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X-WR-CALDESC:***THIS IS AN EDUCATOR PRESENTATION. THE PARENT PRESENTATION B
 EGINS AT 6PM.***\n***PLEASE SEE THE LINK BELOW FOR ASSISTANCE WITH DIRECTI
 ONS AND PARKING***\n\nThe Down Syndrome Education Series (DSES) is a month
 ly educational seminar for families of children with Down syndrome\, desig
 ned to connect parents with information that will positively impact the ed
 ucation and well-being of their child.\n\nSession Topic - 'Meet Their Need
  and They Will Read'\n\nNatalie Hale is an award-winning author\, an innov
 ative educator\, parent of an adult son with Down syndrome\, and for over 
 20 years\, a national speaker on the topic of teaching reading to learners
  with Down syndrome and other developmental delays.\n\nHer passion for rea
 ding and her awareness of the difficulty of finding easy-to-read materials
  specifically designed for learners with Down syndrome led her to create S
 pecial Reads. In 1991\, while teaching her 5-year-old son Jonathan (DS and
  ADHD) to read\, she created all of his reading books and materials becaus
 e there were no books available then that were visually clear enough (larg
 e type\, pictures separate from type\, generous white space\, etc.)\, and 
 none that hooked his interest. That lack led her to fill the gap by foundi
 ng Special Reads. Now parents\, educators\, and learners have access to th
 e Reading Program she would have loved to use then!\n\nNatalie currently l
 ives in Los Angeles and teaches reading to learners of all ages (she belie
 ves it's never too late) through the Down Syndrome Association of Los Ange
 les. She continues to write books born of passion\, to develop new reading
  programs\, and to travel across the country speaking to parents and educa
 tors.\n\nChildcare is not provided.  With the exception of infants\, we re
 quest that you refrain from bringing children to this event.
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DESCRIPTION:***THIS IS AN EDUCATOR PRESENTATION. THE PARENT PRESENTATION BE
 GINS AT 6PM.***\n***PLEASE SEE THE LINK BELOW FOR ASSISTANCE WITH DIRECTIO
 NS AND PARKING***\n\nThe Down Syndrome Education Series (DSES) is a monthl
 y educational seminar for families of children with Down syndrome\, design
 ed to connect parents with information that will positively impact the edu
 cation and well-being of their child.\n\nSession Topic - 'Meet Their Need 
 and They Will Read'\n\nNatalie Hale is an award-winning author\, an innova
 tive educator\, parent of an adult son with Down syndrome\, and for over 2
 0 years\, a national speaker on the topic of teaching reading to learners 
 with Down syndrome and other developmental delays.\n\nHer passion for read
 ing and her awareness of the difficulty of finding easy-to-read materials 
 specifically designed for learners with Down syndrome led her to create Sp
 ecial Reads. In 1991\, while teaching her 5-year-old son Jonathan (DS and 
 ADHD) to read\, she created all of his reading books and materials because
  there were no books available then that were visually clear enough (large
  type\, pictures separate from type\, generous white space\, etc.)\, and n
 one that hooked his interest. That lack led her to fill the gap by foundin
 g Special Reads. Now parents\, educators\, and learners have access to the
  Reading Program she would have loved to use then!\n\nNatalie currently li
 ves in Los Angeles and teaches reading to learners of all ages (she believ
 es it's never too late) through the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angel
 es. She continues to write books born of passion\, to develop new reading 
 programs\, and to travel across the country speaking to parents and educat
 ors.\n\nChildcare is not provided.  With the exception of infants\, we req
 uest that you refrain from bringing children to this event.
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LOCATION:UNO Community Engagement Center Room 205
SUMMARY:Educator Presentation - Natalie Hale - Reading
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