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Capital Area and MD Branches of the International Dyslexia Association Proudly Present A Full Day Conference
Two Major Keynote Presentations and 24 Breakout Sessions with Topics for Both Professionals & Parents
Topics Include: Dealing with Reading, Attention Executive Function, Interventions, Writing Skills, Math Elementary and Secondary, Advocacy, IEP's, Evaluations, MSLE Interventions, Spelling, Grammar, Assistive Technology , Options for Parents, Early Education & Post Intervention Academics Time: 8:30-4:00 Registration: 7:30 am - 8:30 am, CEU's Available for a small processing fee.
Medical Director of the Tridas Center for Child Development and President of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Consultants, Inc. He is a Developmental Pediatrician who specializes in the diagnosis and management of handicapping conditions including ADHD, learning differences, dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities and other neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems. Dr. Tridas is a nationally known pediatrician and authority on learning differences, the immediate Past President of the IDA, and Editor of From ABC to ADHD: What Every Parent Should Know About Dyslexia and Attention Problems.
PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE:
Keynote: Dr. Eric Tridas Topic: FEAR: Reading Attention and Executive Function
Dr. Tridas is the Medical Director of the Tridas Center for Child Development and President of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Consultants, Inc. He is a Developmental Pediatrician who specializes in the diagnosis and management of handicapping conditions including ADHD, learning differences, dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities and other neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems. Dr. Tridas has resided in the Tampa Bay area since 1982. He completed his fellowship in Ambulatory Pediatrics with emphasis on Developmental Disabilities at the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston. During that time he held an appointment as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University. Dr. Tridas completed his residency in Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo. He graduated from the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine in 1977. Dr. Tridas lectures nationally and internationally on topics such as dyslexia, learning disabilities, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, executive functions and other behavioral and developmental pediatrics related subjects. Dr. Tridas edited a book for parents titled From ABC to ADHD: What Every Parent Should Know About Dyslexia and Attention Problems
Luncheon Speaker: Shreya Patel Hessler, Psy.D. Topic: Anxiety and Learning Differences: Working Through The Worry Dr. Hessler is a licensed psychologist who specializes in anxiety, ADHD, and learning differences. She works with children, adolescents, and adults providing individual and family therapy as well as comprehensive psychoeducational assessments. Dr. Hessler speaks to parents, children, and school systems frequently on the identification of anxiety and related conditions and how to treat these symptoms effectively. Discovering and understanding learning differences can often be overwhelming for students and their families. What is often unknown is that many students have symptoms of anxiety associated with learning. Signs of stress and anxiety are reviewed and strategies are presented to help students and families with overall coping and adjustment.
PRESENTATIONS OFFERED IN BREAKOUT SESSIONS Featured Presenter: William Van Cleave -Two Presentations in Breakouts 1 & 2 Writing Matters: Developing Sentence Skills in Struggling Students Word Smarts: Using Morphology to Develop Word Decoding and Vocabulary Skills
William Van Cleave is in private practice as an educational consultant whose specialties include morphology and written expression. A nationally recognized speaker, he has presented on effective teaching practices at conferences and schools around the country since 1995. While his own background is in language-based learning difficulties, the strategies William promotes are effective for students of all skill levels and abilities. His high level of enthusiasm and energy, his interactive style, and his passion for working with teachers make him an effective presenter, whether he is visiting a school and sharing with its faculty or presenting at a national conference. Author of Everything You Want To Know & Exactly Where To Find It, an OrtonGillingham based reference guide, Writing Matters: Developing Sentence Skills in Students of All Ages.
Exceeding Expectations: Your Child can become a Successful Adult Henry B. Reiff, Ph.D. Coordinator of Graduate Program in Special Education, McDaniel
College, Professor of Special Education Few things are more frustrating than trying to keep a child with learning differences on the right track. Parents and teachers have a delicate balancing act between doing too little and too much. Dr. Reiff to share stories from successful adults with learning differences who can inspire and motivate your children and students. Dr. Reiff is a Professor of Special Education at McDaniel College Westminster, MD. He coordinates the Graduate Program in Special Education and is on the Board of Directors for the Maryland Branch of the IDA.
Educational Consultant, Speaker, and author of Helping Students Take Control of Everyday Executive Functions - The Attention Fix Executive controls impact learning in all aspect of everyday life, inside and outside the classroom. This workshop offers insight into how to take control of areas of executive skill such as organization, time management, and attention. Navigating the Contents of Your Child's IEP
Kathleen Bosserman, Special Education Advocate at Creative Learning Experiences This presentation will provide a breakdown of the IEP into its specific parts. Briefly explaining the acronyms, as well as the relevance and meaning behind each part. Kathleen Bosserman is an Educational Advocate, specializing in helping families to successfully advocate for their child with special needs.
