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		Kathy Hosty, M.A., CCC-SLP Businesses Co-owner of Washington Reads, a professional training and publishing company Owner and director of Metropolitan Speech Pathology Group, a thirty-year-old pediatric private practice group in Washington, D.C. www.metspeech.com Education/Degrees B.A. and M.A. from The Catholic University of America in Speech Pathology and Audiology Certifications Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association 1974 Phono-Graphix Therapist 1998 and Phono-Graphix Master Trainer 1998 Sound to Symbol to Meaning trainer 2007 Phono-Graphix-2 2000 Language –Wise Certification 2000 Fast ForWord Certified Provider 1997 Interactive Metronome Provider 2008 Licensed in Speech Pathology in the state of Maryland Memberships American Speech-Language Hearing Association (former Legislative Councilor) Division One ASHA Language and Learning Disorders Special Interest Group Awarded ASHA Continuing Education Award District of Columbia Speech-Language Hearing Association (Past President) Past President of WISER (Washington Independent Services Education and Resources) International Dyslexia Association and member of the DC Branch of the IDA American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology Montgomery County Speech and Hearing Discussion Group Read America Training and Courses Lindamood Bell training in Visualizing and Verbalizing and LIPS Read Naturally reading fluency program KidBiz 3000 Language! Wilson Reading Special professional interests Reading and written language disorders in children/adolescents/adults with learning disabilities and dyslexia. Training professionals in language and reading. Presenting at conferences. Inventing card games for Washington Reads’ Classic Card Series of reading games. All aspects of managing my thriving private speech pathology practice. Publications Auditory Processing in Children in Washington Parent 1993 Clinical Connections Parent Teacher magazine Parent Connection on Auditory Processing on Parent Connection radio show February 2007 Speaking Maryland Speech and Hearing Convention Scientific Learning’s Visionary Conference 2008 New York Branch of the IDA Conference 2008 Speech and Language Development in Babies for The Barker Foundation 2006 Hobbies Weaving, reading, traveling, and screening movies in my garden, in addition to spending time with my husband and grown children. Click here to send Kathy an email.