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Learning Profiles: Differentiated Instruction for Diverse Learners

The Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Processes that Underlie Learning

The Assessment and Treatment of Dyslexia and Other Reading Disorders

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Plain Talk About Reading Institute

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The Assessment and Treatment of Dyslexia and Other Reading Disorders

This workshop will present information regarding the importance of reading, current State of the Union of reading skills in our nation’s children, the findings of the National Reading Panel and traditional systems for diagnosing and classifying reading disorders. Language systems (receptive and expressive), components (phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics and pragmatics) and manifestations (reading, writing, listening and speaking) will be discussed. Participants will learn the definitions and characteristics of dyslexics, word callers and garden variety poor readers. Information regarding written and oral language disorders will be presented. Appropriate measurement instruments for assessing reading and other language skills will be addressed. Finally, research-based methods for treatment/intervention for reading disorders will be discussed.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify the essential components of reading instruction addressed by the National Reading Panel Report (2000).
• Describe traditional classification/diagnostic systems for reading disorders.
• Describe the characteristics of dyslexics, word caller and garden variety poor readers.
• Identify appropriate measurement tools, both formal and informal, for assesses reading and related skills.
• Identify appropriate research-based methods for teaching reading and related language skills.

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Presenter:

Glenda Thorne, Ph.D. Glenda Thorne is the Vice President of Clinical Services of the CDL. She is a licensed psychologist in the State of Louisiana and has conducted psychological, psychoeducational and neurodevelopmental evaluations of children and young adults for over 20 years. She specializes in learning and Attention-Deficit Disorders and their associated social, emotional and behavioral problems. A national workshop presenter, she has conducted numerous continuing education seminars on neurodevelopment, dyslexia and other reading disorders and Attention-Deficit Disorders for mental health professionals, educators and speech-language pathologists. Dr. Thorne has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at two Louisiana universities. She has been employed by the public school system, where she conducted evaluations, consultations and teacher inservices. Dr. Thorne is the lead author of the Behavioral, Academic and Neurodevelopmental Survey, a clinical data gathering system for teachers, parents and students. She is the co-creator of the Learning Profiles professional development program. She is co-author of the Right from Birth parent training curriculum, and the author of many articles on learning and teaching. She earned a doctoral degree in psychology from Louisiana State University, and in 1991 completed a fellowship at the University of North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill. She completed training in Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling. She is a 2005 graduate of the National Staff Development Academy.