Classroom Strategies to Address Anxiety in Children who Struggle with Reading

Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D. and Amie Grills, Ph.D.

Presented at Dyslexia and Literacy: Understanding Anxiety and the Struggling Reader

on Friday, February 14th, 2020 from
the Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center at the UCLA Medical School.

Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D.

Dr. Sharon Vaughn is the Manuel J. Justiz Endowed Chair in Education and executive director of The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at The University of Texas at Austin. Sharon Vaughn was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Learning Disabilities and the Co-Editor of Learning Disabilities Research and Practice. She is the recipient of the AERA SIG distinguished researcher award and The University of Texas Distinguished faculty award. She is the author of numerous books and research articles that address the reading and social outcomes of students with learning difficulties. (full bio)

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2020 UCLA Medical School Conference Sessions

Amy Margolis, Ph. D.

Columbia University

Division of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry

Full Session Video

Vincent P. Culotta, Ph. D., ABN

NeuroBehavioral Associates

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Amie Grills, Ph.D.

Boston University

Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Full Session Video

Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D.

The University of Texas at Austin

Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk

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