On September 12, 2009, over 280 gathered together to hear Dr. Reid Lyon give the keynote to our regional reading conference. Thank you for making it such a success. If you are looking for downloads of the breakouts, check below.
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Click on the download for her presentation from the conference.
Brenda Taylor, M.Ed., CALT, addressed the "Identification of Dyslexia". She currently serves as the state dyslexia consultant at the Region 10 Education Service Center in Richardson, Texas. For more information: www.region10.org/dyslexia

Click on the download below for Dr. Hood's presentation. Dr. Dana Hood, associate professor and chair of the department of curriculum and instruction at Abilene Christian University addressed "Dyslexia in Education" providing personal and professional insight into the impact of dyslexia upon a child's educational experience.
Visit Dr.Hood: www.acu.edu/academics/cehs/programs/teachereducation/faculty_staff/hood.html

Click on the download for Dr. Black's presentation from the Sept. 12th conference.
Dr. Jeffrey Black discussed "Controversial Therapies for Dyslexia", distinguishing between interventions that help students with dyslexia from interventions that do not help students. Dr. Jeffrey Black is the medical director of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Visit the Hospital at: www.tsrhc.org/dyslexia.htm

Click on the download below for Ms. Carreker's presentation.
Suzanne Carreker, M.S., CALT-QI, vice president of research and program development at Neuhaus Education Center showed teachers "Instructional Strategies that help all Struggling Readers". Visit the Neuhaus Education Center for on-line programs for teachers and parents: www.neuhaus.org/

Dr. Emily Dean of McMurry University recommended that teachers visit the Reading Teachers Network. Many of the ideas that Suzanne Carreker shared with teachers can be found here.
www.readingteachersnetwork.org/

Locally, Dr. Collene Simmons of Hardin-Simmons University trains teachers in the Basic Language Training Program. Visit her webpage for contact information :www.hsutx.edu/faculty/profile/1097.html

Parents, educators,and administrators, download your copy of The Dyslexia Handbook, which guides public school instuction, intervention educational procedures with regards to dyslexia in the stat of Texas. ritter.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/elar/2007EnglishHandbook.pdf

Several organizations came together to bring parents and educators the best research on the reading difficulties of children.
The Dodge Jones Foundation, Dian Graves Owen Foundation, Abilene Education Foundation, Community Foundation of Abilene, Reach Out and Read, Abilene Christian University, Hardin-Simmons University, McMurry University, Kenley School, and The Region XIV Education Service Center were all proud sponsors of this event.
Visit The Abilene Education Foundation at: www.aaeeff.org/
Learn more about The Community Foundation of Abilene at: www.cfabilene.org/home/
Find out about the Kenley School at: kenleyschool.org/
Research Reach Out and Read at: www.reachoutandread.org/cgi-bin/tx.pl