TeachingLD.org's Electronic Newsletter
March 2006
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DLD at CEC in SLC!
 Past President Susan Osborne has assembled a host of fine presentations for the DLD sessions at next week's annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children in Salt Lake City. A listing is appended to this message and you can also see a much prettier version on the Web http://www.teachingld.org/conferences/2006_cec_conven.htm
or download a PDF of it from
http://www.teachingld.org/pdf/cecsessions2006.pdf
Early Registration for Bridging the Gap Opens Soon
This fall's Bridging the Gap conference promises to be a winner. President-Elect Karen Rooney has an all-star cast of presenters and the setting--San Fransisco--could hardly be better. http://www.teachingld.org/conferences/
New Members-only Resources Available
Members, while you're at TeachingLD.org, surf on over to the Members- only side and see the new feature, "HotSheets." These are quick-and- to-the-point documents that translate research on specific topics into a series of things to do and not do. Use them to help your colleagues or the parents of your students. http://www.teachingld.org/members_only/hotsheets/
Also, remember to snag copies of the Teaching Tutorials:
* Progress Monitoring in Reading Using the CBM Maze Procedure-- Experts: Todd Busch (Minnesota State University) & Erica S. Lembke (University of Missouri)
* Curriculum-Based Measurement in Reading: Oral Fluency--Experts: Erica Lembke (University of Missouri) & Todd Busch (Minnesota State University
* Teaching Mathematics Problem Solving Using Schema-Based Strategy Instruction--Expert: Asha Jitendra (Lehigh University)
* Self-Monitoring of Attention--Experts: Daniel P. Hallahan & Kimberly G. Hudson (University of Virginia)
* Mnemonic Instruction--Experts: Margo A. Mastropieri & Thomas E. Scruggs (George Mason University)
TalkLD to us
We've added a feature that permits people to talk about current topics in Learning Disabilities. On the home page, look for a very brief note right under "New & Noteworthy" and it will lead you to a discussion. We'll be updating this topic frequently, so check back often and chip in your $0.02 worth. If you have an idea for topics, send us e-mail at WebEditors@TeachingLD.org.
See you in SLC or on the e-waves!
Peggy & JohnL
Margaret P. Weiss, Ph.D., & John Wills Lloyd, Ph.D.
Co-Editors, TeachingLD.org
CEC Conference Sessions Sponsored by DLD
~~~THURSDAY 6 APRIL~~~
==> Session leader: Barbara Marler
8:30-9:30
Distinguishing Learning Disabilities From Academic Difficulties for English Language Learners In this demonstration, participants will examine the perplexing issue of determining whether difficulties that English language learners are experiencing in school are due to a learning disability or have other causes.
==> Session leader: Janet Fender
8:30-9:30
Overcoming Curricular "Brick Walls" in Mathematics for Students With Learning Disabilities Learn to improve conceptual understanding while reducing memory load for struggling mathematicians through graphic representation of number families, data, and word problems.
==> Session leader: Elgen Hillman
8:30-10:00
"You Mean It's Due Today?" Strategies for Improving Organizational Skills in Students With Learning and Attention Problems This session will provide information and strategies for successfully organizing students with attention and learning problems at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels.
==> Session leader: Justin Cooper
8:30-10:00
Web-Based Performance Support Systems: 21st Century Technology Supporting 21st Century Educators The presenters will share examples and experiences with web-based performance support systems to help participants develope web-based performance support systems to meet the unique demands of their educational environments.
==> Session leader: Jill Slee
8:30-10:00
How Is Spelling Used to Strengthen Decoding in First-Grade Core Reading Programs? Five national evidence-based reading programs are reviewed in this session to determine how each integrates spelling and participants will learn how to examine their own programs.
==> Session leader: Nari Carter
9:45-10:45
CRIME in the Classroom: A Framework for Collaborative Planning Learn how to use the CRIME (Curriculum, Rules, Instruction, Materials, Environment) model for collaborating to plan instructional supports and accommodations for students with disabilities. Participants will also learn the steps of this collaborative process and will complete sample forms for the CRIME process.
==> Session leader: Julie Richardson
9:45-10:45
Elementary Teachers' Views About Use and Acceptability of Adaptations for Struggling Writers This session on elementary teachers' reported use and acceptability of adaptations will provide general and special educators with current information on writing.
==> Session leader: You-Jin Seo
10:30-12:00
A Comparative Analysis of Instruction in the U.S. and Korea Mathematics Textbooks This session will identify how the instructional contents of U.S. mathematics textbooks should be changed for student learning, and, further, consider effective mathematics textbooks designed to improve the mathematics achievements of students with LD.
