Everyone Can Read!

Jacksonville, Florida
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 @ 01:20 PM EDT
by: Odette Struys
(904) 232-4186

A free community literacy seminar

Who: Nemours, one of the nation’s largest children’s health systems

What: A free community literacy seminar, “Everyone Can Read!”

Why: To find out how you can help children with reading and to learn more about programs and resources available to help increase literacy on the First Coast.

When: Thursday September 6, from 6p.m. – 8 p.m.

Where: Nemours Children’s Clinic, Auditorium (807 Children’s Way).

Wow: Keynote speaker Michael R. Rizzo, Phd, PA, School Psychologist and Clinical Director at the Dan Marino Center/Miami Children’s Hospital in Weston, Florida will discuss “Elements of being a good reader, why its hard for some.”

Panel discussion to follow seminar:

Psychologists Panel

• Dr. Laura Bailet – Nemours BrightStart! Dyslexia Initiative
• Dr. Allison Cato – Nemours Children’s Clinic
• Dr. Pete Taylor – Private citizen, retired

Educators Panel

• Ms. Nancy Barnard - Educational Development Services
• Honorable Judge Karen K. Cole - Circuit Judge
• Ms. Lauren Collins - Coastal Therapies
• Ms. Connie Korte - DePaul School
• Ms. Nancy Oldham - Hope Haven Children’s Clinic
• Ms. Dawn Thomas - Hendricks Day School/Enhanced Learning Program

The public and media are welcome and encouraged to attend!

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About Nemours

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.

Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.