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Esther Geva, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development
Her research, publications, and graduate teaching focus on
(a) developmental issues and best practices concerning language and literacy skills in children from various immigrant and minority backgrounds, and in ethnically and linguistically marginalized groups,
(b) language and literacy skills in typically developing learners and learners with learning difficulties, and
(c) cross-cultural perspectives on children’s psychological difficulties.
She has published extensively in these areas, presented her work internationally, and has served on numerous advisory, policy, and review committees in the US and Canada concerned with language and literacy development in ethnically and linguistically diverse children.
Dyslexia and Literacy Conference Archives - Harvard Medical School 2017
The Dyslexia Foundation's conference Dyslexia and Literacy: Differences within Differences; was held at The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School on October 13th, 2017. Previews of the sessions from the October 2017 conference can be viewed below. Full session recordings will be available soon.
Ola Ozernov-Palchik, MS - Neurological Differences in Dyslexia and Literacy
Julie Washington, Ph.D. -Issue Differences Among African-American Students
Michael Coyne, Ph.D. - Foundation of Reading Acquisition and Dyslexia: Implications for Early Intervention
Esther Geva, Ph.D. - Dyslexia and English Language Learners: The Variations among Different Learners
Special Thanks to our Sponsors
Special Thanks and Acknowledgement
to
Westmark School
for their support of this conference.
Gold
Brehm Preparatory School
Neuhaus Educational Center
Wilson Language Training
Silver
AIM Academy
Athena Academy
Camperdown Academy
Carroll School
Currey Ingram Academy
The Howard School
Jemicy School
Marburn Academy
The New Community School
The Schenck School
The Southport School
The Summit School
Westmark School
Bronze
UCSF Dyslexia Center, San Francisco, CA