The New Jersey Branch IDA Fall Conference
If you’re planning to attend the NJIDA Fall conference, check out Dr. Nadine Gaab’s talk on October 16th at 10:30a! More about the talk below, from the NJIDA Website:
Session 1: The Reading Brain from Womb to Classroom: Typical and Atypical Development, the dyslexia paradox, and Implications for a Preventative Education Model
Description: Learning to read is a pivotal milestone in a child’s life, and it is associated with many vocational, economic, and health indices. This talk will give an overview of children’s reading development and cover the typical milestones of learning to read, the brain regions involved in reading and literacy development, and what aspects of a child’s home and community support learning to read. Furthermore, we will cover the role of oral language in typical and atypical reading development, including dyslexia, and provide an overview of reading disabilities as well as early identification. We will conclude with a discussion on how we can work together as a community of professional, educational, and community stakeholders to maximize the joy of learning to read.