Dyslexia & Reading
Identification, Simulation, & Intervention
Laurie Leason- from the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners & Educators
Want to know how to identify and help students with Dyslexia? Want to experience what Dyslexia is like through various simulations? Want to know strategies, resources, and what to do once you recognize Dyslexia? Then come join Laurie Leason from the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners & Educators as she presents a deeper understanding of Dyslexia and provides resources for you! What works for dyslexic students will also work with struggling readers.
Topics to be discussed include:
-What it really is: Symptoms, types, and examples
-Experience a Dyslexia Simulation
-Task and examples: What to look for and assess
-Understand what students are doing and why they are doing it
-Red Flags!
-Strategies and what to do to help struggling readers
-The Law
-Resources!
-Question & Answer
Niagara Frontier Reading Council Winter Brunch
Location: Terrace Room at Classics V
Cost: $30 members/ $35 nonmembers
Register for the Winter Brunch online at: http://www.thenfrc.org/
Questions? Contact Theresa Andrews: tmruggir@gmail.com
Saturday, Feb 6, 2016, 08:00 AM
Classics' V Banquet & Conference, Niagara Falls Boulevard, Buffalo, NY, United States
Agenda
8:30-9:30 am NFRC Welcome & Brunch
9:30-11:30 am Presentation by Laurie Leason
11:30-11:45 am Q&A, discussion, and closing remarks
11:45-Noon NFRC closing remarks
Noon-1:30 pm Professional Book Discussion: The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller
Free Books!
Giveaways!
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Presented by: The NFRC
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