DYSLEXIA Early Intervention: Practical Strategies for Intercepting and Correcting Reading Difficulties (Grades K-6)

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In this NEW strategy-packed seminar, Karla O'Brien, a teacher, literacy specialist, and national consultant with extensive experience in dyslexia education and interventions, will share scientifically-based instructional strategies to meet the needs of your grades K-6 striving readers who have or may have dyslexia. Recognizing that two out of ten students are affected by dyslexia, you will learn how to better support the students in your classroom with assessment tools and early intervention strategies to better meet their needs in your classroom. Highly practical and helpful instructional methods will be presented and practiced.

You will leave this highly worthwhile one-day seminar with an increased skill set for reading instruction and assessment in helping your students with reading difficulties due to dyslexia. No matter your experience level with dyslexia, you will leave this seminar confident in the knowledge you have gained and with ready-to-use instructional interventions your students will benefit from immediately.

Navigating the realm of dyslexia can be as frustrating for the teacher as it can be for the student. Teachers are natural helpers, but we can become disheartened when our help leads to minimal student progress. Still, students with dyslexia walk through our doors every day. In fact, one in five students has some degree of dyslexia, and the early years are the most critical to set a student on a pathway to a successful educational experience.

The science behind literacy instruction is gaining more traction, along with more opportunities to learn effective instructional knowledge. Together, we will dive into the most up-to-date research and learn how to not only rewire our students' brains for reading but also use evidence-based practices to accelerate reading acquisition in even the most challenged individual.

I will share proven strategies and instructional materials that you can immediately implement to impact your students' overall reading growth. Additionally, you will learn how to use quick and easy assessments to help pinpoint the problems your students face, and the best instructional methods to solve them.

We know that literacy has the power to open up a student's world. I have experienced its positive effect on hundreds of students over the course of my career, and my passion is to provide fellow teachers with the knowledge and tools to impact their students in the same way. So, thank you for wanting to learn more for your students! Through much research and evidence, we are confident that every individual can receive the gift of literacy.

P.S. I've always found seminars most valuable when they provide actionable ideas I can use immediately. With that goal in mind, I've crafted this seminar to empower you with practical strategies you can implement in your teaching practice to help you intercept reading difficulties and get students back on track as readers!

Educators Serving Students in Grades K-6: Classroom Teachers, Reading Specialists, Literacy Coaches, Title I Staff, Special Education Staff, Instructional Assistants, Interventionists, and Administrators

Extensive Digital Resource Handbook Each participant will receive an extensive digital resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar. The handbook includes:

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.

Share Ideas This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to share ideas with other educators interested in enhancing their dyslexia intervention programs geared toward younger readers.

Consultation Available Karla O'Brien will be available at the seminar to address your questions and the unique needs of your own program.

Semester Credit Option Up to four graduate level professional development credits are available with an additional fee and completion of follow-up practicum activities. Details for direct enrollment with University of Massachusetts Global, a nonprofit affiliate, will be available at this program.

Meet Inservice Requirements Participants of both the Live Online Seminar and those completing the Recorded Version online can receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify five continuing education hours. State CEUs are available for both versions of the course. For specific details, visit www.ber.org/ceus.

What you'll learn

• Research-based strategies for identifying and teaching students with dyslexia
• Evidence-based interventions for intercepting a path of failure for students who have or may have dyslexia
• Best instructional strategies known to correct reading difficulties for struggling students grades K-6
• Receive an extensive digital resource handbook including additional tools, tutorials, and materials you can use for creating the best dyslexia early intervention