A Reading Program is NOT Enough: A Deep Dive into the Dyslexia Diagnosis

This is a free outreach webinar offered by IDA-GA. Our guest speaker will be Tatyana Elleseff, MA, CCC-SLP.

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Presentation Description:

This webinar will discuss the importance appropriate language and literacy testing plays in the remediation of reading-based disabilities.

It will review current controversies with respect to the dyslexia diagnosis, as well as describe the role of language as a contributing factor to reading and writing deficits.

The limitations of popularly recommended reading approaches/programs (e.g., Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, Lindamood-Bell, Barton, etc.) will be discussed with respect to exclusivity of use.

Finally, the process leading up to the appropriate treatment goal recommendations will be outlined.

At the end of this presentation, learners will be able to

-Discuss the connection between language and literacy

-Summarize current debates as pertaining to the dyslexia diagnosis

-Discuss strengths and limitations of popular reading programs and approaches

-Describe appropriate goal target selection with respect to the remediation of reading deficits

Tatyana Elleseff, MA, CCC-SLP is a bilingual SLP, specializing in issues of multicultural, internationally & domestically adopted, at-risk children with language and literacy disorders in school and private practice settings. She has been published in a variety of journals as well as presented for a number of medical, academic and non-profit organizations and speech-language-hearing associations. She is a clinical instructor at the RWJ Medical School Dept. of Psychiatry & a clinical supervisor at Rutgers Day School.

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