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Evaluation/Child Find
CANCELLED SLD and Executive Functioning Assessment with PASS Theory




Trainings related to Child Find and Special Education Evaluations

Important Session Information:


CANCELLED https://www.region10.org/covid-19-coronavirus-general-information/

Region 10 is excited to bring in Dr. Jack Naglieri. Dr. Naglieri is a Research Professor at the University of Virginia, Senior Research Scientist at the Devereux Center for Resilient Children, and Emeritus Professor of Psychology at George Mason University. He will be covering the following topics:

SLD Eligibility using A Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses: A Simple Solution

In this session, participants will be provided with a straightforward way that they can use the so called ‘third method’ for SLD eligibility determination to both classify and remediate specific learning disabilities.  This will include a brief look at the research on the effectiveness of traditional IQ and second-generation tests for SLD identification and socially just assessment. Emphasis will be placed on a step-by-step analysis illustrated using PASS theory to measure ‘basic psychological processes’ in a manner consistent with the current definition of SLD. Specific cases will be presented to describe how defensible SLD eligibility decisions can be made, and most importantly, how targeted interventions can be generated for instructional planning purposes. 
 
Primary learning objectives:
1)     Explore the basic neurocognitive processes in the brain that are the foundation of learning and the cause of specific learning disorders in children.
 
2)     Introduce the discrepancy-consistency method as an evidence-based means to both identify and remediate language-based learning disorders in children.
 
3)     Discuss specific psychological and neuropsychological tests that provide the most comprehensive and efficient means for assessing children with learning disorders and Dyslexia.
 
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Comprehensive Assessment of Executive Function and Instructional Implications
 
In this session, participants will focus on a comprehensive way to assess the concept of Executive Function (EF). We will begin with a short review of the concept and conclude with a view of EF supported by research data from two large nationally representative samples used to norm the Comprehensive Executive Function Inventory (CEFI). The session will then cover how EF is expressed by measures of intelligence (especially the Cognitive Assessment System, Second Edition), rating scales of behaviors, social-emotional competency (e.g. DESSA), and academic achievement (e.g., FAR and FAM) for typical and clinical groups. Emphasis will be placed on interventions that have been shown to increase use of EF and the resulting impact on academic scores.

This is free to all Region 10 schools.

Registration for this session has ended

Session ID:
2623100
Credits Available:
(5.5) CEU
Seats Available:
0
Fee:
$150.00
Contact Person:
Cathy Rossi
Instructor(s):
Keya Saleh
Date Time Location
Region 10 Education Service Center
 
Second Location
400 E. Spring Valley Rd.
 
904 Abrams Rd
Richardson, TX 75081-5101
 
Richardson, TX 75081
 
 
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