Florida
Improving Adolescent Writing: Successfully Support the Writing Process
Join The Reading League Florida and The Reading League Oklahoma as they host Improving Adolescent Writing: Successfully Support the Writing Process. This workshop presents research-based instructional practices for the explicit teaching of writing process strategies. A brief overview of the research will be followed by suggestions for effective prewriting, drafting and revision. In addition, suggestions for motivation and engagement will be addressed. Practical resources and templates will be provided to support existing writing assignments.
Computer Adaptive Tests of Reading and Early Literacy: Uses and Considerations
Now that all Florida districts are using computer adaptive tests of reading for all Pre-K through 2nd grade students, it's more important than ever for educators to learn about the research supported uses of these assessments. Dr. Nathan Clemens has conducted many studies on coputer adaptive reading tests like Star Reading and Star Early Literacy and will review the findings.
Forty Years of Reading Intervention Research for Elementary Students with or at Risk for Dyslexia
Dyslexia is one of the most studied cognitive phenomena in educational and psychological research. A group of researchers has recently completed an analysis of more than 50 studies over the past 40 years and will be sharing their results. The findings and presentation will touch on factors like the student characteristics and intervention characteristics (dosage, instructional components, multisensory, group size) that affect outcomes. Please join us for Dr. Colby Hall and colleagues Karen Kehoe, and Katlynn Dahl-Leonard.
Using Precision Teaching Principles to Analyze Reading Data
Beth Lang will introduce us to Precision Teaching. The ideas shared can be used to support educators' use of measurement to more sensitively guide decisions in reading instruction and practice.
Phonics and Phonological Awareness: What Teachers Need to Know
TRL-FL and IDA-FL bring you: Phonics and Phonological Awareness: What Teachers Need to Know with Heidi Mesmer and Anna Kambach. Learn how phonics instruction and phonemic awareness instruction intersect in classroom instruction.
The Impact of Stress on Learning, Emotions and Behavior in Kids with Dyslexia, ADHD and other special needs
Because of their neurocognitive and emotional vulnerabilities, children and adolescents with Learning Disabilities and/or ADHD are particularly at risk for stress-related disorders and reactions. Neuroscience explains the problem and gives us the knowledge we need to turn this situation around. Dr. Schultz will present research, clinical observations, case studies and anecdotal evidence to explain why children and adolescents with LD and/or ADHD (and other special needs) have a lower threshold for stress due to their repeated experiences with failure.
