Seeking Solutions: Is It Dyslexia?

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Seeking Solutions Spring Course

In order to best serve students, it is important to understand the components of a comprehensive assessment used to evaluate students for dyslexia. This workshop will address a wide range of skill areas and the reasons for assessing each of these areas. Participants will become familiar with commonly used assessment instruments and will learn how the results of a comprehensive evaluation can aid in planning therapy to remediate deficit areas. Sample evaluation reports will be presented, and participants will learn how to analyze and interpret these reports to develop a profile of student strengths and weaknesses.

Topics Covered:

Overview of assessment terminology and scores
Screening and standardized tests
Case studies
Sample evaluation report analyzation

Suggested participants:

Speech-language pathologists
Psychologists
Psychometrists
Special education directors
Dyslexia therapists
Reading specialists
Academic language therapists

Workshop will cover:

Overview of assessment terminology and scores
Screening tests
Standardized tests
Case studies
Recommendations for therapy based on evaluation results

Note: While this workshop will provide participants with information about understanding comprehensive evaluations for dyslexia and learning disorders, completion of this workshop does not qualify the participant to administer assessments, diagnose or treat individuals with dyslexia/reading disorders.

CEUs

1.5 ASHA CEUs (intermediate level, professional area)
1.5 Educator CEUs (available through SRESA)
15 ALTA Credits / 5 SEMIS

Program completion requirements: Participants must get 80% of the items correct before moving to the next section. Participants are expected to complete the entire program. Participants will watch interactive lectures followed by answering questions concerning the content. Individuals who do not complete the full program will not be recommended for ASHA CEUs. No partial credit will be provided. All participants will need access to a device with internet access to complete the course.

Feb. 6-7, 2025

Course Instructors

Course Director	Alison Webster, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CALT-QI	Interim Director, Speech-Language Pathologist
DuBard School Staff	Anna Curtis, M.Ed., LDT, CALT-ICALP	Dyslexia Specialist and Psychometrist
	Alex Day, M.S. CCC-CALT	Training and Accreditation Manager
	*Misha Lee, M.S., CCC-SLP, CALT**	Speech-Language Pathologist
	Rachel Ryan, M.C.D., CCC-SLP, CALT	Assessment Coordinator Speech-Language Pathologist
	Missy Schraeder, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CALT-QI	Transition and Training Specialist, Speech-Language Pathologist

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT:

Dr. Alison Webster is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist and Certified Academic Language Therapist Qualified Instructor. She holds Mississippi licensure in Speech-Language Pathology and an endorsement in Mild to Moderate Disabilities in Special Education and Administration.

Disclosure:

Financial 鈥� Dr. Webster is employed as Interim Director by DuBard School for Language Disorders; course development and presentations are included in salaried duties.

Nonfinancial - No other nonfinancial relationship exists.

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Mrs. Anna Curtis is a licensed Dyslexia and Certified Academic Language Therapist Instructor of Certified Academic Language Practitioner. She hold a Mississippi licensure in Speech-Language Therapy with endorsements in Psychometry and Dyslexia Therapy.

Disclosure:

Financial - Mrs. Curtis is employed as a Dyslexia Specialist and Psychometrist at the DuBard School for Language Disorders; course development and presentations are included in salaried duties.

Nonfinancial - No other nonfinancial relationship exists.

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Mrs. Alex Day is a nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologist and Certified Academic Language Therapist. She holds Mississippi licensure in Speech-Language Pathology with an endorsement in Mild to Moderate Disabilities in Special Education.

Disclosure:

Financial - Mrs. Day is employed as the Training and Accreditation Manager at the DuBard School for Language Disorders; course develop-ment and presentations are included in salaried duties.

Nonfinancial - No other non-financial relationship exists.

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Mrs. Misha Lee is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist and Certified Academic Language Therapist-Qualified Instructor. She holds licensure from the Mississippi Department of Education in the areas of speech-language pathology, mild to moderate disabilities K-12, elementary education K-8, and hearing disability K-12.

Disclosure:

Financial - Mrs. Lee is employed as a speech-language pathologist, DuBard School for Language Disorders; course development and presentations are included in salaried duties.

Nonfinancial - No other non-financial relationship exists.

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Mrs. Rachel Ryan is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist and Certified Academic Language Therapist. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and Academic Language Therapy Association.

Disclosure:

Financial 鈥� Mrs. Ryan is employed by DuBard School for Language Disorders; course development and presentations are included in salaried duties.

Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

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