March 28-29, 2003 Fort Mason, San Francisco, California KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JoanStiles, Ph.D. Department ofCognitive Science, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California. Groundbreaking researchfocusing on the relationship between brain development and the development ofbasic spatial cognitive abilities such as part-whole processing or spatialattention. Presenters: Nanci Bell, M.A. Nanci Bell, M.A., is the …
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Some Myths About NLD
Dear Friends, I was reading through the different messages on the thread watchingsports and found it to be very interesting. There is something about methat even as a child I wanted to prove people wrong. When I was in thefourth grade, I had a basketball coach who used to make fun of me a …
Adult panelists, 9th Annual Symposium
Adult panelists, 9th Annual Symposium Our moderator for the Adult Panel Session is Al Vadon,MA, who has been an NLDA board member for several years. Al holds two master?s degree, one in reading specialization (withemphasis in adult literacy) from Kean University, and the other incommunications from Michigan State. Hecurrently teaches in the areas of reading and …
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION FORM NLDA’s 9th Annual Symposium March 11-12, 2005 This form must be entirely completed and submitted with your payment. First Name_______________Initial___ Last Name____________________Title______ Email Address Company Address City_________________________________State Zip Day Phone (_____)______________________ Evening Phone ( __) Registration Fee (includes lunch): q $140 Friday only, postmarked by 2-19-05 q $160 Friday only, …
PARTNERS
Albertsons Community Partners Program: If youare an Albertsons shopper, jot down NLDA’s”Community Partners Number”, 490001 27632 8 . The next time you shopat Albertson’s, give that number to the checker along with your PreferredSavings Card, and a donation will be passed along to NLDA, based on the amountof your purchase. You will not have to …
18 IEP TIPS
1. Use language to describe EVERYTHING. Use step-by-step instructions rather than saying, “Do it this way” and then showing how to do it. Though a picture is proverbially worth a thousand words, this learning disability means that instructors must use those thousand words when showing a picture or giving a physical demonstration. (“I shouldn’t have to tell you this” will …
Re: byron rourkes smoking gun
[ Post a Followup Message ] [ NLDline Bulletin Board ] Posted by Natalie on August 03, 203 at 17:07:04: In Reply to: byron rourkes smoking gun posted by richard morris on August 02, 203 at 11:43:42: The problem I have found relatively recently is that there are some academic issues with Rourke’s work. Much …
To Jane P Re: NLD diagnosis in N.Y.C.-Does it exist?
[ Post a Followup Message ] [ NLDline Bulletin Board ] Posted by Donna on January 26, 2000 at 03:50:51: In Reply to: Re: NLD diagnosis in N.Y.C.-Does it exist? posted by To Donna- Jane P. again on January 25, 2000 at 16:35:57: : : : My son was diagnosed 5 years agao at age …
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Re: Reading problems..
[ Post a Followup Message ] [ NLDline Bulletin Board ] Posted by VB on February 13, 2000 at 10:30:47: In Reply to: Reading problems.. posted by Petra on February 10, 2000 at 12:49:43: Petra, With all due respect to Caroline, I would have to disagree with what she said. Of course, neither one of …
Re: Question on appropriate testing
[ Post a Followup Message ] [ NLDline Bulletin Board ] Posted by lou on November 03, 201 at 12:22:42: In Reply to: Re: Question on appropriate testing posted by lou on November 03, 201 at 12:18:49: Sorry Mary, I wasn’t done. Anyhow, an INDEPENDENT EDUCATATIONAL EVALUATION, (IEE)is conducted my an impartial non-district outside evaluator. …