On Friday, October 15, 2010, Brehm Preparatory School, one of the nation’s leading schools for children with learning disabilities, hosted the 2010 Harvard Medical School 2010 Dyslexia Foundation Conference. The Webcast videos from that teleconference are now available on Brehm's Web site.The link will direct users to watch it online or purchase DVDs of the teleconference.
The videoconference took place from 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Brehm Preparatory School Student Activities Center. It was geared towards teachers and parents who wanted to hear the latest information on practical application and scientific foundations on literacy, reading and dyslexia.
The Dyslexia Foundation sponsored this yearly event. The title of this year’s conference was “A Recipe for Successful Teaching & Learning: Literacy, Reading, Dyslexia from Research to Practice.”
Topics covered were: historical perspective of Dyslexia research, helping struggling readers achieve the highest levels of literacy, phonological awareness, practicing what research has proven, MRI studies and executive function and implications for reading, learner assessment and program evaluation.
The conference took place at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center Harvard Medical School, however Brehm Preparatory School was the only satellite location in the Midwest that hosted live feeds directly from the Harvard event.
The Dyslexia Foundation’s mission is to promote scientific breakthroughs in the early detection, prevention and remediation of dyslexia and related reading difficulties; to disseminate new findings and deploy new evidence based approaches; and to prevent the suffering caused by reading failure and unlock the full potential of children and adults with dyslexia so that they may personally succeed and contribute to society.
Brehm Preparatory School is a 501 (C) (3) located in Carbondale, Ill. with a mission to empower students with complex learning disabilities to recognize and achieve their full potential.
Conference schedule
- 8:30-8:45 - Introduction
- 8:45-9:45 - Welcome and Brief Historical Perspective of Dyslexia Research
- 9:45-10:45 - Reading Research and Reading the Research: Helping Struggling Readers Achieve The Highest Levels of Literacy
- 10:45-11:15 - Break
- 11:15-12:15 - An Update on Research and Practice: Phonological Awareness, Reading and Literacy: Reading Achievement in Preschool Through Elementary
- 12:15-12:45 - 2010 TDF Award
- 12:45-1:45 - Lunch 1:45-2:45 - Practicing What Research Has Proven; Teaching Reading To Middle and High School Students
- 2:45-3:45 - What Else Can the Brain Tell Us? MRI Studies and Executive Function - Implications for Reading
- 3:45-4:15 - Closing Remarks
- 4:15-4:30 - Learner Assessment and Program Evaluation.
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