Learning Disabilities of NJ Fall Conference & Resource Expo

If you are interested in signing up, please contact us at info@LDANJ.org on Nov. 5 with the workshops you are interested in or call 732-991-9107 on Nov. 6. Walk-ins allowed; please bring cash or credit card.

Full conference brochure available:

www.ldanj.org-Events

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***Special thanks for their support!

College of New Jersey (TCNJ)

Literacy Advancement Project

& Dyslexia Initiative*** 

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SPONSORS

WILSON LANGUAGE TRAINING

College Living Experience

Winston Preparatory School

SPAN

 Questions? info@LDANJ.org or 732-645-2738 (text or call)

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Hope to see you at the conference!  

Together we CAN make a difference!

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***NOTE: on-line registration only***

Contact us if you need a scholarship or a paper registration.

(Prices go up On Nov. 5)

LDA Members $25 ($50) Non-Members $50 ($75)

Conference & Membership $75

Full Time Student Conference $25

Childcare - Ages 7-13 $15 In-Person Only

Special Rates for TCNJ Students & Staff only!

Certificates available 4.5 PDUs - in-person or sent via email. Feedback form required to receive certificate.

Questions? info@LDANJ.org or text/call 732-645-2738

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Conference Overview

Suggested Level Codes: PK=Pre-Kindergarten L= Lower Elementary(K-2) U=Upper Elementary(3-5) M=Middle School HS=High School PS=Post-Secondary A=Adult E=Everyone

Suggested Audience: F=Family Ed=Educators O=Outside Professionals S=Students A & E codes above

V=Hybrid workshop; in-person at TCNJ and Virtual (Also listed on workshop choices)

NOTE: All attendees will receive conference information on Friday, Nov. 4. Please contact us on Nov. 5 at info@LDANJ.org if you do not receive an email.

8:15-9:00 Registration, Resource Expo, Networking, Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:45 Session A - Keynotes

Room 1: Understanding Children’s Rights to Read: Putting It All Together/Kunz (PK-HS; E )

Room 2: Drumming and Social Emotional Learning: Keys to Success/Viragomusic (E; E)

V Room 3: Pattern of Strengths & Weaknesses & SLD Eligibility: State of the Field/Korner (PK-HS; E)V

9:45-10:00 Break

10:00-10:45 Session B

Room 1: Continue the Discussion with Dr. Kunz or Dr. Korner (PK-HS; E)

Room 2: Practice-Based Self-Regulated Strategy Development Units/Foxworth, TCNJ Students (L-HS; F-Ed)

V Room 3: Dyslexia Overview: Bustin’ Mythologies/Selznick (E-HS; F)V

Room 4: Teaching a Five Paragraph Essay: A New and Effective Process Pt 1/Van Brocklen, Cannon (M-HS; E)

Room 5: Benefits of a Gap Year/Bull (HS-A; E)

V Room 6: Special Education 101: Legalities and Practicalities/Meltzer (PK-PS; E) V

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-11:45 Session C

V Room 1: Getting to Know Dyslexia and Orton-Gillingham (O-G)/Katz (E; E) V

Room 2: Assessment for Post-Secondary Accommodations/Cianci (HS-A; E)

V Room 3: The Unspoken Social Side of LD; “Why Won’t Anyone Play With Me?”/Selznick (U-HS; F) V

Room 4: Teaching a Five Paragraph Essay: A New and Effective Process Pt 2/Van Brocklen, Cannon (M-HS;E)

Room 5: NAMI New Jersey: Ending the Silence/Koenig (M-A; E)

Room 6: Building Foundational Math Skills/Smolansky (E: E)CANCELLED

11:45-12:30 Resource Expo, Networking, Lunch

12:30-1:15 Session D

V Room 1: How O-G Works in MTSS and Different Classroom Settings/Katz (E; E) V

V Room 2: Meet the CEO of Your Brain: Understanding Executive Function Skills/Cappelleri (E; E) V

Room 3: Ten Lessons in Transitioning from High School to College/Sokolowski (HS-A; E)

Room 4: Increase LD Students Reading Skills to The HS/College Level/Van Brocklen, Cannon (M-HS; E)

Room 5: Supporting Youth in their IEP: A Path to Success/SPAN (PK-HS; E)

Room 6: Accessibility of EdTech Math Games/Smolansky (E; E)CANCELLED

1:15-1:30 Break

1:30-2:15 Session E

V Room 1: Reading and Writing: Perfect Together!/Katz (E; E) V

V Room 2: Stress and Avoidance: Assisting in the Development of Problem Solving Skills/Cappelleri (L-A; E) V

Room 3: A Structured approach to Essay Writing for Students with Dysgraphia/Ganz (U-HS; Ed)

Room 4: Benefits of Therapeutic Tutoring: Addressing the Underlying Issues of LD/Kessler (M-HS; E)

Room 5: Supporting Youth in their IEP: A Path to Success/SPAN (PK-HS; E)

Room 6: College Selection and Application for Students with Learning Disabilities/Weil (M-HS; E)

2:15-2:30 Break

2:30-3:15 Session F

V Room 1: Mindful Strategies and Social-Emotional Learning Conversations for Kids/Weitzberg (PK-5; F, Ed)V

Room 2: Self-Monitoring Scales: Tools to Establish Foundations for Change/Cappelleri (L-A; E)

Room 3: Ten Lessons in Transitioning from High School to College/Sokolowski (HS-A; E)

Room 4: Teaching Appropriate Vocabulary Words Across the Curriculum/Chambre (K-M; Ed)

Room 5: Introduction to the Process of Reading Instruction/Schechter (L-U; F, Ed, O)

V Room 6: Succeeding with LD & Other Related Disorders: The Student Perspective/STAMP (L-PS; E)V

3:15 Break

3:30 Certificate of Attendance - 4.5 hours PDUs (Professional Development Units -NJ Provider Id #568) In exchange for Feedback Form – In-person only

3:45 Annual LDANJ Member Meeting - In-Person Only

*** Some changes may occur to workshops due to speaker changes or cancellations.

Disclaimer: LDANJ does not endorse or recommend any method, treatment, or product, evaluation or remedial center, program, or persons for children and adults with learning disabilities. They do endeavor to inform, believing that you have the right to know what is available to assist those who have a learning disability to reach their full potential.