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32nd Annual SWIDA Conference 2019The Southwest Branchof The International Dyslexia Association

Presents

DYSLEXIA SOUTHWEST2019

Annual SWIDA Conference-Professionals-

February 22 & 23, 2019Friday Evening and Saturday All-Day

Sandia Resort

Albuquerque, New Mexico

sw.dyslexiaida.org


32nd Annual SWIDA Conference 2019

2019 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Montine Gibbons: Conference Co-Chair, Program and Speaker Arrangements, Local ArrangementsTrish Aragon: Conference Co-Chair, Local ArrangementsSue Fitzmaurice: Program and Speaker Arrangements, PublicityErin Brown: Brochure, MarketingChamisa Roehrig: Registration, Conference Scholarships Angelia Henderson: Exhibits and Advertising Tara DeBuck: Hospitality, Volunteers, RaffleTamara Ogilvie: Volunteers Claudia Gutierrez: FundraisingKatrina Radosevich Gallegos: RaffleMartha Steger: CEUs

The International Dyslexia Association® (IDA) is an international organization that concerns itself with the complex

issue of dyslexia. IDA membership consists of a variety of professionals in partnership with individuals with dyslexia

and their families. They actively promote effective teaching approaches and intervention strategies for the educa-

tional management of dyslexia. The organization and its branches do not recommend or endorse any specific speaker, school, instructional program or remedial method.

The Southwest Branch of The International Dyslexia Association® is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide information to the public regarding dyslexia and to support the rights of people with dyslexia so that they may

receive appropriate education and lead fulfilling lives. The branch disseminates information, publishes a newsletter, provides referral services, and offers workshops, professional trainings, and conferences. The Branch’s geographical area covers all of New Mexico and the El Paso, Texas area.

Southwest Branch The International Dyslexia Association 2018 Executive CommitteeClaudia Gutierrez, President Erin Brown, Vice-President Martha Steger, Recording Secretary Tara DeBuck, Corresponding Secretary Cammie Archuleta, TreasurerChamisa Roehrig, Office Manager

2018 Board of Directors Trish Aragon, Sally Blair, Carolee Dean, Sue Fitzmaurice, Mary Poirier Gilroy, Gina Hawryluk, Angelia Henderson, Jose Maes, Amy Miller, Tamara Ogilvie, Katrina Radosevich Gallegos, Glenda Rodriguez, Amy Stanton

2018 Advisory CouncilMelissa Behrens-Blake, Jenny Coffey, Douglas Cox, Sandra Dillon, Montine Gibbons, Steven Sanchez, Megan Shanley,

Sen. Mimi Stewart



TABLE OF CONTENTS Registration Information and Rates Continuing Education Hours Page 3Schedule of Events & Room Assignments Page 4Session Descriptions Page 5 - 8Meet the Speakers Page 9Directions and Map to Sandia Resort Page 10

REGISTRATION & RATES

IDA Members: $160 early bird rateNon-members: $185 early bird rate*Include an additional $25 charge if registering after February 4, 2019

CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS Earn 1.5 CEUs for the Friday Evening event when you register for Saturday’s ConferenceEarn 6.5 CEUs for Saturday’s Sessions

NOTE! A link to a downloadable Certificate of Attendance and Conference Evaluation will be emailed to all registrants immediately following the conference.



Dyslexia Southwest 2019 - Professional Conference Schedule of Events & Room Assignments

Friday PM, February 22

5:30 - 8:00 pm

SWIDA Member Annual Meeting and Mixer (5:30) &

Conference Kick-off Address (6:30): Dr. Elsa Cardenas-Hagan

Cross-Language Connections for English Language Learners

BALLROOM C

Saturday, February 23

7:15 - 8:00 am Check-In & Breakfast BALLROOM D

8:15 - 9:30 am

Keynote Address: Dr. Doug Fuchs

RTI: Past, Present, and Future

BALLROOM D AM Break: 9:30 - 10:00 am Exhibits & Break

10:00 - 11:30 am

S1) Dr. Elsa Cardenas-Hagan

Assessment and Instruction for English Learners with Reading

Disabilities

BALLROOM C

S2) Dr. Doug Fuchs

--TOWN HALL MEETING-- Policies and Practices in Reading

Testing, Identification, and Treatment

BALLROOM B

S3) Mary Wennersten

What Every Educator Needs to Know about Reading & Spelling

BALLROOM A

11:45 - 1:15 pm

Lunch & Exhibits BALLROOM D

1:15 - 2:45 pm


Vocabulary Development for English Learners

BALLROOM C

S5) Erin Brown

Dyslexia 101: Dyslexia Basics

EAGLE ROOM

S6) Mary Wennersten

What Assessments Should We Use to Drive Instruction?

