February 6-7 , 2000
2008 Metro Speech-Language Symposium
Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows
10345 Park Meadows Drive
Littleton, Colorado 80124
303-925-0004
Toll-free 1-800-686-2767
"Waves of Change: Oceans of Opportunity"
2009 Metro Speech-Language Symposium Conference Information
Friday Keynote: Jennifer Taps
“Innovations for Addressing Mild Articulation Errors in School Settings.”
Jennifer Taps is a Senior Speech-Language Pathologist in San Diego
Unified School District and an Indiana University graduate. She provides
classroom intervention to caseload and at-risk students. Jennifer is
also the Coordinator for the Articulation Resource Center, conducting
research and supporting SLPs in articulation and phonological treatment
through staff development and coaching.
Saturday Keynote: Timothy Kowalski
“Does Napoleon Dynamite have Asperger’s Syndrome?”
Timothy Kowalski, M.A., CCC is speech-language pathologist internationally known for his work with Asperger’s Syndrome. He presents on this subject at national and international conferences as well as school-wide district in-services and often guest lectures at colleges and universities. He is the author of The Source for Asperger’s Syndrome and Assessing Social Communication in Asperger Syndrome: An Introduction to the Conversational Effectiveness Profile. He received the “TEAMS 2000 Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year” award for his work with autism in the four-county Orlando area. His practice is limited to children through adults presenting with AS symptoms.
He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and of Southern Connecticut State College in New Haven.