DCIDA & IDAMD Present OVERCOMING OBSTACLES: READING, ATTENTION & EXECUTIVE FUNCTION

Registration: 7:30-8:30
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8:30-10:30 Keynote Main Ballroom: Dr. Eric Tridas, FEAR: Reading, Attention & Executive Function General Audience Geared toward Parents

Geared toward Educational Professionals

10:45 - 11:45 - Breakout Session 1

Ballroom A: William Van Cleave Writing Matters, Developing Sentence Skills in Struggling Students
Home Schooling The Special Needs Student Kathy Kuhl Author, National Speaker Reading, Reflecting On, and Writing About Fiction: Structured Procedures for Stellar Essays Laurie Moloney, CALT Apps to Reinforce Elementary Reading and Writing Skills Jeanine Schwartz, M.Ed. Flint Hill School Essentials of Effective Reading and Spelling Instruction: An Overview Traude Smith, CALT ASDEC Navigating the Special Education Maze Jennifer Engel Fisher, M.S. Author, & Janet Price The Weinfeld Educational Group Reading Interventions: Understanding the Options Laurie Heuple, CAT & Marcia Jeffries DCIDA Board, Orton Oak The Common Core: Strategies for Serving Special Needs Students Marilyn Zecher M.A. CALT ASDEC Multisensory Math: Foundation SkillsPlace Value & Multiplication/ Division Amy Isaacson, MMS Chelsea School Jennifer Sanzonne The Siena School On The Road to Improved Metacognition and Self-Regulation Shannon McCarty, M.A. Flint Hill School Writer's Workshops & Written Expression Jane Hansen, M.A., CALT Commonwealth Academy

Transition: 11:45-12:15 Get Lunches, visit vendors and settle in for the lunch speaker 12:15-1:15 Luncheon Speaker-Keynote #2 Dr. Shreya Patel Hessler, 1:30 - 2:30 Breakout Sessions #2
Everyday Executive Functions Paula Moraine,M.Ed Ed Consultant, Author 6 Steps to Teaching Spelling Dr. Ann Bain, ASDEC Exceeding Expectations: Your Child can become a Successful Adult Henry B. Reiff, Ph.D. Mc Daniel College Multisensory Math: Strategies for Algebra Anna Vanderluft The Siena School Identifying Dyslexia: The Assessment Process Heather Powell, Ph.D. Psychologist

-Anxiety & Learning Differences: Working Through the Worry

Options for Parents Panel Discussion Moderator: Ellen ONeill, ASDEC Word Smarts: Using Morphology to Develop Word Decoding and Vocabulary Skills William Van Cleve Author, National Presenter Navigating the Contents of Your Child's IEP Katy Bosserman, M.Ed Advocate IPad Innovation in the Classroom Barry James Lower School Math & Science Reading Interventions: Understanding the Options Laurie Heuple, CAT & Marcia Jeffries DCIDA Board, Orton Oak

Ballroom A:
Transition

Dr. Hessler Questions & Answers

On The Road to Improved Metacognition and Self-Regulation Shannon McCarty, M.A. Flint Hill School Exceeding Expectations: Your Child can become a Successful Adult Henry B. Reiff, Ph.D. Mc Daniel College Essentials of Effective Reading and Spelling Instruction: An Overview Traude Smith, CALT ASDEC Identifying Dyslexia: The Assessment Process Heather Powell, Ph.D. Psychologist

Ballroom B: Tech Tips and Tricks to Empower Dave Darevsky, Green Acres Sch
Options for Parents Panel Discussion Moderator: Ellen ONeill, ASDEC Navigating the Special Education Maze Jennifer Engel Fisher Author, and Janet Price The Weinfeld Educational Group IPad Innovation in the Classroom Barry James Jemicy Lower School Math & Science Early Signs of a Reading Disorder Jeanine Schwartz, M.Ed. Flint Hill School Writer's Workshops & Written Expression Jane Hansen, M.A., CALT Commonwealth Academy

2:45- 3:45
Everyday Executive Functions

Breakout Sessions #3 Second Chance Dont Go Away Disappointed Because You Had to Choose!

Paula Moraine,M.Ed Ed Consultant, Author

Ballroom A: A Guide to Creating Your Digital Backpack Sonya Atkinson,

Flint Hill Closing 4:00- 4:40:

Ballroom B: Dyslexia Through the Lifetime- Laurie Heuple, M.Ed, CAT

DCIDA Board Classrooms for Targeted Discussion Groups- Topics and Groups to be Posted at Registration Desk During Lunch and Transitions

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