2015 Conference Brochure

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Letter from The Honorable Tom Corbett, Governor ....................... 1
Welcome ....................................................................................... 2
Conference Schedule ................................................................... 5
Keynote Address........................................................................... 7
Conference Sessions Faculty ....................................................... 8
Conference Sessions .................................................................... 9
2015 Janet L. Hoopes Award ...................................................... 13
Conference Committee ............................................................... 15
PBIDA Board of Directors ........................................................... 17
Exhibitors .................................................................................... 19
Conference Sponsors, Session Chairs, Volunteers ..................... 21
Attendance Certificate………………………………………………..32

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Julia Sadtler, President

On behalf of the Board of the Pennsylvania Branch of the International Dyslexia Asso-
ciation, we welcome you to the 37th Conference on Literacy and Learning
Disabilities. The Board, the Conference Chair, the Conference Program Committee
and the PBIDA Office have worked for the past year to provide you with a program of
the highest quality and an experience which we think you will find to be instructive and
stimulating.

Our work has been made much easier by the generosity of many individuals and or-
ganizations. The major conference sponsor, Wilson Language Training, has made it
possible for PBIDA to present a program of speakers with national reputations and with
much to teach us about how to instruct children and adolescents. We thank them for
their generosity, support and enthusiasm about the mission we all share. Thank you
also to our continuing education providers: Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psycholo-
gists for CE Credits for Psychologists; Stratford Friends School for Act 48 Credits; and
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for ASHA credits. We’d also like to thank edu-
tech Academic Solutions for their breakfast sponsorship and The Quaker School at
Horsham for their lunch co-sponsorship. Special thanks also goes to Benchmark
School for co-sponsorship of our annual meet and greet reception held Thursday even-
ing before the conference. Finally, PBIDA thanks Delaware Valley Friends School for
hosting the conference. Hosting a conference requires dedication to the mission, at-
tention to details, many hours of effort, and the whole-hearted support of teachers and
staff. DVFS has prepared for the conference with enthusiasm, efficiency and a desire
to provide you with the best possible experience.

In these times of continuing concerns about adequate funding for education, advocacy
and involvement by all is essential if we are to provide the highest quality education for
children. Please join PBIDA and get involved in our many activities. IDA now has a
reduced parent membership rate, of which many of you may want to take advantage.
The benefits of membership are numerous and include receiving publications designed
for educators, researchers and/or parents; reduced fees for activities and conferences;
access to the IDA website and its many resources and fact sheets; speakers for par-
ent, organization and school groups; information on tutors, special schools and other
resources; and involvement in PBIDA’s many activities.

For more information about PBIDA, please call 610-527-1548 or visit www.pbida.org.

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Continuing Education Credit Instructions
All CE applicants are responsible for returning fully completed
paperwork to the volunteers posted at the exits at the end of the
day. Any CE paperwork not fully completed, or without fees paid,
will not be processed. There will be no exceptions and no refunds.
Act 48: Return completed yellow form with PA Dept. of Ed. Professional ID
number to volunteers posted at exits at end of day.
APA: Return three completed white forms to session chair or volunteers posted
at exits at end of day.
ASHA: Return completed green form to volunteers posted at exits at end of day.

ASHA: This program is offered for 4.5 CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
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The 37th Annual PBIDA Fall Conference
October 9, 2015
Hosted by Delaware Valley Friends School

Dear Conference Attendee,

Welcome to Paoli! We are so pleased to welcome the Pennsylvania Branch of the
International Dyslexia Association back to Delaware Valley Friends School for the
37th Annual Fall Conference. While you are here for the conference, we hope you will
take some time to explore our community.

Visit the home of General Mad Anthony Wayne – fierce, front-line freedom
fighter of the Revolutionary War
Tour the Valley Forge National Historical Park, which is less than four miles
away through the Knox Covered Bridge and still maintains many of the
original revolutionary soldier cabins, and officer lodgings, as well as the
stunning National Memorial Arch, commemorating the arrival of General
George Washington and the Continental Army to Valley Forge.
Spend some time at the Wharton Esherick Museum, the home of renowned
Philadelphia-born Arts and Crafts craftsman, Wharton Esherick and take in
some of the wonderful sculpture, woodworking, and photographic exhibits on
display.
Take a drive down one of our many winding country roads to discover
beautiful farms, waterfalls, grist mills, rambling woods, and elegant country
estates.
Shop for that unique item you have been searching for in one of our many
locally-owned boutiques and specialty shops along Lancaster Avenue.

There is always something exciting to see or do here in Paoli. So, please take some
time to get to know our community, and visit us often!

- The Paoli Business and Professional Association
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37th Conference on
Literacy and Learning Disabilities
8:00 AM Registration
Exhibits
Coffee and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM Welcome
Kirk Smothers, M.A., Ed.M., Head of School,
Delaware Valley Friends School
Julia Sadtler, PBIDA President

The Janet L. Hoopes Award Presentation
Introduction: Charna O. Axelrod, Ed.D.

9:15 AM Keynote Address: Laurie Cutting, Ph.D.
Introduction: Mary Ellen Trent,
Delaware Valley Friends School

10:45 AM Exhibits and Coffee

11:15 AM Morning Sessions

12:45 PM Lunch
Exhibits

1:45 PM Afternoon Sessions

3:15 PM Return Continuing Education Papers
Nametags

Please recycle. Leave your name tags at the door
with volunteers or in baskets provided at each exit.

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CONFERENCE FACULTY

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Neurobiological Correlates of Decoding and Comprehension
Laurie Cutting, Ph.D.

Individuals with dyslexia and other related difficulties face a broad ar-
ray of challenges with regard to reading. Most predominantly, they
have difficulty with decoding and word recognition. Neurobiological-
ly, not only do these individuals differ relative to typically developing
readers, but also their neurobiological structure and function has been
found to be useful for predicting responsiveness to intervention. Anoth-
er aspect of reading that has been less of a focus is understanding how
the higher level linguistic and cognitive processes important for read-
ing comprehension differ across readers. Although less is known
about these processes, recent findings have shed some light on the neu-
robiological mechanisms of comprehension.
This presentation will review findings regarding the various levels of reading (word-level, com-
prehension), discuss the inter-relationships between the two, and examine how neurobiological
approaches inform and refine our understanding of how to identify and treat reading difficulties.
This program is co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists and PBIDA. The Philadelphia
Society of Clinical Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor Continuing Edu-
cation for psychologists. The Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists maintains responsibility for the program
and its content. This program provides 1.5 Hours of CE credits for Psychologists.

Laurie E. Cutting, Ph.D., is Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Special Education, Psychology,
Radiology, and Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University. She is also a Senior Scientist at Haskins La-
boratories and a member of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute as well as the Center for Cognitive and
Integrative Neuroscience at Vanderbilt University. She is the principal investigator of several NIH
-funded research projects on reading and reading comprehension and a co-investigator on other
NIH-funded and Department of Education-funded projects on reading, reading disabilities, and
ADHD. She focuses on brain-behavior relations in children and adolescents, with a particular em-
phasis on reading disabilities, language and executive function. Prior to joining the faculty at
Vanderbilt, she was a research scientist at Kennedy Krieger Institute and an Associate Professor
of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and an Associate Professor of Education at
Johns Hopkins University. During her doctoral work at Northwestern University, she completed
internships at Yale University School of Medicine's Center for Learning and Attention and the Na-
tional Institute of Child Health and Human Development. In 2002-2003, she completed a NIH sci-
ence policy fellowship. She has written and co-authored articles on reading, reading disabilities,
other learning disorders, and ADHD.
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