Literacy and Dyslexia: Current Research and Practice
January 23rd, 2015 – Mission Bay Conference Center at the University of California San Francisco
The focus of the conference will be to provide information to parents and Educators related to evidence-based strategies for reading. Presenters will be joining us from Harvard Medical School, the Laboratory of Educational Neuroscience, The Summit School and The University of Toronto.
The current agenda follows:
“Defining Dyslexia: Genetic Study, History and Current Status”
Glenn Rosen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Neurology (Neuroscience) at Harvard Medical School
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
“Neuroimaging Studies in Dyslexia”
To Be Announced
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
“When is a Reading Problem Dyslexia: How to Assess for Dyslexia”
Joan Mele-McCarthy, D.A., CCC-SLP, Executive Director, The Summit School, ASHA Fellow
12:00 – 12:45 p.m
Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
“Dyslexia and English Language Learners”
Esther Geva, Professor, University of Toronto
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
“Intervention in School Settings”
Maureen Lovett, Ph.D., Senior Scientist in the Neurosciences & Mental Health Program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto
2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
“What’s a Teacher or Parent to Do? Suggestions for parents and teachers”
Joan Mele-McCarthy, D.A., CCC-SLP, Executive Director, The Summit School, ASHA Fellow
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General Information:
If you would like to help sponsor either of these events or to help with scholarships for attendees, please contact Will Baker at 941-807-0499. These events are only made possible through the support of the partnering schools, sponsors and volunteers.
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Registration: October 2014 Conference at the Harvard Medical School – Reading and Math Disabilities