ANNA KSIGOU, CV

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

2006-2009:           MSc in Language and Communication Impairment in Children, Department of Human Communication Sciences,

                              Faculty of Medicine, University of Sheffield, U.K.

2004:                     IELTS, University of  Cambridge      

2003-2005:            Postgraduate Course (MEd.) in the Teaching of Skills in

     English,  Hellenic Open University, Patra (completion of two    

     modules)

06/2004-07/2004:  Attendance of Speech Pathology sessions (40 hours),

                              Panhellenic Association of Logopedists, Athens

1992-1996:           Degree (BA), Department of English Language and Literature (specialization in  Linguistics), School of Philosophy, Athens

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES-POSTERS-SEMINAR ATTENDANCES

2010           Speaker at the 2^nd Panhellenic Conference of Education Sciences, 28-30

                   May 2010, Athens, Greece, Special Education, Paidagogiko Tmima

                   Dimotikis Ekpaidefsis Panepistimiou Athinon- «Συζήτηση της

                   ποικιλίας των ορισμών της παιδικής απραξίας του λόγου-Συνεργασία  

                   του λογοθεραπευτή και του εκπαιδευτή στην αξιολόγηση και στήριξη

                   του παιδιού με παιδική απραξία του λόγου στο σπίτι και το σχολείο».

2010            Speaker at the 12^th Annual International Conference on Education,

                    24-27 May 2010, Athens, Greece, THE EDUCATION RESEARCH    

                    UNIT OF THE ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND

                    RESEARCH (AT.IN.E.R.) -Definitions of ‘Childhood Apraxia of

                    Speech’ (CAS) with reference to the literature. How might a teacher and

                    a speech and language therapist work together to assess and support a

                    child with CAS at school and home

 

2007             POSTER:

                   “Discuss why spoken language development is considered an   

                     important foundation for written language and how you would use  

                     this information for planning interventions with children with    

                     speech and literacy difficulties.”  

                 Author:  Anna Ksigou, MSc Student, University of Sheffield,

                    UK,Department of Human Communication Sciences Language and

                    Communication Impairment in Children, 11^th  Conference, “Speech

                    and language difficulties in association with difficulties in writing in the

                    school setting”  November 2007, Panhellenic  Association of

                    Logopedists

2007           Trainer at the Training Programme “Handling problems in the    

                    classroom setting”, September 2007, Pedagogic Institute, Athens,

                    Greece

           Modules:    

§  Ways of supporting students with learning difficulties

§  Emotional and behavioural problems of children with learning

      difficulties

§  Cooperation between teachers and parents

2007   Speaker at the seminar “Dyspraxia Nuffield Programme”, March 2007,             

            Panhellenic Association of Logopedists, Athens, Greece