Events
Bilingualism in the early years – what can parents do
30 Jan 2016
2:30pm – 4:00pm
Lecture Theatre 3, G/F., Yasumoto International. Academic Park, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ms Rachel Wong
Speech Therapist, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, CUHK
Speech Therapist, The Institute of Human Communicative Research, CUHK Honorary Speech Therapist, NTEC, Hospital Authority
Clinical and Research Interests
Paediatric speech and language development, reading and writing development
Qualification
B.Sc. (Speech & Hearing Sciences), HKU Master of Arts (M.A.) in Social Service Management (CUHK) Completion of School-based Speech and Language Support Training Course for Speech Therapists (HKU School of Professional & Continuing Education)
Reading & Writing
– Certified Orton-Gillingham® English Training Course (Basic & Advanced) provider
– Certified Hong Kong Cantonese Oral Language Assessment Scale (HKCOLAS) provider
– Certified Hong Kong Graded Character Naming Test (HKGCNT) provider
– Completed “Workshop on Treatment of Chinese Developmental Dyslexia” (HKU)
Thinking & Language Skills
– Certified Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment Basic Mediator (Level 1 of 2)
– Certified Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment Tactile Mediator
– Completed “Workshop of Dynamic Assessment for your children – Theory and Application”
– Completed Visualizing and Verbalizing® for Language Comprehension and Thinking (V/V®) workshop by Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes®
– Completed TalkiesTM – Visualizing and Verbalizing® for Oral Language Comprehension and Expression workshop by Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes®
Oro-motor skills & Voice
– Clinical provider of “Adventures in Voice®” (AIV) treatment program
– Completed “Yell Well Voicecraft Workshop”
– Completed Estill Voice Training System Level One Course: Compulsory Figures for Voice Control (Course number: 200710500)
– Completed “Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets Workshop”
Enrollment website: https://goo.gl/uqF1ST
Tel: (852) 3943 9609 Ms. Rina To
Fax: (852) 3942 0969
Email: speechtherapy@ent.cuhk.edu.hk
Website: http://www.ihcr.cuhk.edu.hk/eng/events/main.htm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUHKSpeechTherapy
The public talk series is mainly about the language development of children. Our topic this time is “Bilingualism”. All parents, teachers and interested parties are welcome.
This is a free public talk. Interested parties please register online on or before 29 Jan, 2016. Quota is limited and distributed in a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note that audience under six years of age will not be entertained. Child care services will not be available on-site. If there is typhoon signal no.8 or black rainstorm at 7am, the seminar will be cancelled and the postponed date will be announced later.
