NONVERBAL LEARNING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION 10TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM (http://nlda.org/)
March 10-11, 2006
Location : San Francisco, California
Diana Hanbury King - Coping with the Motor Component, Step-by-Step to Competent Writing - A Structures Approach
Expository writing can be taught to all students provided the process is broken down into the small steps that will enable all students to gain confidence at every stage. Work begins with lists and sentences, progresses to the various types of paragraphs, and culminates in the writing of the five- paragraph essay. Unlike narrative or descriptive writing, exposition is a teachable skill.
NEW YORK BRANCH INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION 33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE (http://nybida.org/)
March 13-14, 2006
Location : Marriott Marquis, New York City, New York
Kildonan Faculty Speakers :
Diana Hanbury King - Keyboarding for All without Tears
Strategies for idea generation, grammar, sentence creation, and paragraph and essay writing. Includes tactics, supplies, accommodations, and technology.
Karl Oppenheimer & Ben Powers - Summer Programs for Students with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder
Representatives from six summer programs will discuss the curriculum and activities offered by their organizations.
Karen K. Leopold - The Student Notebook: An Important Component of Multisensory Structured Language Instruction
Most multisensory Orton-Gillingham based approaches require a student notebook. Practical information will be provided on making the notebook “user friendly,” informative, and a progress record for student and parent use.
Dawn M. Nieman - Multisensory Math
This session will show how to make math interesting by presenting teacher-created manipulative materials and ideas for classroom use. Audience participation will be incorporated.
Kristen Rosencrans - Multisensory Lesson Plans Made Easy: Effective Classroom Tools
This workshop presents multisensory techniques to engage students and increase motivation in subject matter classes. Use multisensory teaching to create assignments, activities, and lesson plans!
ACADEMY OF ORTON-GILLINGHAM PRACTITIONERS & EDUCATORS CONFERENCE (http://ortonacademy.org/
April 7-8, 2006
Location : Hilton Dedham/Boston, Massachusetts
Diana Hanbury King - Coping with the Motor Component
Long neglected, handwriting is belatedly beginning to become recognized as important. Motor memory is a vital pathway to learning. This session will cover manuscript, cursive, and keyboarding skills.
ACCOMMODATION AND REMEDIATION APPROACHES IN HIGH SCHOOL (http://www.gatewayschool.org/workshop.html)
May 3, 2006
Location : The Gateway School, 236 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003
Robert Lane, Ph.D. - Boarding School and the LD Student
INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION 57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE (http://www.interdys.org/)
November 8-11, 2006
Location : Indianapolis, Indiana
Diana Hanbury King - English: Not One Language But Five
Additional Kildonan Faculty Speakers to Be Announced
