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4.13.18 – Learning To Achieve: Learning Disabilities: Session 2 – Reading and Writing – Lake Placid
April 13, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
DATE: Friday, April 13, 2018
LOCATION: Crowne Plaza, 101 Olympic Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946
TIME: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
TRAINER: Connie Nealon
CREDITS: 6
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Please arrive early. Breakfast will be served at 8:30. Lunch will also be provided.
**Special Instructions: You must complete the Learning To Achieve: Online Module Access for Learning Disabilities and Neuroscience at https://lincs.ed.gov/ . Please print out the certificate upon completion and bring it to class with you. You will be emailed complete instructions when you sign up for the training.
Description:
Learning to Achieve is designed to build teacher effectiveness in providing instruction for adults with learning disabilities (LD). It includes an integrated set of research-based resources and professional development materials.
A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
* Definition of Learning Disabilities: (Review from Session 1).
* Learning Disabilities and Neuroscience (Online Module Debrief) – Focuses on the underlying neurobiology of learning disabilities.
* Reading Disabilities: Covers the considerations and strategies for working with adults with LD and all adult learners who struggle with reading.
* Written Expression Disabilities: Focuses on LD that affect writing and offers strategies to help all adult learners improve writing skills.