UNIVERSITY NEWS - FEBRUARY 2004

MEDIA CONTACT: Dr. Jack Scott
561-251-4104, jscott@fau.edu

FAU Hosts Lecture on Children With Autism

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL (February 19, 2004)- Florida Atlantic University's Department of Exceptional Student Education, the Renaissance Learning Center of Palm Beach Gardens and the Hope Center of Martin County join to host a lecture titled "Educational Strategies for Children with Autism: The Princeton Child Development Institute's Approach to Reading." The lecture will take place on Thursday, February 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the IRCC Schreiber Conference Center located at the IRCC/FAU campus in St. Lucie West, 500 NW California Boulevard. The event is free and open to the public.

The speaker, Ed Fenske, is principal of the Princeton Child Development Institute (PCDI) in Princeton, New Jersey. PCDI is a leading school for children with autism and is noted for excellence in life-skills development, behavioral programming and academic instruction for children with autism and closely related disorders.

Throughout Fenske's 30 years at PCDI, he has served as a pioneer in researching effective reading instruction for autistic children and youth. At the lecture, he will discuss the keys to PCDI's instructional success.

For more information, contact Dr. Jack Scott, FAU associate professor of exceptional student education, at 772-873-3345 or e-mail jscott@fau.edu.
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