Dyslexia Treatment Made Easy
- Speaker:
- Penny Stack, OTD, OTR/L, COTA, CLT, NBC-HWC
- Duration:
- 3 Hours 04 Minutes
- Language:
- Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN and FR
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Mar 16, 2021
- Product Code:
- POS064560
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Do you find yourself shifting from in-person to virtual services with little time to plan? Are you or parents overwhelmed and underprepared on how to help children at home?
If you answered yes, this course is for you!
Help parents achieve follow through with recommendations for school to home activities.
You’ll learn how to use a simple cooking activity to improve visual memory for following written directions, tangram puzzles to decrease letter reversals, the license plate game to improve figure ground, such as finding words when scanning a book, and much more! By the end of this workshop you’ll feel confident and empowered to identify a child’s learning needs, gain strategies for dyslexia that will make a positive impact, and develop in-person or virtual treatment goals for academic success!
Credit
Program Information
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Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Dyslexia Treatment Made Easy (3.3 MB) | 35 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Dyslexia Treatment Made Easy - French (3.3 MB) | 35 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Dyslexia Treatment Made Easy - Italian (3.3 MB) | 35 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Dyslexia Treatment Made Easy - German (3.3 MB) | 35 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Dyslexia Treatment Made Easy - Spanish (3.3 MB) | 35 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Penny Stack, OTD, OTR/L, COTA, CLT, NBC-HWC Related seminars and products
Penny Stack, OTD, OTR/L, COTA, CLT, NBC-HWC
Dr. Stack has been practicing occupational therapy for 35+ years in areas of acute care, SNF, LTAC, home health, schools, outpatient adults and pediatrics, and community re-entry with her most recent focus in serving families living with dyslexia. Dr. Stack received her Associates of Arts in Occupational Therapy Assistant at Loma Linda University, Bachelor of Science at California State University, San Bernardino, Master’s in Occupational Therapy at Samuel Merritt College, and her Post-Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy at Loma Linda University. Dr. Stack is the founder and owner of DyslexiaRx, founder of Dyslexia Center of Tulsa and the Educate to Advocate Podcast. She has dedicated her research to the topics of Dyslexia and its impact on Occupation: The Lived Experience as well as Occupational Engagement and Scleroderma. Her teaching emphasis encompasses capstone and research. Dr. Penny Stack serves as the
Coordinator of Doctoral Capstone and Research, Assistant Professor at Wilson College.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Penny Stack maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Wilson College. She is a presenter with Theramoves. Penny Stack receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Penny Stack is a member of the Occupational Therapy Association of California, the American Occupational Therapy Association, and the Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Association.
Additional Info
Program Information
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Objectives
- Distinguish the need for reading remediation vs functional cognitive retraining to improve treatment plan.
- Develop 3 visual strategies for dyslexia to improve reading comprehension.
- Apply 3 auditory strategies for dyslexia to follow verbal directions.
- Determine everyday activities to improve executive cognitive function to support overall memory, interpreting what is seen and hand/eye coordination.
Outline
Neurodevelopment Etiology of Dyslexia- Language functions of the brain and its association with dyslexia
- Dyslexia screening tool
- Case scenario- Use your powers of observation to differentiate between a person who needs remedial reading verses intervention for dyslexia
- How to turn avoidance into a treatment plan
- Executive cognitive function developmental
- Overview required for reading success
- Visual
- Auditory
- Visual motor (hands on activities)
- Modifications
- Time demands
- Practical in-person and virtual treatment ideas to use now
- Practical everyday activities for parents
Target Audience
- Occupational Therapists
- Regular Classroom Teachers
- Special Education Teachers
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- School Psychologists
- School Counselors
- School Social Workers
- Reading Specialists
- Teacher Aides
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