==> Session leader: Jennifer Jones
10:30-12:00
IDEA 2004: The Regulations Federal Regulations for IDEA 2004 have been recently issued. This presentation discusses the new Regulations, gives examples of possible impact of the Regularions on the field of Learning Disabilities, and offers practical suggestions that can be taken to ensure school policies and programs are consistent with IDEA 2004 Regulations.
==> Session leader: Asha Jitendra
10:30-12:00
Teaching Problem-Solving to Middle School Students With Learning Difficulties: Schema-Based Instruction This session will present research supported strategy instruction to improve the mathematical word problem-solving performance of middle school students with learning disabilities.
==> Session leader: Sharon Sanders
1:15-2:15
Algebra Performance of Students With Learning Disabilities: A Systematic Analysis Student performance on a widely used Algebra assessment across ability levels for both students with and without disabilities and implications to teach Algebra to all students is presented.
==> Session leader: Melissa Jones
1:30-3:00
Perspectives on the Co-Teaching Model for Adolescents With Learning Disabilities A qualitative investigation and analysis examined the views and feelings of students, teachers, and parents in the transition from a "pull out" special education program to one based on a collaborative teaching model.
==> Session leader: Kyong-Eun Na
1:30-3:00
Effective Assistive Technology Integration Into Cooperative Learning Activities This session describes AT adaptation framework, application of AT for and how AT can be used together within cooperative learning activities to enhance students' academic outcomes and social skills.
==> Session leader: Eleanor Higgins
1:30-3:00
Fostering Success in Children With Learning Disabilities: Guides for Parents and Teachers This session describes the findings of a 20-year study that found six "Success Attributes" to be better predictors of successful life outcomes than IQ, SES or achievement. Attributes include self- awareness, perseverance, proactivity, goal-setting, social support systems, and emotional coping strategies.
==> Session leader: Don Deshler
2:30-3:30
What We Know....What We Don't Know This session will present a summary of things that we do know and things that we don't know regarding RTI. Implications of answers to these questions and, from a larger perspective, the potential ramification and implications of adopting this model on the entire construct of LD will be presented.
==> Session leader: Judy Montgomery
2:30-3:30
Response to Intervention Models for Speech and Language This session will discuss numerous highly effective models developed by speech language pathologists to determine if students are eligible for special education services with a special focus on speech articulation and language eading.
==> Session leader: Lori Peterson
2:30-3:30
Self-Determination and College Students With Disabilities: Investigating the Issues Discussion will cover findings related to self-determination and environmental factors, retention, academic performance, and support programs.
==> Session leader: Joseph Sencibaugh
2:30-3:30
Using Precision Teaching as an Educational Intervention to Monitor Student Performance and Progress Learn how to make instructional decisions based on scientifically validated monitoring techniques which include precision teaching
==> Session leader: Kristine Swain
3:30-5:00
A Qualitative Review of Phonological Awareness Resources This session will provide an overview of the importance of phonological awareness, describe the results of this qualitative review of programs, and discuss implications for implementing these programs.
==> Session leader: Sarah McDonagh
3:30-5:00
Developing Automaticity and Fluency for Nonresponders in Grades 2 and 3 This poster session will detail the findings of a research study that examined the effect of developing automaticity at the component levels of letter-sound correspondence, letter combinations, word and connected text reading for nonresponders in grades 2 and 3.
==> Session leader: Victoria Volonino
3:30-5:00
Co-Teaching: Effective Instruction or the Sound of One Hand Clapping? Co-teaching has become the instructional platform of choice for inclusion classrooms. A major presupposition is that co-teaching provides a venue for the integration of the instructional areas of expertise of the general educator and the special educator. Thus, facilitating student learning. However a review of the research portrays a different picture.
==> Session leader: Jennifer Chong
3:30-5:00
Effects of an Organizational Strategy for Middle School Students With Learning Disabilities This session describes an organizational strategy that increased the number of daily homework assignments completed by 18 middle school students with learning disabilities in general education classrooms.
==> Session leader: Dr. Amy Rushneck
3:45-4:45
When Exceptionality Becomes Invisibility: Twice-Exceptional Learners and Hegemonic Discourses of Exclusion Through a series of paper presentations, we will explore the historical significance of dual exceptionality, the hegemonic discourses of exclusion and invisibility challenged in the identification of children who are twice-exceptional, and the potential ramifications of labeling and legal protection.
==> Session leader: Suraj Syal
3:45-4:45
Leveraging Language in Understanding Students With Specific Learning Disabilities This session will discuss instruction for SLD including incorporations language objectives in every content lesson, activating/building prior knowledge, emphasizing academic literacy practice, and using supplemental materials to support academic text.