BALLROOM A

PM Snack: 2:45 - 3:00 pm Exhibits, Break & Raffle Drawing

3:00 - 4:30 pm


English Learners' Spelling Development

BALLROOM C

S8) Mary Gilroy

Dyslexia 102: Intervention: Why One Size Does

Not Fit All

EAGLE ROOM

S9) Mary Wennersten

Comprehensive & Interactive Approach to Vocabulary & Comprehension Instruction

BALLROOM A



Professionals Conference - Friday Evening February 22, 2019 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Mix & Mingle/SWIDA AwardsRelax and enjoy refreshments with friends and colleagues as we honor our annual SWIDA Award recipients. Take some time to wind-down from the week and get ready for our Conference Kick-Off!

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

CONFERENCE KICK-OFF ADDRESS

Cross-Language Connections for English Learners

Presenter: Elsa Cardenas-Hagan, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, CALT, QI

The number of English Learners in schools continues to increase. Close to 80% of these students speak Spanish in the home. Educators can benefit from learning how to be more strategic and efficient in teaching literacy to these students. This session will describe the research and techniques for teaching English Learners the similarities and differences across the native language and English. Specific examples in Spanish and English will be provided.

Professionals Conference - Saturday Sessions February 23, 20198:15 am – 9:30 am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

RTI: Past, Present, and Future

Presenter: Douglas Fuchs, Ph.D.

In this keynote, I trace the evolution of Response to Intervention /Multi-Tiered System of Supports (RTI/MTSS) from 2002 to present, and discuss its strengths and weaknesses as a method of disability identification and framework for providing more effective in-struction to more students. Towards this end, I draw on findings from several important studies, including the recent national evaluation of RTI. Finally, I present an alternative framework that schools may find more feasible to implement.



Professionals Conference - Saturday10:00 am – 11:30 am BREAK-OUT SESSIONS (SELECT ONE)

S1. Assessment and Instruction for English Learners with Reading Disabilities


This session will describe the special considerations necessary for a Comprehensive Assessment of ELs with Reading Disabilities. Case studies will be presented and discussed. Features of ef-fective intervention designs for this population of students will be provided..

Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Instructional Coaches, SAT Chairs, Dyslexia Therapists, SLPs, Diagnosticians, School Psychologists

S2. TOWN HALL MEETING: Policies and Practices in the Testing, Identification, and Treatment of Children with Serious Reading Problems

Presenter: Douglas Fuchs, Ph.D.

In this session, within a Town Hall Meeting format, we will discuss the importance of provid-ing children and youth with intensive intervention; what research tells us about how to provide intensive intervention; and policies that prevent the provision of such intervention. BRING YOUR QUESTIONS / CONCERNS.


S3. What Every Educator Needs to Know About Reading and Spelling

Presenter: Mary Wennersten, M.Ed.

This session will address effective reading and spelling instruction for students in Tier I and Tier 2 general education classrooms. In this engaging session, I will provide participants with the current information on “how” the brain learns to read, and “why” some students have difficulty learning to read. I will summarize the research on the five essential components of effective reading instruction. and will provide teachers with engaging strategies to use when instructing in these areas.




Professionals Conference - Saturday1:15 pm – 2:45 pm BREAK-OUT SESSIONS (SELECT ONE)

S4. Vocabulary Development for English Learners


English Learners lag behind their monolingual English speaking peers in vocabulary develop-ment. This session will describe the evidence-based strategies for vocabulary instruction among English Learners. Word learning strategies and meta-morphological awareness will be de-scribed, modeled and practiced.


S5. Dyslexia 101: Dyslexia Basics

Presenter: Erin Brown, CALT, CDT

Dyslexia 101 is intended for newcomers to the field. It is an introductory session that will focus on developing an understanding of dyslexia. Mini-simulation exercises will be used to explore the neurobiological definition of dyslexia, including common characteristics and misperceptions. Participants will also be introduced to the components of research-based remediation, and to useful accommodations for individuals with dyslexia.

Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Instructional Coaches, SAT Chairs, SLPs, Diagnosticians, School Psychologists

S6. What Assessments Should We Use to Drive Instruction?


This session will help educators understand what is necessary for a comprehensive assess-ment system within a multi-tiered system of support. These assessments will help to answer the questions:“How much have students learned at this particular point in time? and “How can we use assessment information to help students learn to read?”. Participants will be able to: define a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS); identify the types of assessments needed for a compre-hensive assessment system for reading, and; understand the use of the “Cognitive Model” to inform instruction.




Professionals Conference - Saturday3:00 pm – 4:30 pm BREAK-OUT SESSIONS (SELECT ONE)

S7. English Learners’ Spelling Development


English Learners are challenged by the complexity of the English language. This population of students also demonstrate additional spelling stages that are not atypical but typical for second language learners. This session will describe these stages. Participants will have opportunities to practice analyzing spelling samples. Evidence-based spelling instruction for English Learners will also be modeled and practiced.


