Wednesday, 03/14/12—PA Speaker Series: Dr. Maryanne Wolf

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 7:00 pm

Location:  Spaulding Auditorium, Lincoln

Dr. Wolf is director of the Center for Reading and Language Research at Tufts and a professor of child development.  She is the author of “Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain,’’ among other works.  Dr. Wolf helped to develop the RAVE-O (Retrieval, Automaticity, Vocabulary, Engagement with Language, Orthography) Program, an experimental, research-based intervention program that is geared toward young elementary school children, currently in use at Carroll.  Another product of Wolf's research—the Rapid Automatized Naming and Rapid Alternating Stimulus (RAN/RAS) Tests—has become an important tool in detecting dyslexia. 

For a listing of the complete Speaker Series schedule for 2011-2012, click here.