==> Session leader: Amy Scheuermann
5:00-6:00
Teaching One-Variable Equations Using the Explicit Inquiry Routine This presentation will demonstrate the Explicit Inquiry Routine, an alternative to "typical" mathematics instruction specifically designed for students who struggle with learning fundamental pre- algebra concepts.
==> DLD Business Meeting
Thursday, April 6, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Venezia, 1st Floor, The Grand America Hotel
==> DLD Reception
Thursday, April 6, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Savoy, 1st Floor, The Grand America Hotel
~~~FRIDAY 7 APRIL7~~~
Sun A Kim
8:30-10:00
Adapting Mathematics Instruction for Struggling Students in Standards- Based Mathematics Classrooms This session will present examples of adapted mathematics instruction for struggling students which is based on student's difficulties and the features of effective mathematics instruction.
==> Session leader: Minyi Shih
8:30-9:30
Effects of Number Sense Intervention on Second-Grade Students with Mathematics Learning Disabilities This presentation addresses preliminary findings from an intervention study that examined the effects of number sense instruction versus repeated practice on second graders who showed early signs of mathematics learning disabilities.
==> Session leader: Maria Herbst
8:30-9:30
The College Student-Athlete with LD: A Plan for Academic Success This session will introduce an Academic Success Plan designed to address the unique needs of student-athletes with learning disabilities.
==> Session leader: Bryan Cook
9:45-10:45
The Side Effects of Including Students With Learning Disabilities This panel presents the findings of a series of focus group studies investigating the unintended consequences (both positive and negative) of including students with learning disabilities in general education.
==> Session leader: Shannon Gormley
10:30-12:00
Eligibility Assessment Requirements at the Postsecondary Level: A Disconnect With Secondary Schools? The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities put out a call to examine the 'disconnect' between what high schools provide and what institutions of higher education require for eligibility. This session discusses documentation requirements from 104 colleges across the United States.
==> Session leader: Donna Nelson
10:30-12:00
Expanding Horizons: Early Intervention Program This session will highlight Expanding Horizons, an early intervention program in the poorest Tennessee counties of Hawkins and Hancock.
==> Session leader: David Evans
10:30-12:00
An Analysis of Instructional Practices: Inside Mathematics Classes This session will examine quality instructional practices in a series of general education mathematics lessons.
==> Session leader: Angela Sencibaugh
11:00-12:00
Strategies for Teaching Math to Students With Learning Disabilities in Inclusive Settings This session will identify specific math difficulties of students with learning disabilities at the elementary level according to the literature. Learn how to design and plan effective mathematics instruction in inclusive settings.
==> Session leader: Richard Zipoli
11:00-12:00
Can Rich Vocabulary Instruction Get Richer? Phonological and Semantic Enhancements in Storybook Reading This session will describe the development and evaluation of semantic and phonological enhancements to "rich" vocabulary instruction delivered during interactive storybook readings with students at risk of reading disability.
==> Session leader: Sarah McDonagh
1:15-2:15
Automaticity and Fluency With the Code: Planning Instruction for Struggling Readers This demonstration applies the empirical base of fluency intervention research to help teachers identify students likely to benefit from fluency instruction, select appropriate text and goals for fluency practice, and identify instructional strategies and programs to promote accuracy and automaticity at the component and text levels.
==> Session leader: Janice Ferguson
1:30-3:00
Documenting Progress in Reading and Writing: Establishing a Baseline for Growth This session provides hands-on instruction in using oral reading fluency, miscue analysis, type-token ratios, and t-units to measure student progress toward objectives.
==> Session leader: William Therrien
1:30-3:00
Effectiveness of a Combined Repeated Reading and Question Generation Intervention This presentation will review a study conducted to ascertain if a combined repeated reading and question generation intervention was effective in improving students' with reading disabilities reading achievement.
==> Session leader: Jerry Tindal
1:30-3:00
The Impact of Legal Decisions on Accommodations for High-Stakes Testing An early analysis of case law, settlements, and judicial comments will assist us in creating guidelines and policy to ensure our high- stakes accommodations are appropriate and enforceable.
==> Session leader: Patricia Hoffman
2:30-3:30
Prereferral Decision Making for English Language Learners Being Considered for Special Education Culturally and linguistically diverse students being considered for special education pose challenges for classroom teachers and special educators as they determine if the child has a disability or is underperforming for other reasons. This session addresses the complex decision-making process and present those prereferral interventions identified as most helpful.
==> Session leader: Loana Mason
2:30-3:30
Twice Blessed: An Enthongraphic Study of How a Family Dealt with Disability This auto-ethnography explores the adjustment process of a family raising two children with disabilities, one with a visual impairment and the other with a learning disability.
==> Session leader: Barbara Calhoun
2:30-3:30
Developing Cognitive and Early Reading Skills Using an Optimal Learning Environment This session will discuss the results of a study that investigated the effects of a computer-based optimal learning environment focusing on the cognitive and early reading skills necessary for fluent reading.
