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Detecting, diagnosing and understanding dyslexia FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017 THE WATER’S EDGE RESORT, WESTBROOK, CT CONFERENCE – AT - A - GLANCE 8:00-9:00 9:00-9:15 9:15-10:45 10:45-11:00 11:00-12:00 12:00-1:15 1:15-2:00 2:00-2:15 2:15-3:00 BREAK/EXHIBITORS Register at www.dyslexiasocietyct.org Water's Edge Wifi Access Code: wecanuse Dyslexia Society of Connecticut, 83 East Avenue, Suite 217, Norwalk, CT 06851 www.dyslexiasocietyct.org [email protected] Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nadine Gaab, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Harvard Medical School Assessment of Dyslexia: Testing for Teaching Susan Lowell, M.A., B.C.E.T. Simmons College – Educational Therapy Associates Classroom Strategies & Techniques for Working with Secondary Students with Dyslexia Dr. Margie Gillis President & Founder of Literacy How, Inc. Classroom Strategies & Techniques for Working with Elementary Students with Dyslexia Wendy North Literacy How, Inc. TBD Typically Developing English Learners vs. ELs with Reading Difficulties Laura Raynolds, PhD, SCSU Registration and Exhibitors Opening Remarks Break & Exhibitor Visits Plated Lunch & Exhibitor Visits Break & Exhibitor Visits f Like us on Facebook @ Dyslexia Society of Connecticut

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Detecting, diagnosing and understanding dyslexia FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017

THE WATER’S EDGE RESORT, WESTBROOK, CT

CONFERENCE – AT - A - GLANCE

8:00-9:00

9:00-9:15

9:15-10:45

10:45-11:00

11:00-12:00

12:00-1:15

1:15-2:00

2:00-2:15

2:15-3:00 BREAK/EXHIBITORS

Registeratwww.dyslexiasocietyct.org

Water'sEdgeWifiAccessCode:wecanuse

DyslexiaSocietyofConnecticut,83EastAvenue,Suite217,Norwalk,CT06851

www.dyslexiasocietyct.org [email protected]

KeynoteSpeaker:Dr.NadineGaab,Ph.D.

AssociateProfessorofPediatricsatBostonChildren’sHospitalandtheHarvardMedicalSchool

AssessmentofDyslexia:TestingforTeachingSusanLowell,M.A.,B.C.E.T.

SimmonsCollege–EducationalTherapyAssociates

ClassroomStrategies&TechniquesforWorkingwithSecondaryStudentswith

DyslexiaDr.MargieGillis

President&FounderofLiteracyHow,Inc.

ClassroomStrategies&TechniquesforWorkingwithElementaryStudentswith

DyslexiaWendyNorth

LiteracyHow,Inc.

TBDTypicallyDevelopingEnglishLearnersvs.ELswithReadingDifficultiesLauraRaynolds,PhD,SCSU

RegistrationandExhibitors

OpeningRemarks

Break&ExhibitorVisits

PlatedLunch&ExhibitorVisits

Break&ExhibitorVisits

f LikeusonFacebook@DyslexiaSocietyofConnecticut

Conference Presenter Biographies

Dr.NadineGaab,Ph.D.MorningKeynoteSpeakerNadineisanassociateprofessorofpediatricsatBostonChildren'sHospitalBostonandtheHarvardMedicalSchool,andamemberofthefacultyattheHarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation.ShereceivedaPh.D.inPsychologyfromtheUniversityofZurichinSwitzerlandanddidpostdoctoraltrainingatStanfordUniversityandMIT.HercurrentresearchwithintheLaboratoriesofCognitiveNeurosciencefocusesonauditoryandlanguageprocessinginthehumanbrainanditsapplicationsforthedevelopmentoftypicalandatypicallanguageandliteracyskills.TheGaablabutilizesstructuralandfunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging(fMRI)aswellasbehavioralmeasurementtools.TheGaablabiscurrentlyworkingonvarioustopicssuchastheidentificationofpossiblepre-markersofdevelopmentaldyslexiainthepre-readingandinfantbrain,theidentificationoftheunderlyingneuralmechanismofcomorbidityofdevelopmentaldyslexiaandattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder,brainplasticityfollowingsoundandmusicbasedremediationprogramsforreadingandlanguageimpaired,children,theinfluenceofmusicaltrainingoncognitiveandacademicabilitiesandtheneuralcorrelatesoflanguageandreadingdevelopmentacrossthelife-span.

