Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Dyslexia Laboratory

See photos from 25 years of the Dyslexia Lab

Literacy/ Reading, Dyslexia and the Brain

A webcast in honor of The Dyslexia Lab’s 25^th Anniversary

In order to stop the suffering of children who experience reading failure, The Dyslexia Foundation is expanding its efforts to help children and adults learn to read through its annual web casting conferences providing information on the most recent evidence-based assessments and programs.

We need to educate parents, teachers and doctors how to identify children at risk and to use the most effective methods available.

Our goal is to reach 50,000 people worldwide.

Web-cast Conference:

To educate parent, teachers and future teachers (undergraduate and graduate students) at various universities around the country and through TDF's web casting, on how the brain learns and to demonstrate and implement the newest evidence-based reading approaches and assessments.This year's conference will be broadcasted from Boston.

October 24, 2007
9:40AM - 9:50AM	Introduction of the Conference Moderator - Dr. Drake Duane William Baker, Jr. - The Dyslexia Foundation President/Founder Boston, MA, USA
9:50 AM - 11:15AM	25-year History Of What We Have Learned About The Brain As It Relates To Reading And Dyslexia Dr. Albert Galaburda - Harvard Medical School Chief, Division of Behavioral Neurology BIDMC, Boston, MA - USA
11:25 AM - 12:10PM	Genetics of Dyslexia Dr. Anthony Monaco - University of Oxford Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Planning and Resouces Head of the Neurogenetics Laboratory Oxford, England
12:20 AM - 1:10PM	fMRI Research - What the Future Holds Dr. Ken Pugh - Yale University President Haskins Labs Director of Research Haskins Labs, New Haven, CT, USA
1:15 AM - 2:15 AM	LUNCH
2:15 AM - 3:00PM	Literacy/Reading and Dyslexia - Why We Need Evidence Based/Peered Review Practices in Reading in the Schools Dr. Peggy McCardle - National Institute of Child Health & Human Development Chief of Child Development & Behavior Branch Bethesda, MD, USA
3:10PM - 4:05PM	What are Evidence Based/Peer Reviewed Practices in Reading Dr. Tami Katzir - University of Haifa Assistant Professor - Dept. of LD Haifa, Israel
4:15PM - 5:15PM	Examples of Evidenced-Based Practices in Reading Dr. Maryanne Wolf - Tufts University Director, Center for Reading and Language Research Medford, MA, USA
5:25PM - 5:35PM	Closing Comments

TDF'S Mission Statement
To promote scientific breakthroughs in the early detection, prevention and remediation of dyslexia and related reading difficulties.
To disseminate new findings and deploy new evidence based approaches.
To prevent the suffering caused by reading failure and unlock the full potential of children and adults with dyslexia so that they may contribute to our society.