==> Session leader: Eileen Sabbatino
3:30-5:00
Students With Learning Disabilities Go to College The challenge of guiding and supporting students with learning disabilities to be successful in postsecondary education is paramount for all educators and personnel in both high school and postsecondary environments. How do we prepare these students? The concept of self- determination in postsecondary services holds tremendous promise!
==> Session leader: Michael Faggella-Luby
3:45-4:45
Embedded Learning Strategies: Engineering Successful Pedagogy in Literature Classes for Diverse Learners Research findings will be presented in this session related to effects of a story structure routine designed to improve reading comprehension, self-questioning, and story retelling in secondary general education literature classrooms for students with and without learning disabilities. Applications for the instructional methodology will be emphasized along with how to incorporate data driven decision- making.
==> Session leader: Craig Whedon
3:45-4:45
POWER: A Writing Strategy for Students With Learning Disabilities This presentation will describe a writing strategy that educators in middle and high schools can implement to assist students with learning disabilities
==> Session leader: Sheri Berkeley
5:00-6:00
Middle Schoolers With Reading Disabilities in Book Club? This demonstration session will prepare special education teachers to implement an innovative book club by describing successful strategies for increasing independent reading of middle school students with severe learning disabilities.
~~~SATURDAY 8 APRIL~~~
==> Session leader: Sharon Field
8:30-9:30
Implementing a K-12 Continuum for Self-Determination Instruction This session will present strategies for building a K-12 continuum to help students build knowledge, beliefs, and skills to increase self- determination.
==> Session leader: William Therrien
8:30-10:00
Combining Repeated Reading and Question Generation to Improve Students' Reading Achievement This presentation details the Reread-Adapt and Answer-Comprehend strategy (RAAC) which combines the empirically validated interventions of repeated reading and question generation.
==> Session leader: David Lee
8:30-9:30
I Don't Wanna and You Can't Make Me: Using Behavioral Momentum to Increase Compliance This session will present one empirically supported method that can prevent instances of task refusal and increase assignment completion rates.
==> Session leader: Mary Rizza
8:30-10:00
Designing an Identification Plan for the Twice-Exceptional This presentation will describe a project that paired University personnel with school districts to develop a district-level toolkit useful for identifying students who are gifted and have one or more areas of disability.
==> Session leader: Mary Catherine Scheeler
9:45-10:45
Using Immediate Feedback to Improve Expressive Communication Skills in Secondary-Aged Students This session will provide one way that immediate feedback was used, along with peer coaching, to help students self-identify weaknesses and overcome them in order to successfully complete a public speaking requirement in their high school curriculum.
==> Session leader: You-Jin Seo
10:30-12:00
Using Drill and Practice to Improve the Mathematics Skills of Students With Learning Disabilities This session will yield a clear picture of the strengths and weaknesses of drill and practice and allow teachers to identify how to modify or adapt drill and practice to improve the mathematics performance of students with LD.
==> Session leader: Kristen Ritchey
11:00-12:00
Responsiveness to Instruction as a Method of Identifying At-Risk Kindergarten Readers This session describes the first 2 years of a longitudinal study examining responsiveness to instruction as an indicator of risk for reading disabilities in kindergarten.
==> Session leader: Elaine Fine
1:15-2:15
STUDY HARDER! Strategies for Teaching Students How to Study Study harder and you will do better! Research-based study strategies that will foster more effective and efficient studying, as well as a model for teaching strategies, will be presented.
==> Session leader: Jan Hasbrouck
1:15-3:15
Student-Focused Coaching (SFC): A New Model for Collaboration This session both describes and demonstrates the processes involved in Student-Focused Coaching. SFC is a practical and effective coaching model based on decades of empirical and field-based research in consultation.
==> Session leader: Mark Hallenbeck
2:30-3:30
Cognitive Strategy Instruction in Writing: Developing Writing Teachers and Student Writers Participants will explore the theory supporting Cognitive Strategy Instruction in Writing, discuss classroom research data and student writing products, and practice critical elements of the strategy.
==> Session leader: Patricia Groven
3:45-4:45
Math Results That Count: Collaboration for Improving Adequate Yearly Progress A rural special education unit consisting of 12 school districts used training on state standards and benchmarks, instructional techniques, and special and general education collaboration in an ongoing project to improve math results for children. A panel of special educators present baseline data, challenges for programming, and outcomes.
==> Session leader: Jo Anne Jirsa-Myers
3:45-4:45
Beyond IEPs and PTCs (Parent-Teacher Conferences): Communication Between School and Home Presenters will share methods to assess current levels of communication between teachers, their departments, and their students' homes.
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