SusanC.LowellSusanC.Lowell,M.A.,B.C.E.T.,aFulbrightProfessorandanadjunctfacultymemberinthegraduateschoolatSimmonsCollege,specializesinliteracyresearchandthediagnosisandremediationofreadingdisorders.Inherreadingandliteracyclinic,Ms.Lowellprovideseducationalevaluation,consultation,andadvocacy.Ms.LowellservedasaVicePresidentoftheBoardofDirectorsofTheInternationalDyslexiaAssociation(IDA)andPresidentofTheNorthCarolinaBranchofIDA.Ms.LowellwasareadingandliteracyconsultantatDukeUniversityandwasappointedtoTheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill’sSchoolofMedicineasanEducationalDiagnostician.Ms.LowellservesasanAssociatetotheAdvisoryCommitteeonExceptionalChildrenoftheOfficeofOverseasSchools,U.S.DepartmentofState,workingasareadingconsultantfortheinternationalschools.Ms.Lowellisapublishedauthorandaninternationallyrecognizedexpertonspecificlearningdisabilitiesincludingdyslexia.Shehasbeenakeynotespeaker,symposiumchair,andinvitedspeakeratinternationalandnationalconferences.Ms.Lowellistheco-authoroftheIDApublication,BasicFactsAboutAssessmentofDyslexia:TestingforTeaching.

Dr.MargieGillisMargieisaCertifiedAcademicLanguageTherapistwhobecameinterestedinreadingwhileattheUniversity of Connecticut where she studied with Isabelle Liberman. In 2009, Margie foundedLiteracyHow,Inc.toprovideprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesforteachersonhowbesttoimplementresearch-basedreadingpractices intheclassroom.In2010,MargiefoundedtheAnneE.FowlerFoundationtocontinuetheworkofhermentorAnneFowler.TheFoundationsupportsscholarships for teachers to earn their Masters or Sixth Year degree in Reading and LanguageDevelopmentatFairfieldUniversity.Sheistheco-founderandformerpresidentofSmartKidswithLearningDisabilities,theformerpresidentoftheCTBranchoftheInternationalDyslexiaSociety,aboardmemberoftheDyslexiaSocietyofCTandNewAllianceFoundation,andanexecutiveboardmemberoftheAcademicLanguageTherapyAssociation.

WendyNorthWendyNorth’smissionisforeveryteachertounderstandhowtoteacheverystudenttoreadandwrite,andtoensurethatallstudents(withorwithoutlearningdisabilities)readtotheirhighestability.Wendybeganhercareerasaspecialeducationteacherinpre-Kandelementarysettings,andbecametrainedintheOrtonGillinghammulti-sensorystructuredlanguageapproach.Afteradecadeworkingone-on-onewithstrugglingteenandadultreadersatLearningHouseinGuilford,Wendybecamepassionateaboutmakingagreaterimpactbyfocusingonteachingteachers.Sincejoiningtheteamasamentorin2002,shehastrainedteacherstounderstandtheintricaciesofthestructureoftheEnglishlanguage,recognizeandrespectthestagesofreadingdevelopment,havetheknowledgetosuccessfullynavigatepublishedliteracyprograms,andlearnthebestresearchbasedpracticessotheycanreacheverystudent.Wendyhasworkedwithteachersfrompreschoolthroughtohighschoolinurbanandsuburban,public,privateandcharterschools.Thoughexplicit,systematicandthorough,Wendyisneverrote.Sheisespeciallyadeptatrespondingtoindividualsandmeetingthemwheretheyareintheirlearning—assheencouragesallteacherstobewiththeirstudents.WendyisagraduateofSouthernConnecticutStateUniversity,holdingbothB.S.andMastersdegreesinSpecialEducation,thelatterwithaconcentrationinreadingdisabilities.

Dr.LauraRaynoldsAssociateProfessor,SouthernConnecticutStateUniversityResearchAffiliate,HaskinsLaboratoriesandAssistantProfessor,DepartmentofSpecialEducationandReading,SouthernConnecticutStateUniversityResearchInterests:BilingualismandEarlyL2Literacy