Wyoming School Psychology Association
October 22nd & 23rd 2015
Casper, Wyoming
“Recent Advances in Understanding Reading Difficulties:
Assessment, Prevention, and Remediation”
with
David A. Kilpatrick, PhD
David A. Kilpatrick, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Psychology for the State University of New York, College
at Cortland and a New York State Certified School Psychologist with the East Syracuse-Minoa Central School
District. He received his PhD in psychology from Syracuse University in 1994. David has been a practicing
school psychologist for 27 years (18 full-time, 11 part-time) and has been teaching courses in learning
disabilities and educational psychology for 20 years (11 part-time, 9 full-time). A long time member of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, he also conducts research on reading acquisition and reading
difficulties/disabilities. As a practitioner, David has conducted over 1,000 evaluations on students with reading
difficulties. He is the author of the recently published Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming
Reading Difficulties (Wiley, 2015) and Equipped for Reading Success-Third Edition (Casey & Kirsch, 2015).
What:
This two-day workshop will review the research on understanding, assessing, preventing, and
remediating reading difficulties. Over 97% of the empirical reading research is published in
journals outside of the school psychology field. The goal is to provide the most useful insights
from this vast body of research on reading acquisition and reading difficulties. Prevention:
Research has shown very clearly that most reading difficulties can be prevented via Tier 1
instructional changes in kindergarten and first grade, yet there is little evidence that schools
are adequately implementing these findings and therefore widespread reading problems
persist. The research on best prevention practices will be presented. Assessment: David has
developed an approach called Intervention Oriented Assessment, which he has been using
since 2001. Participants will learn how to evaluate students with reading difficulties and
determine precisely why a given student is struggling in reading. Intervention: There are
empirical studies showing that we can “normalize” the skills of most students with reading
disabilities (i.e., > 34th percentile), even students with the most severe reading disabilities,
and these results are maintained over time. For those whose reading skills cannot be
normalized, research shows they can still make much stronger gains than teachers have
been seeing. Many workshops present theory and research and leave little time for the
practical and applied material, which is often rushed through toward the end. David’s
presentation does the reverse. The practical and applied material is covered thoroughly from
the beginning, with the research justification mixed in along the way. The theoretical
underpinnings are explored more fully toward the end.
WHERE:
Ramada Plaza Riverside
Room rates are $79.00. Please reserve rooms by October 8th, 2015 to ensure this rate.
Address: 300 West F. St.
Casper WY 82601
Phone: (307) 473-3106
*Detailed agenda will be distributed at the conference.
Thursday 10/22/2015
7:40 –
Friday, 10/23/2015
Registration
8:00 – 8:30
Registration
Conference
8:30 –
Conference
8:30am
8:30 – 11:30
11:30
11:30 - 1:00
Lunch (on your own)
11:30 - 1:00
Lunch (on your own)
1:00 – 5:00
Conference
1:00 – 4:30
Conference
4:30 – 5:00
Evaluations
Cost: $200.00 for WSPA or NASP members; $250.00 for all others attendees.
Registration: Registration includes refreshment breaks plus all handouts and materials.
Credit: Professional Teaching Standards Board credit will be available. Please look up your PTSB
number if you prefer not give your social security number: http://ptsb.state.wy.us. Also, 1 graduate
credit is from Brandman University will be available. WSPA is a NASP Approved Provider (#1031)
for 14 CPD credit.
For more information, please contact: Dan Mayer, WSPA Conference Planner dmayer@uinta1.com
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Wyoming School Psychology Association
October 22nd & 23rd 2015
Casper, Wyoming
“Recent Advances in Understanding Reading Difficulties:
Assessment, Prevention, and Remediation”
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Fort Collins, CO 80528
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