Century Teacher (@21stCenturyTch)
5/7/12 23:49
20 Must-See Facts About The 21st Century Classroom zite.to/LRDXpl


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@anatheodor, 5/7/12 23:10

Tasos Theodoropoulos (@anatheodor)
5/7/12 23:10
Digital Citizenship Poster for Elementary Classrooms | Common Sense Media: bit.ly/MYekTX


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@speciallearning, 5/7/12 22:01

Special Learning (@speciallearning)
5/7/12 22:01
Autism and Childhood Healthcare Insurance Programs ow.ly/bWWIP #autism #ASD #aspie


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Πέμπτη 5 Ιουλίου 2012

@21stCenturyTch, 5/7/12 12:18

21st Century Teacher (@21stCenturyTch)
5/7/12 12:18
The Internet Represents a Future Minded Classroom zite.to/LTUvbR #edchat #edtech #k12 #edreform #cpchat


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@logoioannina, 5/7/12 7:02

Evagelia Soupi (@logoioannina)
5/7/12 7:02
Open Source Λογισμικό ανάγνωσης οθόνης για τυφλούς χρήστες των Windows nvda-project.org


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Τετάρτη 4 Ιουλίου 2012

@Pliroforiki2, 4/7/12 18:30

Informatics (@Pliroforiki2)
4/7/12 18:30
Web Tools for Teachers by Type - LiveBinder | @scoopit bit.ly/OphSPx


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@logoioannina, 4/7/12 18:25

Evagelia Soupi (@logoioannina)
4/7/12 18:25
Newcastle audio ranking test
drinnan.net/Site/NeAR.html #voice


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@guardianscience, 4/7/12 17:09

Guardian Science (@guardianscience)
4/7/12 17:09
How to explain Higgs boson discovery gu.com/p/38nmd/tf


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@Peter_Autisme, 4/7/12 17:12

Peter Vermeulen (@Peter_Autisme)
4/7/12 17:12
Nice quote by the man with #autism I interviewed yesterday: "I am cured from my autistic behaviour, but not from my autistic thinking".


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@Apraxia_KIDS, 4/7/12 13:40

Apraxia KIDS CASANA (@Apraxia_KIDS)
4/7/12 13:40
7q11.23 duplication syndrome - often with Childhood #Apraxia of Speech - intensive speech therapy warranted ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22754604


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Τρίτη 3 Ιουλίου 2012

@anatheodor, 3/7/12 10:51

Tasos Theodoropoulos (@anatheodor)
3/7/12 10:51
iTALC - Opensource eφαρμογή για εργαλείο διδασκαλίας, διαχείριση και απομακρυσμένο έλεγχο Η/Υ σε τοπικό δίκτυο bit.ly/bFy2


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@logoioannina, 3/7/12 10:00

Evagelia Soupi (@logoioannina)
3/7/12 10:00
Αν είσαι τόσο τυχερός ώστε να είσαι διαφορετικός, μην αλλάξεις ποτέ! facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…


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@alfavita, 2/7/12 6:44

alfavita.gr (@alfavita)
2/7/12 6:44
Ειδήσεις: CERN - Με κομμένη την ανάσα για το «Σωματίδιο του Θεού» bit.ly/OakCAl = alfavita.gr


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@noesigr, 2/7/12 20:47

NOESI.gr (@noesigr)
2/7/12 20:47
Τα Kέντρα "Εξέλιξη-Ανάπτυξη" προσφέρουν τον Ιούλιο δωρεάν αξιολόγηση λογοθεραπευτή, ψυχολόγου ή εργοθεραπευτή σε παιδιά noesi.gr/exelixi-anapti…


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@dikepsy, 2/7/12 23:13

ΔΙ.ΚΕ.Ψ.Υ dikepsy (@dikepsy)
2/7/12 23:13
Τα παιδιά βλέπουν τα πράγματα διαφορετικά! pic.twitter.com/DMhC6fe9


