Presented by: Feifer This workshop will examine reading disorders from a brain-based educational perspective, and discuss current literacy trends in the United States. The primary focus of the presentation will be to differentiate “dyslexia” from other reading disorders, as well as to classify developmental reading disorders into four distinct subtypes....
Presented by: Mather This session will illustrate the main features of the newly released Tests of Dyslexia (TOD; Mather, McCallum, Bell, & Wendling, 2024). Case studies of individuals of varying ages will be used to illustrate the main interpretive features of the TOD, including insights that can be gained from...
Presented by: Kilpatrick Assuming adequate instruction, the vast majority of cases of poor word-level are due to the phonological-core deficit. This phenomenon results in difficulties with spelling, with sounding out words, and with remembering words for later retrieval. This presentation will cover how word-level reading works, why some struggle, and...
Presented by: McCallum Dr. R. Steve McCallum’s presentation clarifies the relationship between dyslexia and an SLD and more specifically compares/contrasts the diagnostic criteria required to justify identification of both based on three sources: IDEA, the DSM-5-TR, and the most commonly applied definition of dyslexia, i.e., the International Dyslexia Association (IDA)....
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