Questions for consideration durin g the SLT meeting
Sheena Round will be leading the discussion during the SLT meeting (13.30-14.30) There are several issues which SLTs feel need to be considered so please come prepared to share your thoughts and ideas after reading this list of questions.

Foundation initial questionnaire
The BATOD Foundation is a research, training and information based charity dedicated to improving the life chances of deaf children and young people by disseminating the outcomes of research projects supported by the Foundation - to raise awareness and competence. The trustees are considering the initial project and seek your support and comments. The projects being considered are: acoustics in classrooms; deafness and autism; EAL. Please complete the questionnaire and return to the BATOD Foundation. Save this pdf to your hard drive after you open the document, then close it and reopen the file you should be able to type directly onto the form as the file is typewriter enabled.

The value of of formal tests
When we carry out language assessments with deaf children, Judy Halden and Sarah Beazley stress the need to weigh up the value of our formal tests. Workshop S will be looking at a framework for assessment of children with hearing impairment. It will consider this in the light of formal and informal assessments, their purpose; what are we assessing and why and other aspects. This article published in the BATOD Association Magazine (January 2010 - Assessment) provides some background information for delegates.