2009-2010 Conference Handouts

Speaker

Title of Session

1. Developing Processing Speed for the 21st Century
2. Morphemes: One Component of the Language Braid

1. NILD and the Next Generation of Leaders

1. Internvention Prior to Diagnosis
2. Head, Heart, Hand
3. Parallels between Language and Reading for the Deaf and Students with Learning Disabilities

1. Assessing Progress and Needs with Annual Testing
2. Identifying Error Patterns in Initial Testing

1. Small Group vs. One-on-One Educational Therapy for Struggling Readers and Writers

1. Using Alternative Assessment Methods in Monitoring Student Learning

1. Buzzer/Dictation and Copy

1. Tailoring NILD Educational Therapy for ADHD
2. Using Manipulatives and Thinking to Improve Number Sense for Older Students

1. Developing Learners for the 21st Century through Educational Therapy
2. The Social Side of Learning Disabilities

1. Finding the Skylights
2. Handwriting: The Case for Instruction
3. Math: Solving Life's Problems
4. Moving Beyond Memorization

1. Cognitive Functions: Applications to Educational Therapy
2. Head to Hand to Paper: Ideas for Written Expression
3. Mathematically Speaking: Fluency and Strategies

1. Differentiating Instruction: Making Reasonable Accomodations in the Classroom
2. Motivation and Responsibility: Fostering Inner Drive
3. Questions and Dialogue: Guiding the Construction of Knowledge

1. Creating a Culture of Rigorous Mathematical Thinking

1. Useful Features of the WJIII for Accurate SLD Identification
2. What We Know about Reading Development: Let's Stop Monkeying Around

1. Annual Testing
2. Buzzer/Dictation and Copy
3. What is NILD Educational Therapy?

1. Brain Food for Optimal Learning