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Reading/Literacy, Dyslexia and The Brain
Reading/Literacy, Dyslexia and The Brain
All are welcome to attend. The cost is $10, which includes lunch.
The teleconference will be located:
Brehm Preparatory School
1245 East Grand Avenue
Carbondale, IL 62901
If you are interesting in attending please contact
Jennifer Conwell, Coordinator of Communications at 618.457.0371 or jconwell@brehm.org.
Please RSVP by Oct 22nd.
8:30AM - 8:50AM
Introduction
Drake Duane, MD - Arizona State University Director,
Arizona Dystonia Institute & Institute for Developmental Behavioral Neurology
Scottsdale, AZ USA
8:50 AM - 10:15AM
25-Year History Of What Research Has Discovered About The Brain As It Relates To
Reading And Dyslexia
Albert Galaburda, MD - Harvard Medical School Chief,
Division of Behavioral Neurology BIDMC
Boston, MA - USA
10:25 AM - 11:10AM
Genetics of Dyslexia and What We Need To Learn
Anthony Monaco, PhD - University of Oxford Pro-Vice-Chancellor,
Planning and Resources Head of the Neurogenetics Laboratory
Oxford, England
11:20 AM – 12:10 PM
fMRI Research - What We Have Learned and What The Future Holds
Ken Pugh, PhD - Yale University President- elect
Haskins Labs Director of Research Haskins Lab
New Haven, CT, USA
1:10 PM - 2:00PM
Literacy/Reading and Dyslexia – What are the benefits of evidence based reading
assessments and practices? What do they tell us as parents, educators, and school
administrators?
Joan Mele-McCarthy, D.A., CCC-SLP Director of Education, The Summit School, Edgewater, MD
Formerly Special Assistant and Policy Advisor, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
U.S. Department of Education
2:10PM - 3:05PM
What are Evidence Based/Peer Reviewed Practices and Assessments in Reading
Tami Katzir, PhD - University of Haifa
Assistant Professor - Dept. of LD
Haifa, Israel
3:15PM - 4:15PM
Examples of Evidenced-Based Practices and Assessments in Reading
Maryanne Wolf, PhD - Tufts University Director, Center for Reading and Language Research
Medford, MA, USA
4:25PM - 4:35PM
Closing Comments
To prevent the suffering caused by reading failure and unlock the full potential of children and
adults with dyslexia so that they may contribute to our society.