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Δευτέρα 2 Ιουλίου 2012

@BrainCosmos, 2/7/12 11:30

Brain (@BrainCosmos)
2/7/12 11:30
Communicating With People Described As Being In An Unconscious, Vegetative State bit.ly/LJ5rxw


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@logoioannina, 2/7/12 11:24

Evagelia Soupi (@logoioannina)
2/7/12 11:24
Έρευνα: Νέα συσκευή διαβάζει τον εγκέφαλο και επιτρέπει σε άτομα με ολική παράλυση να επικοινωνήσουν logotherapeia-ioannina.blogspot.com/2012/07/blog-p…


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Σάββατο 30 Ιουνίου 2012

@noesigr, 30/6/12 18:08

NOESI.gr (@noesigr)
30/6/12 18:08
Έρευνα για τα κοινωνικά δίκτυα μαθητών με ειδικές εκπαιδευτικές ανάγκες. Όχι online δίκτυα, τα άλλα. fb.me/18KxO322v


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Πέμπτη 28 Ιουνίου 2012

@noesigr, 28/6/12 19:37

NOESI.gr (@noesigr)
28/6/12 19:37
To ΔΙΚΕΨΥ οργανώνει 3-5 Ιουλίου 2012 Σεμινάριο "Αυτισμός & Παιχνίδι" στην Αθήνα noesi.gr/dikepsy


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@logoioannina, 28/6/12 13:50

Evagelia Soupi (@logoioannina)
28/6/12 13:50
European Congress of dramatherapy & playtherapy dramaandplaytherapy.gr/page6.php


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@speech_woman, 28/6/12 10:38



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@DyslexiaFound, 28/6/12 9:58

Dyslexia Foundation (@DyslexiaFound)
28/6/12 9:58
Google glass is going to be great for dyslexics in education or employment. Rewind your memory in HD. Cant wait..!!!!


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@dikepsy, 28/6/12 9:53

ΔΙ.ΚΕ.Ψ.Υ dikepsy (@dikepsy)
28/6/12 9:53
Ηλεκτρονικό πρόγραμμα υπόσχεται πρώιμη διάγνωση του αυτισμού
health.in.gr/news/sciencepr…


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@dikepsy, 28/6/12 9:45

ΔΙ.ΚΕ.Ψ.Υ dikepsy (@dikepsy)
28/6/12 9:45
Ένας καλός δάσκαλος σου δείχνει πού να κοιτάξεις, αλλά όχι τι να δεις :) pic.twitter.com/Xr9DLadq


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@speech_woman, 27/6/12 22:51

Caroline Bowen (@speech_woman)
27/6/12 22:51
9th Asia Pacific Society for Study of Speech Language and Hearing: 2013 Conference - Register now apsslh2013.org #slpeeps #SPAConf2012


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Τετάρτη 27 Ιουνίου 2012

@RCSLT, 27/6/12 15:53

RCSLT (@RCSLT)
27/6/12 15:53
#RCSLT 2012 Conference. Programme now announced. Book before 30th June to be eligible for the Early Bird rate. rcslt.org/news/events/an…


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@logotherapeial, 27/6/12 14:53

logotherapeialazou (@logotherapeial)
27/6/12 14:53
4 παιχνίδια που μπορούν να κάνουν ένα παιδί εξυπνότερο logotherapeialazou.com/blog/2012/06/2…


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@noesigr, 27/6/12 14:22

NOESI.gr (@noesigr)
27/6/12 14:22
"@synergazomai: Την Παρασκευή 29 Ιουνίου και το Σάββατο 30 Ιουνίου ετοιμαζόμαστε για πολύ παιχνίδι. fb.me/1nPEmCSEU"


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@logoioannina, 27/6/12 10:01

Evagelia Soupi (@logoioannina)
27/6/12 10:01
This could be handy: Type IPA phonetic symbols ipa.typeit.org/full/


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@StutteringTx, 27/6/12 0:09

Stuttering Treatment (@StutteringTx)
27/6/12 0:09
April News - eepurl.com/mZPTn


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