The Language of Math: Innovative Math Instruction for Students with Dyslexia

While unexpected difficulties with reading and writing remain the hallmark of dyslexia, nearly half of all students with language-based learning disabilities present with co-occurring and often overlooked math difficulties. This day-long conference for K-12 educators and advocates features keynote addresses and hands-on seminars from learning and mathematics experts across the fields of education, neuropsychology, and clinical research. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the specific learning disabilities that impact student success in mathematics, as well as practical and evidence-based strategies for supporting struggling learners.

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Keynote Addresses:

Numbersense: A Window to Dyscalculia (Professor Mahesh Sharma, Founder and President, Center for Teaching/Learning of Mathematics of Framingham & Berkshire Mathematics in England)

Explicit Language and Hands-on Manipulatives: Meeting the Needs of Students who Struggle (Marilyn Zecher MA CALT, Nationally Certified Academic Language Therapist Specializing O-G Multisensory Strategies for Math Instruction)

Topics and Presenters:

Engaging Approaches to Mathematics for High Schoolers with Dyslexia (Jenn Sauriol PhD, Former Mathematics Department Head at Landmark High School and current 6-12 Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator for Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District)

What's Math Got to do with it? Analyzing Student Understanding with Low-Entry, High-Ceiling Problems (Jen McAleer & Peter Morris, Middle School and Lower School Mathematics Department Heads at The Carroll School)

By the Numbers: Assessing and Understanding Math Learning Disabilities (Nathan Doty PhD and Brian Willoughby PhD, Psychologists/Neuropsychologists and Co-Directors at Achieve New England)

Registration (includes continental breakfast and buffet-style lunch)

IDA Member - $95                    Non-Member - $125