June
Event: The Very Basics: School-Based Identification of Dyslexia in Texas
Date: June 25, 2013
Location: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn Street, Dallas, Texas 75219
Cost: $50
About: This seminar is designed for Texas educators who are New to the process and procedures for the identification of students with dyslexia for the purpose of placement in dyslexia intervention programs.
The seminar will include:
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A review of the current research-based definition of dyslexia
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A brief introduction to test instruments for a dyslexia identification test battery
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A definition-based paradigm and profile for dyslexia identification
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The core principles of dyslexia identification, including standards of measurement, data gathering, review of early reading assessments and Response to Intervention (RtI) progress measurements
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Case studies that allow the participants to recognize the characteristic profiles of students with dyslexia and to make decisions regarding placement
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Examples of definition-based teacher and parent questionnaires
Please download the event brochure and registration form or contact Kristal Sims at (214) 559-7885 or
(800) 421-1121, ext. 7885. Please e-mail dyslexia.events@tsrh.org any questions about events, and registration forms. Please fax or e-mail registrations with purchase order and credit card payments.e-mail any questions about events.
July
Rite Flight Workshop - An Introduction to the Classroom Reading Rate & Reading Comprehensive Program
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn Street, Dallas, Texas 75219
About: This workshop addresses two important components identified by the National Reading Panel as needed for effective reading instruction - Reading Rate (Fluency) and Reading comprehension. Workshop materials include manuals for Rite Flight: A Classroom Reading Rate Program and Rite Flight: A Classroom Comprehension Program. These materials, developed at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, provide excellent supplements to a classroom or remedial reading curriculum. They are not intended to provide a comprehensive dyslexia intervention.