TDF Conference 2010 - Literacy, Reading, Dyslexia and Research-to-Practice
A Recipe for Successful Teaching and Learning - Harvard Medical School - October 15th, 2010 - Sponsored by The Brehm School, Linden Hill Institute, Brookes Publishing
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This conference is geared for teachers and parents who want to hear the latest information on Practical Applications and Scientific Foundations on Literacy, Reading and dyslexia as well as related areas.
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Read MoreTDF Conference 2010 - Literacy, Reading, Dyslexia and Research-to-Practice
A Recipe for Successful Teaching and Learning - Harvard Medical School - October 15th, 2010 - Sponsored by The Brehm School, Linden Hill Institute, Brookes Publishing
Hear from experts in the field on what works best in teaching reading and what the current research is telling us.
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Conference Schedule
| 8:30 - 8:45 AM | Introduction Joan Mele-McCarthy, D.A.,CCC-SLP Formerly Special Assistant and Public Advisor, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education The Summit School, Head of School Edgewater, MD |
| 8:45 - 9:45 AM | WELCOME AND BRIEF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF DYSLEXIA RESEARCH Albert Galaburda, M.D. Chief of Behavioral Neurology at Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center and Emily fisher Landau Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| 9:45 - 10:45 AM | READING RESEARCH AND READING THE RESEARCH:HELPING STRUGGLING READERS ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF LITERACY Peggy McCardle, Ph.D. Chief of the Child Development and Behavioral Branch at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development(NICHD) at the National Institutes of Health Silver Spring, MD |
| 10:45 - 11:15 AM | Break |
| 11:15 - 12:15 PM | UPDATE ON RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, READING AND LITERACY: READING ACHIEVEMENT IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL Benita Blachman, Ph.D. Trustee Professor of Education and Pyschology Director of Early Reading Intervention Project Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY |
| 12:15 - 12:45 PM | Award |
| 12:45 - 2:00 PM | Lunch |
| 2:00 - 3:00 PM | PRACTICING WHAT RESEARCH HAS PROVEN:TEACHING READING TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Maureen Lovett, Ph.D. Director of Learning Disabilities Research Program, Professor- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Sciences andHuman Development and Applied Psychology University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | WHAT ELSE CAN THE BRAIN TELLUS? MRI STUDIES AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION-IMPLICATIONS FOR READING Ken Pugh, Ph.D. President and Director of Research, Senior Scientist Haskins Laboratories, Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine New Haven, CT |
| 4:00 - 4:30 PM | CLOSING REMARKS Joan Mele-McCarthy, D.A., CCC-SLP |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | LEARNING ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION |