33rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE

This conference was for everyone who is involved with all aspects of dyslexia and related learning disabilities -- educators, administrators, healthcare providers and parents. As the tri-state’s most comprehensive conference, this was an unparalleled opportunity to learn from the leaders in the field, to expand public awareness and to share knowledge.


HANDOUTS
33rd Annual Conference on Dyslexia and Related Learning Disabilities
Brain-Based Intervention Strategies: Differentiating Instruction For All Learners

33rd Annual Conference on Dyslexia & Related Learning Disabilities
Monday, March 13 & Tuesday, March 14, 2006
New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square
1535 Broadway at 45th Street
New York, NY 10036

Viewing Handouts
The conference handouts are supplied by the speakers in various formats, in order to view the handouts it may be necessary to download and install the following viewers:

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Microsoft Power Point (ppt)
Microsoft Word (doc)


CONFERENCE HANDOUTS

MONDAY, March 13, 2006

MK1
Reading First, Reading Next

Catherine E. Snow, Ph.D.

M4
From Phonics to Fluency: Teaching a Critical Reading Goal

Timothy Rasinski, Ed.D.

M19
Technology Solutions To Writing Problems

Lynn Hecker, M.Ed.

M21
Building Success with Content Area Reading Through Vocabulary

Vivian Bernstein, M.A.

M38
Evidence-Based Practice: Teaching Writing to Adolescents

Steve Graham, Ed.D., Karen Harris, Ed.D. (Only Karen Harris’s handouts are posted)

M41
Written Language: A Test To Teach From

Mae J. Balaban, Ed.D.

M45
Teaching Vocabulary: It’s Worth The Effort

Marilyn Zion, M.Ed.

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TUESDAY, March 14, 2006

TK50
The Role of the National Center for Special Education Research

Edward J. Kame’enui, Ph.D.


T57
Integrating Instruction for Reading and Content Areas

Esther Minskoff, Ph.D.

T69
Biology Success! Teaching Science to Students with LD

Lynn Hecker, M.Ed.

T77
The Hows and Whys of Cursive Writing

Susan S. Van der Vorst, Fellow/AOGPE

T86
Don’t Dummy Down!: Use Mainstream Materials for Remediation

Marjorie W. Brown, MS.Ed.