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Speakers Series 2009-2010
THURSDAY 9/17 ADHD and LD: Neither Separate nor Equal - Dr. Martha Bridge Denckla,
THURSDAY 10/22 Harnessing Technology for GT/LD Students - -Denise DeCoste, Ed. D., OTR
THURSDAY 11/19 ADHD/Executive Function Coaching: The Premises, the Promises, and the Potential -Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, MCC
THURSDAY 1/21 The Challenge of Inflexibility: Meltdowns and More… --Dr. Edward Spector
THURSDAY 2/18 Home-Based Strategies for Improving Executive Function – Science meets graphic recording! Join us for a provocative, interactive, cutting-edge session on Executive Function. This session will feature Dr. Kathleen Nadeau presenting an overview of strategies to help with executive planning challenges including her innovative computer-based organizational system, Skoach. Building on this information and inviting audience input, Dr. Nadeau will collaborate with Dr. Diane Cline, a skilled graphic recorder, to further explore strategies for coping with executive challenges. Using the innovative technique “graphic recording” or “visual thinking” they will elicit fresh ideas and strategies for managing and improving executive function. Participants should come ready to share, listen, learn, and laugh.
THURSDAY 3/18 Processing Speed: Impact on Learning and Social Skills Processing speed is an often invisible but key factor in learning and socializing, and is one of the indices on intelligence tests. Many students with learning disabilities have weaknesses in processing speed which can contribute to a variety of subtle and overt consequences. Dr. Maureen Donnelly works with youngsters and adolescents who have processing problems and will describe the multiple effects of slow processing and what strategies can help students cope. (Pre-meeting hour will offer a review of Dr. Cline’s graphic recording of Dr. Nadeau’s presentation from February—see above.)
THURSDAY 4/15 Writing: The Final Frontier - LDAMC, CHADD, and the GT/LD Network are pleased to jointly present this program on the challenges of writing for students with learning or attentional issues. Why is writing so difficult? The act of getting thoughts on paper is the culmination of a set of difficult skills – planning, organizing, researching, drafting, revising, and editing. Students with ADHD, dyslexia, executive function difficulties and written expression disorder frequently find parts or all of this process difficult. While the “writing across the curriculum” trend gains momentum, these students fall farther behind. Come hear Jilly Darefsky and Jessica Roake from The Siena School present ways to help students with learning disabilities write more easily and effectively. Come early for the discussion hour (6:30 – 7:30) to hear Janelle Ellis of Integrated Assistive Technology describe and demonstrate a variety of tech tools to help students with written expression difficulties.
6:30 – 7:30 PM Your Turn to Speak -
Advocacy and Open Discussion
7:30 – 9:00 PM Speaker Presentation
MCPS’ High Incidence Accessible Technology
(HIAT) Website:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/hiat/
Presentation Handouts PDFs: ADHD Coaching Overview
Walter Johnson High School cafeteria, 6400 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda, MD - conveniently located just two minutes off I-270 Old Georgetown Road or Democracy Blvd exits
Walter Johnson High School
6400 Rock Spring Dr
Bethesda, MD 20814
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