This presentation will provide teachers, educational support professionals and parents with strategies for helping special needs students be successful within the Common Core State Standards. The standards offer a new approach to educating students for college and career readiness and may thus require changes in how we meet the needs of students who struggle. This presentation will offer specific suggestions for meeting those needs. Ms Zecher is a nationally recognized speaker and private academic language therapist, a multisensory specialist in methods for content area instruction and Multisensory Math. She is an Instructor at The Multisensory Training Institute of The Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center. She offers accredited graduate level courses as well as workshops for schools and the community. Homeschooling Children with Learning Challenges Kathy Kuhl, Nationally Recognized Speaker and Author Veteran homeschooler, author, and consultant, Kathy Kuhl helps parents help their children through her organization, Learn Differently.com. As the author of Staying Sane as You Homeschool, Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner, and the upcoming Encouraging Your Child, Kathy speaks and consults internationally, bridging the homeschool and special needs communities. Kathy offers ideas, encouragement, and humor, for all parents, but has a special concern for students who are struggling, discouraged, giftedor all three! Learn how to prepare to homeschool, find resources, set goals, plan, adapt, get support, and avoid common mistakes. Whether you are new to homeschooling or not, this session will help you help your child with learning disabilities. Early Signs of a Reading Disorder
Jeanine Schwartz, M.Ed. Learning Specialist, K-1st Grades, Flint Hill School This session will help parents and early-elementary educators understand the importance of identifying red flags for potential reading disorders in kindergarteners and early elementary students. In addition, we will discuss research-based strategies and the role phonemic awareness instruction plays in reading development.
Options for Parents of Children Who Have Dyslexia Panel Presentation and Discussion Moderated by Ellen O'Neill, Director of the Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center Parents who suspect or learn that their child has dyslexia face many questions and alternatives for intervention and support. This presentation will offer parents a guide to a range of possibilities. Interventions are not one size fits all. Parents need to find the right fit for their family. Options discussed will include: public and private school with and without outside support, academic language therapy (MSLE), home schooling, and tutoring. Panel Participants: Jilly Darefsky, Kathy Kuhl, Marilyn Zecher, Jilly Darefsky, Head of School at The Siena School, is an experienced private school administrator, currently serving on the Board of the D.C. Capital Area Branch of the IDA. Ms. Darefsky holds a B.A., with honors, in English Literature with Psychology and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. In addition she holds a Diploma in Specific Learning Difficulties/ Dyslexia from Hornsby International Dyslexia Centre and a Master's in specific learning difficulties from Middlesex University. A Guide to Creating Your Digital Backpack
Sonya Atkinson, Upper School Learning Specialist, Flint Hill School Tired of lugging books to and from school? Loose papers hard to keep track of? Forget to bring your flashcards with you to study on the bus? What about that essay you started at school...have you saved it in a way that youll be able to continue working on it later using ANY device? This breakout session will offer practical solutions for parents, students, and teachers alike on how to create a digital backpack that is convenient, user-friendly, and easy to access. Learn how to turn loose papers into PDFs using your smartphone. Find out how to access free and low-cost online versions of your textbooks, and explore alternative study aids that are accessible on any device. Sonya Atkinson, the upper school learning specialist at Flint Hill School in Oakton, VA also works closely with The Siena School in Silver Spring, MD where she is the Coordinator of the Summer Programs. She holds a M.Ed. in Literacy and has done extensive post-graduate work in the field of Educational Psychology. For the past 15 years, she has worked as a classroom teacher, Director of a Learning Center, Academic Coach, and private tutor for middle and high school students who struggle with learning differences.
Reading, Reflecting On, and Writing About Fiction: Structured Procedures for Stellar Essays
Laurie M. Moloney, CALT For the dyslexic student, writing about literature requires a constellation of skills: reading fluency, vocabulary knowledge, and knowledge of text structures; recognition of literary devices; sensitivity to non-literal language; inferential thinking; and an appreciation of the constructs of plot, characterization, and theme development, to name but a few. The ability to craft and support an original argument using textual evidence in a well structured, well written essay need not be an epic struggle for our students. This workshop presents a set of proven procedures that enable students to read literature with a critical eye and respond efficiently and effectively to essay assignments. Further, these reading and writing skills can apply generally to texts across the humanities. Laurie M. Moloney is a Certified Academic Language Therapist in private practice in the metropolitan D.C. area, serving students of all ages . Her areas of expertise include teaching students to read, handwrite, and spell; take notes; enlarge their vocabulary through the study of morphemes; write; manage time and materials; use memory strategies; and self-advocate. Ms. Moloney received her training from TriServices/National Institute of Dyslexia, from the Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center (ASDEC), and from Sandra Dillion of the Multisensory Language Training Institute of New Mexico.
Post Conference Networking Rooms Literacy Law, Parents Concerns, Networking, Q & A: Rooms will be available after the conference to touch base, exchange business cards or learn about a group with shared interests. Networking room assignments and topics will be displayed at registration and during lunch.