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UNIVERSITY NEWS - FEBRUARY 2004
MEDIA CONTACT: Dr. Jack Scott
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL (February 19,
2004)-
Florida Atlantic University's
Department of Exceptional Student Education, the Renaissance
Learning Center of Palm Beach Gardens and the Hope Center of
Martin County join to host a lecture titled "Educational
Strategies for Children with Autism: The Princeton Child
Development Institute's Approach to Reading." The lecture
will take place on Thursday, February 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the
IRCC Schreiber Conference Center located at the IRCC/FAU
campus in St. Lucie West, 500 NW California Boulevard. The
event is free and open to the public.
The speaker, Ed Fenske, is principal
of the Princeton Child Development Institute (PCDI) in
Princeton, New Jersey. PCDI is a leading school for
children with autism and is noted for excellence in
life-skills development, behavioral programming and
academic instruction for children with autism and closely
related disorders.
Throughout Fenske's 30 years at
PCDI, he has served as a pioneer in researching effective
reading instruction for autistic children and youth. At the
lecture, he will discuss the keys to PCDI's instructional
success.
For more information, contact Dr.
Jack Scott, FAU associate professor of exceptional student
education, at 772-873-3345 or e-mail jscott@fau.edu.
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