WORKSHOPS

Case Consultations in Neuropsychological Assessment

Orton-Gillingham - Beyond the Basics Seminar

Assessment of Reading, Language, and Learning Abilities - Part I

Assessment of Reading, Language, and Learning Abilities - Part II

Building a Strong Foundation for Learning and Understanding: Cognitive Development at Carroll

Case Consultations in Neuropsychological Assessment

• “Case Consultations in Neuropsychological Assessment:
  How Test Results Inform Teaching and Learning”
  Facilitator:  Lesley Egler, Ph.D.
  January 25, February 8, March 7, March 21, and April 4, 2012 (snow date April 11, 2012)
  Wednesdays, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

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This series will focus on deepening participants’ understanding and interpretation of neuropsychological reports and educational testing. We will combine selected case studies with review of the cognitive and academic skill profiles associated with language-based learning disabilities and related issues. Through a collaborative approach that draws on participants’ teaching experience and other areas of expertise, we will also discuss interventions and instructional approaches that are tailored to students’ individual areas of need. Review of the basics of interpreting norm-referenced, standardized testing will be included, focusing on tests that are commonly used in assessment of language-based learning disabilities.

This five-session series is designed for teachers, tutors, special educators and liaisons, speech-language pathologists, reading specialists, and school administrators. The series presumes basic understanding of the fundamentals of assessment and some experience in reviewing test reports. The three-day Assessment Workshops offered in August (Parts I and II) offer excellent preparation for this Case Consultation series, but are not required.

Fee: $275
10 PDPs
(not available as individual sessions)
Limited to 18 professionals

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• Orton-Gillingham - Beyond the Basics Seminar
  Presenter: Isabel Wesley, Fellow, AOGPE
  August 2012 - Dates TBD, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Beyond the Basics is designed for individuals who have successfully completed an Orton-Gillingham course of at least 60 hours.  This four-day seminar focuses on syllabication, advanced word attack skills, and morphology. The group will work with Anglo-Saxon, Latin and Greek morphemes, accent patterns, and their application to reading, writing, spelling, and vocabulary development. In addition, the seminar includes strategies for reading fluency and comprehension, plus the application of Orton-Gillingham to small group instruction, and working with older students.  Background reading and lesson preparation are required.

Fee: $530
26 PDPs
Two graduate credits available.

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• Assessment of Reading, Language, and Learning Abilities - Part I
  Presenter: Lesley Egler, Ph.D.
  August 2012 - Dates TBD, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
  

This workshop is for professionals who want to make discerning use of test results to maximize student academic progress, but do not have specific knowledge of what these tests measure or how to analyze and critique the results.

It will expose participants to the rationale behind a broad range of tests commonly used in the evaluation of children and adults with reading, language, and related learning difficulties. Specifically included are: tests of intelligence/cognitive functioning, achievement, perceptual abilities, memory, attention, executive functioning, language skills, and a wide range of reading tests.

Selected case studies will serve to demystify the basic statistical concepts and properties of standardized, norm-referenced tests.  Participants will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in a collaborative setting among peers. Participants will leave with a working knowledge of sample test batteries, as well as an understanding of the implications of specific test profiles for strategic instructional programs and plans.  

Note:  Participants are invited to continue with Part II of the Assessment series (see below), but Part I may also be taken separately.

Fee: $275
12 PDPs

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• Assessment of Reading, Language, and Learning Abilities - Part II
  Presenter: Lesley Egler, Ph.D.
  August 2012 - Dates TBD, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
  

This workshop is open to professionals only and is a continuation of the previous two-day workshop on Assessment. It offers more in-depth and hands-on access to many specific tests discussed in Part I.

The day will begin with an overview of the tests pre-selected for closer examination. Next, working in pairs, participants will practice sample items on selected tests from Part I of the Assessment Workshop, gain exposure to the administration guidelines and procedures for each test, and analyze the task demands of particular items. This will lead to a stronger understanding of test validity, as well as knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of each test. 

While participants will gain some collaborative exposure to the item content of selected tests, this workshop is not designed as a training session and will not qualify professionals to administer any of the tests under investigation. Instead, the workshop is designed to empower educators to become competent, confident consumers of evaluation reports that diagnose reading, language, and learning abilities. 

Prerequisite:  Completion of Part I of this Assessment series.

Fee:  $140
6  PDPs (in conjunction with Part I)

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• Building a Strong Foundation for Learning and Understanding:
  Cognitive Development at Carroll
  Presenter: Kathryn Lyslo
  August 2012 - Dates TBD, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
  

The Cognitive Development program at Carroll is a new initiative that began as part of the math program, and is now being expanded to address more areas of thinking and problem solving.  This workshop will introduce educators to the Cognitive Development program.  Topics will include the specific cognitive domains and how they affect academics, the "thinking school" approach to problem solving and learning, and how this approach leads to foundational understanding of concepts through developmentally meaningful activities.

Fee:  $275
12 PDPs

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• "Case Consultations in Neuropsychological Assessment:
  How to Interpret Test Reports for Instructional Planning"
  Facilitator: Lesley Egler, Ph.D.
  Five sessions from September - November 2012
  Tuesdays, 4:00-6:00 pm
  

This series combines selected case presentations with lively discussion of educational planning. Through a collaborative exchange of research, clinical expertise, and teaching experience, participants will sharpen their professional skills in interpreting neuropsychological test reports. Each case will close with collective brainstorming of the most efficient and effective interventions for each reader with special needs.

This five-session series is designed for teachers, tutors, special educators and liaisons, speech-language pathologists, reading specialists, and school administrators. All case presentations are completely confidential and any identifying information about a student will be deleted from submitted case reports. Participants may submit test reports for group discussion in advance, or come as participant observers as relevant cases are discussed.

Note:  This series presumes basic understanding of the fundamentals of assessment and some experience in reviewing test reports.  The three-day Assessment Workshops offered in August (Parts I and II) offer excellent preparation for this Case Consultation series, but are not required.

10 PDPs

Fee: $275
(not available as individual sessions)
Limited to 16 professionals

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