The William E. Weidner Annual Symposium

The 2004 William E. Weidner Annual Symposium was held at the Auburn University Dixon Hotel and Conference Center on February 20.  The guest speaker was Kathy Strattman, PhD, CCC/SLP from the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences at Wichita State University in Kansas.  She held a wonderful presentation titled "Reading and Spelling Skills: Indicators of Language Processing."  The presentation consisted of the following sessions: 

Session 1: What Affects Literacy
Session 2: A Closer Look at Phonological Awareness
Session 3: Early Literacy: Assessment and Intervention
Session 4: Literacy for Learning: Maintaining Communication

The symposium received almost one hundred visitors and was a big success.  For more information on the symposium topic, contact Dr. Kathy Strattman.