Please join us for The Dyslexia Foundation’s fall conference, Making Connections – Executive Function, Dyslexia, and Reading, which will be held on Friday, October 12, 2012 at Harvard Medical School from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Regardless of high or low overall scores on an IQ test, children with dyslexia show similar patterns of brain activity, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health. The results call into question the discrepancy model—the practice of classifying a child as dyslexic on the basis of a lag between reading ability and overall IQ scores.
Learning disabilities/differences affect upwards of 10% of school age children. The consequences of not remediating these disabilities can be quite severe, ranging from underemployment, psychological difficulties, to even imprisonment. Recent advances in computational science and knowledge management, will allow TDF’s Academic Center for Excellence to bridge the gap between research and intervention for people with learning disabilities/differences.
October 14th, 2011 * Joseph B. Martin Conference Center – Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
Conference Registration Fee $100 ASHA CEU credit additional $25 Contact: Nancy I. Rhodes dyslexiafoundation@gmail.com 410-798-0005 x147 2011 Conference Sponsored by: Landmark School Brehm School Linden Hill School