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Sneak Preview: Special Symposium*
Those A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Young Children with Diverse Learning Needs
often puzzled and exasperated. (Often it is assumed to be a learning disability.) This session will
help you identify with and understand those very different children in your classroom. Explore a
variety of strategies and techniques to use in the classroom and other settings with children
who have diverse learning needs.
To get to EASY, we’ll talk about:
Speaker: Mary N. Wonderlick, M.A. Learning Disabilities, is a facilitator of the NAEYC At Risk
and Special Needs Interest Forum and also holds positions on Illinois AEYC and IDEC boards and
committees. Mary was honored to be selected by NAEYC as one of the members of the initial
NAEYC/DEC work group that created the Joint Position Statement on Inclusion. Now an EC /
ECSE consultant, she retired from the Chicago Public Schools Pre School for All Community
Partnership Programs as an Early Childhood Special Education teacher who provided program
and staff support services in classroom/behavior management, curricular modifications and
referral for evaluation. Mary’s experiences cover self-contained early childhood special
education, State Pre K, Head Start and Child Care programs including children with special
needs. As a consultant to the Center for Early Childhood Leadership, Mary was an ECERS
assessor; currently she consults in the child care community giving technical assistance for the
Quality Rating System. Mary provides professional development trainings for the Chicago Public
Schools, CCR&R’s and Starnet (Nectas) Region V. In the area of
adult education, she has been a Professional Development Coach
supporting new teachers and has taught at the college level. Mary
presents on a variety of topics at local and national conferences:
ADHD, behavior, learning needs / learning differences, sensory
processing, learning environments, the development of pre-
writing and the concept of time. She is one of the authors of the
brochure "Finding an Appropriate Preschool for your child with
special needs".
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Position Statements:
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_EC_updatedKS.pdf
A message from Illinois AEYC regarding the Symposium:
Benefiting the Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children, Mary
Wonderlick is presenting "Those A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Young Children with Diverse Learning
Needs", a Symposium following the conference.
Bearing in mind today’s economic conditions, there has never been a better time to
join forces as a professional community; and never a better time to be a member of the
Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children. Working together, members
of Illinois AEYC and other leaders in Illinois’ early childhood professional community
helped to build a system that has been held up as a model to other states. Working
together we will help insure that the early childhood infrastructure, that took years to
build, is not disassembled before our very eyes. During the past two years Illinois
AEYC has significantly strengthened its public policy presence in Springfield, increased
its support of community-based, grass roots activities, and utilized new and exciting
methods to inform and engage its members in important advocacy efforts.
Considering the current economic crisis and Illinois’ financial issues we know we will
need to do even more to successfully fight the battles ahead. We recognize there is
strength in numbers and in a strong network of professionals providing support for
these efforts. The Symposium is sponsored by the Joliet Area AEYC. Proceeds will
be given to Illinois AEYC to help continue efforts on behalf of the Illinois early
childhood system. If you are not already a member of Illinois AEYC we invite you to
join this professional membership organization. Membership opportunities will be
available at the Symposium.
*To register for the Symposium benefiting Illinois AEYC, please register online or print a
registration form to mail in. Attendees also have the option of registering the day of the
conference pending on ticket availability. Symposium attendees are invited to a luncheon
at 1:30PM in the private dining room.
Those A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Young Children with Diverse Learning Needs
- Those A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Young Children with a Learning Disability
- Children Labeled Difficult are Actually A-M-A-Z-I-N-G: Let’s Work on Changing Difficult to
EASY, or almost Easy - Working with Difficult Children: Changing Difficult to EASY, or almost Easy
- Understanding a Child’s Learning Style
often puzzled and exasperated. (Often it is assumed to be a learning disability.) This session will
help you identify with and understand those very different children in your classroom. Explore a
variety of strategies and techniques to use in the classroom and other settings with children
who have diverse learning needs.
To get to EASY, we’ll talk about:
- Difficult defined.
- Difficult classified / categorized.
- Difficult solutions. Difficult strategies.
- Difficult interventions.
Speaker: Mary N. Wonderlick, M.A. Learning Disabilities, is a facilitator of the NAEYC At Risk
and Special Needs Interest Forum and also holds positions on Illinois AEYC and IDEC boards and
committees. Mary was honored to be selected by NAEYC as one of the members of the initial
NAEYC/DEC work group that created the Joint Position Statement on Inclusion. Now an EC /
ECSE consultant, she retired from the Chicago Public Schools Pre School for All Community
Partnership Programs as an Early Childhood Special Education teacher who provided program
and staff support services in classroom/behavior management, curricular modifications and
referral for evaluation. Mary’s experiences cover self-contained early childhood special
education, State Pre K, Head Start and Child Care programs including children with special
needs. As a consultant to the Center for Early Childhood Leadership, Mary was an ECERS
assessor; currently she consults in the child care community giving technical assistance for the
Quality Rating System. Mary provides professional development trainings for the Chicago Public
Schools, CCR&R’s and Starnet (Nectas) Region V. In the area of
adult education, she has been a Professional Development Coach
supporting new teachers and has taught at the college level. Mary
presents on a variety of topics at local and national conferences:
ADHD, behavior, learning needs / learning differences, sensory
processing, learning environments, the development of pre-
writing and the concept of time. She is one of the authors of the
brochure "Finding an Appropriate Preschool for your child with
special needs".
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Position Statements:
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_EC_updatedKS.pdf
A message from Illinois AEYC regarding the Symposium:
Benefiting the Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children, Mary
Wonderlick is presenting "Those A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Young Children with Diverse Learning
Needs", a Symposium following the conference.
Bearing in mind today’s economic conditions, there has never been a better time to
join forces as a professional community; and never a better time to be a member of the
Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children. Working together, members
of Illinois AEYC and other leaders in Illinois’ early childhood professional community
helped to build a system that has been held up as a model to other states. Working
together we will help insure that the early childhood infrastructure, that took years to
build, is not disassembled before our very eyes. During the past two years Illinois
AEYC has significantly strengthened its public policy presence in Springfield, increased
its support of community-based, grass roots activities, and utilized new and exciting
methods to inform and engage its members in important advocacy efforts.
Considering the current economic crisis and Illinois’ financial issues we know we will
need to do even more to successfully fight the battles ahead. We recognize there is
strength in numbers and in a strong network of professionals providing support for
these efforts. The Symposium is sponsored by the Joliet Area AEYC. Proceeds will
be given to Illinois AEYC to help continue efforts on behalf of the Illinois early
childhood system. If you are not already a member of Illinois AEYC we invite you to
join this professional membership organization. Membership opportunities will be
available at the Symposium.
*To register for the Symposium benefiting Illinois AEYC, please register online or print a
registration form to mail in. Attendees also have the option of registering the day of the
conference pending on ticket availability. Symposium attendees are invited to a luncheon
at 1:30PM in the private dining room.
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