News about Learning Differences

After-School Reading Program at the Boys and Girls Club

2011-01-16T06:50:00.001-08:00

ACE is pleased to announce that we are currently running an after-school reading program at the Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Valley. This program is a collaborative effort involving the AASD, the Boys and Girls Club and ACE.

Thank you

2010-12-04T11:43:00.000-08:00

ACE personnel would like to thank the JJ Keller Foundation, Inc. for new grant funding received in November. This funding will enable ACE personnel to run a collaborative reading program with the Boys and Girls Club-Fox Valley and the Appleton Area School District. This funding will also enable us to continue to provide tuition assistance for needy children and adults of the Fox Valley Region.

Wisconsin Branch of the International Dyslexia Association

2010-07-20T04:45:00.000-07:00

The Wisconsin Branch of the International Dyslexia Association is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with dyslexia. Visit their website at www.wibida.org

Learning Differences Network in Verona, WI

2010-01-10T05:02:00.000-08:00

The Learning Differences Network was established in Verona, WI, in 2006, with the purpose of connecting parents and teachers who are supporting kids who learn differently. Monthly meetings offer the opportunity to learn about a variety of topics. Below is information about upcoming discussions.

Parent to Parent Discussion Night

Tuesday, January 12th

7 pm

Listening Session with Assembly Representative Sondy Pope-Roberts,

Chair of the Assembly Education Committee

Tuesday, February 9th

7pm

Verona Senior Center

Community Resource Room

108 Paoli Street

Verona, WI 53593

Learning Disabilities Association of America

2009-12-27T06:29:00.000-08:00

The Learning Disabilities Association of America's Annual International Conference will be held February 17-20, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland. For more information on this conference, visit LDA's website at http://ldaamerica.org/conference/index.asp

RAVE-O

2009-12-19T15:47:00.000-08:00

The Rave-O is a 70-session program that is based on the principle that a student only retrieves quickly what he or she knows well. The program is designed to increase children's knowledge and automatic use of decoding and word identification skills by teaching them to recognize common orthographic (letter) patterns instantaneously and fluently. To learn more about RAVE-O, see the Center for Reading and Language Research here: http://ase.tufts.edu/crlr/raveo.html

Traumatic Brain Injury Blog

2009-12-13T11:22:00.001-08:00

Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reorganize neural pathways. Neuroplasticity can occur as the brain compensates for lost functions or utilizes remaining functions after a brain injury. To read more about the brain's amazing capacity for generating new pathways, please view the Aphasia and Brain Injury Blog here: www.parrotsoftware.com/blog/ .

Miracle League of the Fox Valley

2009-12-05T06:00:00.000-08:00

The Miracle League of the Fox Valley is an organized baseball league for kids, age 4-19, with physical and/or mental disabilities. The MLFV is located in Appleton, WI, and will be playing baseball at Memorial Park in the summer of 2010. Please consider making a donation to this project. Check out their website at: www.foxvalleymiracleleague.com

Dr Richard Cooper

2009-11-28T14:34:00.001-08:00

Dr Richard Cooper, a leader in the field of learning disabilities, conducts workshops and training seminars across the country. To view his website and speaking schedule, follow this link: http://www.learningdifferences.com/

Dyslexia Bill in Wisconsin

2009-11-21T06:35:00.000-08:00

The Wisconsin Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (WIBIDA) is drafting two bills to present to the State of Wisconsin Legislature. One, an act to create 115.783 of the statutes; relating to: screening pupils for phonemic awareness and rapid naming, and two, an act to create 118.19 (14) of the statutes; relating to: requiring passage of a supplemental examination in reading instruction to obtain a teaching license. Please check WIBIDA's website at http://www.wibida.org to follow these bills.

Modern Intelligence Theory-New Thinking on Diagnosing Learning Disabilities

2009-11-14T14:18:00.000-08:00

There are exciting changes in the way learning disabilities are being diagnosed. The old model, which has been questioned and criticized for the past two decades, used a discrepancy between IQ and achievement. The new way of thinking is to identify deficits in specific cognitive processes related to the area of academic concern and then to use this information for intervention. For more information on the Carroll-Horn-Cattell (CHC) theory of cognitive abilities please see http://www.iapsych.com/chccogachmeta/Abstract.html.