S8. Dyslexia 102: Intervention - Why One Size Does Not Fit All

Presenter: Mary Gilroy, M.Ed., CALT, QI

Understanding dyslexia is one thing, but then what? Do all students with dyslexia need the same instruction delivered in the same manner? Through the use of case studies, this session will review the essential components of instruction for students with dyslexia, but will place greater emphasis on the Orton-Gillingham principles of instruction. These principles must guide remediation so that it is highly effective in meeting the varying needs of each student.

Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Instructional Coaches, SAT Chairs, SLPs, Diagnosticians, School Psychologists

S9. Comprehensive and Interactive Approach to Vocabulary and Comprehen-

sion Instruction


Too many students are entering our schools today with inadequate vocabulary knowledge. Poor vocabulary is a huge barrier to comprehension. This is apparent when “good” readers enter upper grades and seem to struggle with understanding what they are reading. This session will provide participants with strategies and routines to teach vocabulary and comprehension within different text structures. Participants will be able to : describe how the brain develops language; describe the elements of language comprehension; identify the elements of an explicit vocabu-lary lesson, and; identify the explicit teaching of text structures for literary and expository text.




Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan is a Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist, Certified Academic Language Therapist and Qualified Instructor. She is the President of Valley Speech Language and Learning Center and the author of Esperanza (HOPE), a Spanish language and literacy program designed to assist students who struggle with learning to read. Elsa works with Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation and Statistics at the University of Houston. Her research interests include the development of early reading assessments for Spanish-speaking students and the development of reading interventions for bilingual students. She serves on the board of the International Dyslexia Association, IDA Global Part-ners Committee, and National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities.

Dr. Douglas Fuchs is Professor and Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University and Professor of Pediat-rics at the Vanderbilt Medical School. Fuchs was a first-grade teacher in a private school in Baltimore for children with behavior problems; a fourth-grade classroom teacher in a public school outside Philadelphia; and a school psychologist in the Minneapolis Public Schools. At Vanderbilt, he has directed 50 federal research grants; authored or co-authored 350 articles in peer-review journals and 60 book chapters. He was identified by Thomson Reuters as among the 250 most frequently cited researchers in the social sciences in the United States from 2000-2010, inclusive. In 2014, he was a recipient of the American Educational Research Association’s Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award, the purpose of which “is to publicize, motivate, encourage, and suggest models for educational research at its best.” In 2009, he was described as one of 14 “revolutionary educators” by Forbes Magazine; in 2008, he was among “100 Distinguished Alumni” in the first 100 years of the College of Education and Human Development of the University of Minnesota.

Mary Wennersten has over 30 years of experience working in public education. She has been a classroom teacher, a special education teacher, an instructional coach, Arizona Department of Education program specialist for K-3 literacy and Arizona Department of Ed-ucation Director for K- 5 Literacy. Mary serves as Vice-Chair on the board of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA). She is an IDA-Certified Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Specialist and a Structured Literacy Consultant.

Erin Brown is a Certified Academic Language Therapist and IDA-Certified Structured Lit-eracy/Dyslexia Specialist. As a dyslexia specialist and experienced educator, Erin has trained in a variety of researched-based programs and techniques related to structured literacy. She has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist and support interventionist in a variety of school settings. In addition to providing dyslexia therapy services, Erin also serves as an instructor for the Multisensory Language Training Institute of NM, where she works with dys-lexia therapists-in-training. A SWIDA board member since 2008, Erin currently serves as Vice President of the Southwest Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (SWIDA).

Mary Poirier Gilroy is nationally certified by the Academic Language Therapy Associa-tion as both a dyslexia therapist and a qualified instructor of therapists. She holds a Masters Degree in Education/Learning Disabilities from the University of Arizona, and spent over 26 years teaching students with dyslexia for the Taos Municipal Schools before retiring in 2011. Mary has trained future dyslexia therapists through the IDA-Accredited Multisensory Language Training Institute of New Mexico since 1996. She continues her work as a trainer and also maintains a private practice in Taos.

Meet Our 2019 Conference Speakers


Directions to Sandia Resort & Conference Entrance

Address: Sandia Resort, 30 Rainbow Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM

General Directions: 1) From the North or South take Interstate 25 and exit at Tramway (EXIT 234), head east, toward the mountain.

2) From the East or West take Interstate 40, merge onto I-25 North and exit at Tramway (EXIT 234), head east, toward the mountain.

Building Entrance Directions: The Sandia Convention Venue entrance is located on the easternmost side of the building. This is also the Resort Entrance.

Note: Entering through the east facing doors will ensure you avoid the casino entrance.

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