Brehm to Host the 2009 Harvard Medical School/Dyslexia Foundation Video-Conference

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Brehm to Host the 2009 Harvard Medical School/Dyslexia Foundation Video-Conference

On October 16th, Brehm will be the host to the 2009 Harvard Medical School/Dyslexia Foundation conference via live feed.

The video-conference will take place from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Brehm Preparatory School Student Activities Center. It is geared towards teachers and parents who want to hear the latest information on practical application and scientific foundation on literacy, reading and development. This conference is eligible for AHSA and Illinois continuing education units. Forms will be available on-site.

The Dyslexia Foundation is sponsoring this yearly event. Topics covered will include: what's new on the horizon, early childhood development, reading development in school age children, reading comprehension, literacy development and learner assessment and program evaluation.

For more information or to attend this conference, contact Coordinator of Communications, Brittany Morlan at bmorlan@brehm.org.

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OPTIONS Program at Brehm serves post high school students with learning disabilities who need to further develop academic and social skills required for success in college, vocational/technical school, and the workplace.

Brehm Preparatory School Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, offers a unique holistic program that individually addresses each student’s academic, emotional, and social needs.

Brehm uses the term “complex” learning disabilities in recognition that students experience difficulties in multiple areas of functioning. Brehm’s holistic program focuses on the combined academic, social and emotional effects of having a learning disability.

Our students often have multiple diagnoses affecting their performance with the core issue of having a language-based etiology. We recognize the combined effects of LD/ADD, language based processing issues, executive function issues and the social and psychological implications of not being successful in an academic environment. Brehm offers direct interventions for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, NLD, aspergers, anxiety disorder, tourettes, auditory processing disorder, speed of processing disorders and interventions requiring behavioral and emotional support as it relates to academic issues.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009